The Delhi Police has refused to allow farmers stage a protest in front of Parliament against three agri laws during the monsoon session, beginning Monday onward. Earlier in the day, it had asked farmer unions to reduce the number of people who would gather near Parliament, but it was declined.
Government on Sunday held an all-party meeting that was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and floor leaders of various political parties.
The monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to start on Monday.
Parliament's Monsoon Session is slated to begin from July 19 and will conclude on August 13.
The much-debated fuel prices and the current coronavirus situation in the country were among the prominently discussed issues in the Council of Ministers' meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing on Wednesday, sources told India TV.
The Congress party has stepped up its offensive to gherao the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament as part of its multi-pronged attack.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday said all Covid-related protocols will be followed during the Monsoon Session of parliament scheduled to begin from July 19.
Nine Rajya Sabha MPs are yet to take a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Rajya Sabha secretariat.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament is likely to commence in the third week of July, sources have said. The session is very likely to be held from July 19 to August 13, they said. All covid-related protocols will be in place while the Monsoon Session of Parliament will be conducted.
Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had said the government may hold the Monsoon Session as per its normal schedule, in July.
There will be no Winter Session of Parliament this year due to the pandemic. The Budget Session will, however, take place in January 2021.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday announced that Janata Dal (United) nominee Harivansh Narayan Singh has been chosen as the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha. "I declare that Harivansh ji has been chosen as the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha," M Venkaiah Naidu said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan on Monday raised the issue of drug trafficking in Bollywood, during the Lok Sabha session. He appealed to the Centre to thwart any attempts of drug smuggling from Pakistan and China via Punjab and Nepal.
Ahead of the beginning of the Monsoon Session on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that major decisions will be taken during Parliament proceedings with discussions on various subjects in both the houses.
According to a release by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, a total of 47 items have been identified for being taken up during the session which is scheduled to conclude on October 1.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the upcoming monsoon session will not have question hour and private member's business in both the houses of the parliament once the monsoon session commences from September 14. However, the issue has become a new flashpoint between the government and the opposition parties.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament will not have question hour and private members' business. However, zero hour and other proceedings will be held as per schedule.
The monsoon session of the Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — will start from September 14, 2020 and will continue till October 1, Lok Sabha Secretariat announced in a notification. Altogether, during monsoon session 2020, there will a total of 18 sittings.
All Members of Parliament will have to undergo a COVID-19 test to attend the Monsoon Session, which is likely to begin September 14.
Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are mulling ways to run the Parliament's monsoon session that normally begins in the last week of July and goes up to August end.
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