Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Both Houses adjourned for a day, to reconvene on August 6

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on August 6.

Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again on August 6.

Lok Sabha applies guillotine; passes demands for grants that allow expenditures proposed in Budget 2024-25 by different ministries.

In Rajya Sabha, Union Minister for Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "...There are issues in agriculture but they have solutions too. We will talk with the farmers as well as farmer unions. We will move towards solutions through dialogues. We will go ahead by taking everyone together. Kaun kehta hai ki aasman mein surakh nahi hota, ek pathhar toh tabiat se uchhalo yaaron...We will leave no stone unturned in the welfare of agriculture and farmers."

PM Narendra Modi met BJP MPs from Odisha in his chamber at the Parliament today.

Discussions start on the Demands for Grants related to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in Lok Sabha. 

After the debates regarding the grants of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Union Minister JP Nadda's reply, the Lok Sabha passed the Demands for Grants.

During the debate on issues of farmers, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala stood while the Chairman asked Minister Shivraj to speak. The chaos erupted in the house after which the Chairman warned Surjewala to be ousted for a long time.

During the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri introduced a bill to amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 after taking leave of the Chairman. 

The Lok Sabha Speaker denied permission on the adjournment motion notice given by Congress leaders Manish Tewari and Manickam Tagore. 

During Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Congress MP Shashikant Senthil raised questions regarding the mechanism of disbursement of Mudra Loans, monitoring recovery harassment and NPA. The Finance Minister said that NPA has gone down and the government is closely monitoring recovery harassment assuring that there are no such cases. She held that the government is open to hearing any such complaint.

On CPI (M) MP Amraram's question regarding the number of investors in the Sahara and the return of people's money, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Supreme Court is monitoring everything. SEBI only monitors three entities.

BJD MP Muzibulla Khan raised concern over slow pace of National Highway construction in Odisha during Zero Hour.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri is set to introduce the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 in Rajya Sabha on Monday to amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act,1948. 

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi will lay on the table the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Information Systems Audit of selected Central Public Sector Enterprises - Union Government (Commercial) - Ministry of Petroleum and Natual Gas no. 2 of 2024 (Compliance Audit Observations).

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to "Revise the income criteria of OBC-creamy layer to reflect current socio-economic conditions. Implement transparent policies to address disparities and ensure effective support, or else remove the creamy layer forOBCs, which has blocked the way for youth into the system. Enhance support for OBC youth through better educational and vocational training programs."

Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha, 'to have a discussion on the border situation and the huge trade deficit with China'.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Appropriation Bill and Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha while Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will present legislation on readjusting Scheduled Tribes (ST) representation in constituencies of the Goa assembly.