Parliament Session HIGHLIGHTS | PM Modi to address Lok Sabha on Tuesday

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day to meet again at 11 am on July 2.

In her maiden address in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj slammed the opposition on Monday, saying its members are creating a constitutional crisis in Delhi because Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is adamant that he will not leave his chair and run the government from jail. Swaraj talked about various schemes launched by the Narendra Modi government in the last 10 years and said while several countries are struggling with wars, India is heading towards becoming the third-largest economy in the world.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Lok Sabha on Tuesday evening, in response to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address.

(With inputs from Devendra)

"The last time I stood here I was not allowed to speak. But the ruling party has paid a very heavy price for throttling the voice of one MP. In an attempt to suppress me, the public made 63 of your members sit permanently," she said.

Farmers want MSP with legal guarantee which the government is not willing to give, Rahul Gandhi said in Lok Sabha.

Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre over farmers and MSP issue stating that the government is not giving MSP to farmers, to which Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan retorted and hit back at him stating that the government is purchasing several crops at MSP.

Rahul Gandhi attacked the government over NEET UG paper leak and said that the Centre made it a commercial exam.

The now-scrapped three farm laws were brought to benefit Ambani and Adani, Rahul Gandhi said.

INDIA bloc will defeat the BJP in Gujarat, take it in writing, Rahul Gandhi said in Lok Sabha.

"Rahul Gandhi should not mislead the House," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said while objecting to Rahul Gandhi's statement in the House.

Home Minister Amit Shah says crores of people take pride in being Hindus, does Rahul Gandhi think they are all violent.

Amit Shah invokes Emergency, 1984 anti-Sikh riots to assert that Rahul Gandhi has no right to talk about non-violence.

Rahul Gandhi must apologise for his remarks painting all Hindus as violent, said Amit Shah.

Rahul Gandhi says all religions talk about courage and cites Islam, Sikhism to underline one should be fearless.

Gandhi is not dead, he is alive, said Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha targetting PM Modi.

Speaker Om Birla says rules don't allow display of placards after Rahul Gandhi shows picture of Lord Shiva.

I was attacked on orders of PM Modi; there were 20 plus cases, house was taken away, 55 hours of interrogation by ED, said Rahul Gandhi in LS.

Rahul Gandhi sai,d "I am happy and proud to be in opposition and for us, there is something more than power, it is truth."

Country has together protected Constitution, it feels nice that BJP people now repeating 'Jai samvidhan' after me, said LoP Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha.

There has been systematic attack on Constitution, idea of India and on millions of people who resisted ideas proposed by BJP, said Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha.

 LoP Rahul Gandhi displays Lord Shiva image in Lok Sabha to target Modi govt.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2:15 pm.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2:10 pm. 

LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, "The morale of the youth has been shattered by bringing an unplanned and 'tughlaqi' scheme like Agniveer...I demand that Agniveer scheme should be scrapped."

Rajya Sabha Chairman refuses to admit notices to discuss irregularities, leaks in examinations conducted by NTA.

BJP MP Anurag Thakur congratulated Rahul Gandhi for being appointed the Leader of the Opposition.   

Opposition parties talk about common man while PM Modi does only his 'Mann Ki Baat', said Kharge in Rajya Sabha.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday named a panel of chairpersons to help him run the House proceedings. Birla named Jagdambika Pal, PC Mohan, Sandhya Rai, Dilip Saikia, A Raja, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Krishna Prasad, and Avdhesh Prasad. The panel of chairpersons preside over the House proceedings when the Speaker is not in the Chair. They enjoy all powers vested in the Speaker. The 18th Lok Sabha was constituted recently following the recent parliamentary elections.

(PTI)

PM Modi expert only in giving slogans; Manipur burning from last one year but PM did not visit the state, said Kharge in Rajya Sabha.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha said, "Parliament proceedings are carried out based on some rules and traditions. I request the Opposition that any discussion should be done only after the Motion of thanks on President's address."

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi raises the NEET irregularities issue, in the House. He said, "A message is disseminated to the country, from Parliament. We want to give a message to students that NEET issue is important for the Parliament. So, to send this message we want the Parliament to discuss this."

Kharge appealed to the Rajya Sabha chairman to put back statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar, and others in their original places in the Parliament complex.

Rajya Sabha Chairman congratulates the House for the victory of Indian men’s cricket team at the T20 World Cup. 

Amid Opposition protest in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla said, "Outside the House, some MPs level allegations that the Speaker switches off the mic. The control of the mic is not in the hands of the one who sits on the Chair."

There was no mention of poor, Dalits, minorities in President's address, said Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha.

Opposition members walk out of Lok Sabha over NEET issue as BJP member Anurag Thakur initiates debate on President's address.

There was no vision, direction in President's address to Parliament, said Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha.

LoP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the Rajya Sabha, responds to the Motion of Thanks. 

As Opposition MPs protest and allege misuse of central agencies, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "Agencies are being misused. When the Trial Court had granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal, it had said that there was no base (for arrest). Now, when Hemant Soren has been granted bail, (Jharkhand) High Court has said that there is no base. These show that this is not a free and fair investigation but a political witch-hunt."

 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the House congratulate Cricket Skipper Rohit Sharma and the entire Team India on winning T20 World Cup 2024.

Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, protest at the Parliament complex alleging the misuse of central agencies.

DMK MP A Raja said, "Right from the beginning, Tamil Nadu has been opposing NEET on the ground that it is an educational fraud. Having passed plus 2 exams with good marks, why are you forcing people to go for another examination? The problem in north India is that there are some manipulations in NEET.  The basic need of the NEET is being questioned by our leader, by DMK..."

Congress MP B Manickam Tagore gives suspension of business notice in Lok Sabha to discuss NEET issue.

Congress MP KC Venugopal has submitted an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha today to discuss the cases of paper leaks in the conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC NET, and the failure of NTA.

The opposition, I.N.D.I.A. bloc, will hold a demonstration inside Parliament premises on Monday, July 1, against the central government over the alleged misuse of central agencies, including Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation.

BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur will initiate the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address. The Motion will be seconded by first-term Lok Sabha member Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of BJP stalwart late Sushma Swaraj. The Lok Sabha has allocated 16 hours for the debate on the Motion of Thanks, which will conclude with the reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

In the Rajya Sabha, 21 hours have been set aside for the debate, with the prime minister expected to reply on Wednesday.  The Lok Sabha has also allocated 16 hours for the debate, which will conclude with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply on Tuesday.

Parliament is set to witness heated debates on a range of issues like the NEET paper leak row, the Agnipath initiative and inflation today.