The minister's statement came even as about 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar to hold protest against the three Central farm laws passed last year.
Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and West UP have been protesting against three farm laws, for the last eight months at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of Delhi. They are demanding the repeal of the farm laws enacted in September 2020.
The Delhi Police on Wednesday gave permission to farmers to stage demonstrations at Jantar Mantar demanding scrapping of the Agri laws during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, official sources said. They said farmers will travel to Jantar Mantar from the Singhu border in buses with police escort.
In a special conversation with IndiaTV Batra Hospital doctor SCL Gupta claimed that death due to shortage of oxygen did happen in Delhi. It might be because of lack of coordination between Centre-State that these deaths were not reported as they should be.
"Centre says that as no State/UT sent any data regarding deaths specifically due to shortage of oxygen, since none of them said that a death occurred in their State/UT due to shortage of oxygen.
The Union health ministry has said the states have not provided any information on deaths of Covid patients in hospitals due to lack of oxygen. With a number of deaths due to oxygen shortage making headlines during the second wave, especially in Delhi, the matter drew sharp criticism from the opposition.
I request Govt of India to ban the functioning of Amnesty International in the country. I feel the Congress party should join hands with the government in criticising Amnesty International. They can't defame our country like this all the time, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking on Pegasus report.
The opposition parties stalled proceedings of both houses of Parliament while raising the Pegasus issue.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi had on Saturday announced that PM Modi will hold such a session on the pandemic in the Parliament House Annexe.
Congress MP DK Suresh on July 20 cycled to the Parliament, the second day of the Monsoon session, to protest against the rise in prices of fuel and other commodities.
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament began on a stormy note on Monday with the opposition creating a ruckus and preventing Prime Minister Narendra Modi from introducing his newly-inducted Union Ministers.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day after witnessing multiple disruptions as several Opposition members trooped into the Well of the House raising slogans and protesting over various issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah should clarify the alleged phone tapping of several people through the Pegasus spyware, said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
PM Modi said that he was expecting members of the House to show enthusiasm by thumping their desks as a large number of those from the Dalits, Scheduled Tribes and OBC communities as well as sons of farmers and those from economically backward and rural backgrounds have become ministers in the recent rejig.
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm amid uproad by Opposition members.
Day 1 of the Monsoon session of the parliament kicked-off on a stormy note as Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced new Cabinet ministers in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to all MPs to cooperate in following all Covid protocols and take jabs as the Monsoon Session of the Parliament begins today.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day after witnessing multiple disruptions as several Opposition members trooped into the Well of the House raising slogans and protesting over various issues.
Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP in the Rajya Sabha said that the issues like inflation, poverty, COVID crisis were kept in front of Venkaiah Naidu in the meeting. He said, "Around 16-17 issues like inflation, poverty, COVID crisis were kept in front of Venkaiah Naidu in the meeting.
Ahead of a planned protest by farmers in front of Parliament during its Monsoon Session, officials of Delhi Police officials will meet a delegation of farmers on Sunday.
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