Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amidst protest from Opposition members | Highlights

Twelve suspended Rajya Sabha MPs of the opposition parties holding day-long protests in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue inside the Parliament complex will continue to do so every day till their suspension is revoked. The leaders termed the suspension order "autocratic" and asserted that they will not apologise for "raising people's issues".

'The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020.' taken up for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha. The bill intends to regulate the assisted reproductive technology clinics and banks, prevent misuse and ensure safe and ethical ART-related services. 

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day as the Opposition continued ruckus over the suspension of 12 Opposition members of the House.

Govt is aware of growing risks of dominance of various big tech platforms on Internet & is deploying tools & capabilities to deal with the same including actively working with social media intermediaries. Presently, there is no proposal for enactment of a law by the Ministry in this regard: Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha

If Govt doesn't have a record of 700 people then how they had collected data of lakhs of people during the pandemic. Over 50 lakh people lost their lives due to COVID19 in the last 2 years but according to govt, only 4 lakh people died due to the virus. This is farmers' insult. More than 700 farmers lost their lives during protests against 3 farm laws. How can Centre say that they don't have any record of it?: Leader of Opposition Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday demanded that the government should provide Rs 5 crore compensation to the families of the farmers who died during the farm laws agitation and also accept other demands of the tillers, including a legal guarantee for MSP. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour, the MP from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib said it was because of the "historic" farmers' movement that the three black farm laws" have been taken back. He said that over 700 framers have been "martyred" in the farmers' movement.

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra S Shekhawat moves Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs in the House. 

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, urging him "to resolve the issue of limited access being given to journalists for Press Gallery and Central Hall"

Left-wing extremists indulge in opportunistic attacks on security forces & also target civilian population & public property. Incidents of Left-wing extremists have come down by 70% from all-time high of 2,258 incidents in 2009 to 665 in 2020. Presently, 4,557 Afghan nationals are staying in India on Stay Visa after the extension of their visas. As of 24th Nov, 200 'e-Emergency X-Misc visas' have been issued: MoS Home Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 3 PM after opposition uproar over suspension of 12 MPs.

BJP member Nishikant Dubey urged the Centre on Wednesday to bring a law soon to implement a Uniform Civil Code in the country. Raising the issue in the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Dubey said the Allahabad High Court had last month asked the Centre to consider setting up a panel for implementing the mandate of Article 44 of the Constitution, which speaks about a Uniform Civil Code for the citizens throughout the territory of India. "Even after 75 years of Independence, we have not been able to bring in a Uniform Civil Code. I urge the government to soon bring a law to implement a Uniform Civil Code," he said.

The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Personal Data Protection Bill was on Wednesday given an extension till the last week of the ongoing Winter session to submit its report. The Bill, seeking to provide for the protection of personal data of individuals and establish a Data Protection Authority for the same, was brought in Parliament in 2019 and was referred to the Joint Committee for further scrutiny on the demand of opposition members.

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 PM after opposition uproar over suspension of 12 MPs.

If the 12 suspended members of Rajya Sabha want to come to the House, then they should express remorse. Let them sit on dharna...I pray Mahatma Gandhi gives them wisdom: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Wednesday amid continuous protests by members of the TRS over farmer issues. The members shouted slogans and displayed placards over farmer issues in the Well of the House during the Question Hour. Speaker Om Birla told the protesting members that it was not the right thing to do and emphasised that the Question Hour was important. 

Jose K Mani of the Kerala Congress(M) on Wednesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Mani was elected to the Upper House earlier this week in a bypoll from Kerala. His defection to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and subsequent resignation from the Rajya Sabha seat he won on a United Democratic Front (UDF) ticket in 2018 had prompted the bypoll.  Mani's tenure in the upper House will end in 2024. He took the oath in English, signed the member's register and greeted Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and other leaders present. MPs thumped their desks to welcome Mani.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon following uproar by Opposition MPs

Congress and DMK MPs stage walkout from Lok Sabha amid Question Hour. Leader of Congress Party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raises the issue of death of farmers during farm laws protest in Lok Sabha. Opposition MPs raise slogans of "We want justice" during the Question Hour in the House

Centre has to realize that in this country other voices deserve to be heard. Parliament is for debate & discussion, you've to allow people to express their views, only then can you truly run a democratic Parliament: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra S Shekhawat to move Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha today. The Bill provides for surveillance, inspection, operation & maintenance of specified dams for the prevention of dam failure related disasters & their safe functioning.

We are demanding the revocation of suspension of 12 Opposition members of the Rajya Sabha. We will hold a meeting and decide the future course of action: Leader of Opposition Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge

Opposition parties put up a united front and staged a joint protest in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament complex on Wednesday against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi joined the protest and so did the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had so far been staying away from opposition meets.

The suspension of MPs shows the arrogance of those in the majority. When they were in opposition they also used to disrupt Parliament proceedings. We will continue our 'dharna till the time we don't get justice: Dola Sen, TMC MP who has been suspended from the Winter session

Suspended Opposition members of Rajya Sabha sit on protest against their suspension from the House for the remaining part of the Winter session of Parliament.

Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives suspension of business notice demanding a 'discussion on legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price and financial assistance to families of farmers who lost their lives during protest'

Opposition leaders protest at Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises demanding revocation of suspension of 12 Opposition MPs of Rajya Sabha

A fire broke out in Room number 59 of Parliament at 0800 hours today, fire under control now, say Fire Department

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to "discuss the actual number of COVID19 deaths and direct the Govt to ensure that the poor get Rs 4 lakhs each." Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil has given a suspension of business notice in the House over the issue of 'price rise of essential commodities like food grains, edible oils, petrol-diesel and LPG cooking gas.'

The government will also try to table 'The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020', which it failed to do in the first two days of the current session.

On Tuesday, Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha that no case of Omicron variant had been reported in the country as of now. He also briefed the Upper House about the country's preparedness. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday is likely to discuss the new Omicron variant of Covid along with other legislative Business. Short duration discussion is likely to be held in the Lok Sabha on the new Omicron variant. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will tell the House about the new variant