PM Modi meets former PM HD Devegowda in Parliament
India | Nov 30, 2021, 02:55 PM ISTThe meeting between the duo took place on the second day of the winter session of the Parliament which began on November 29.
The meeting between the duo took place on the second day of the winter session of the Parliament which began on November 29.
The 12 MPs suspended for the remaining part of the Winter Session are from the Congress (6), two each from the TMC and Shiv Sena and one each from the CPM and the CPI.
Facebook representatives will be summoned in the next meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology headed by Shashi Tharoor.
The Rajya Sabha on Monday suspended 12 MPs for the entire winter session of Parliament for creating ruckus in the House during the Monsoon Session on August 11.
Rahul Gandhi said that manner in which farm laws have been repealed without debate shows the government afraid of discussion.
The Trinamool Congress has already said it is "disinterested" in coordinating with the Congress during the Winter Session of Parliament but maintained that it would cooperate with other opposition camps.
The Congress and other opposition parties have been demanding that the farm laws be repealed on the first day of the Winter Session itself.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had tabled the Bill.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government is ready for discussions on all the issues in the Parliament.
Parliament on Monday passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs.
The ruling BJP and main opposition party Congress have issued whips to their MPs to be present on the day. The session beginning Monday will conclude on December 23.
The Women's Reservation Bill, in discussion for some time, proposes to amend the Constitution to reserve 33 pc of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and all legislative assemblies.
The BJP-led government has a heavy agenda for the winter session beginning November 29 with its legislative business including 26 new bills.
To observe one year of the anti-farm law agitation, the SKM had earlier this month announced that 500 farmers will participate in peaceful tractors marches to Parliament every day during the Winter Session starting November 29.
As part of Constitution Day celebrations this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in programmes being organised in Parliament and Vigyan Bhawan on November 26, his office said on Wednesday.
As per reports, the party has decided to reach out to other Opposition parties on key issues.
Rakesh Tikait said that the government should accept farmers' demand for a law on the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Currently, there is no regulation or any ban on the use of cryptocurrencies in the country. PM Narendra Modi had earlier held a meeting on cryptocurrencies with senior officials and indications are that strong regulatory steps could be taken to deal with the issue.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of agitating farm unions, has said that farmers will go ahead with their protests and announced 'Sansad Chalo' (march to Parliament) on November 29 to observe one year of anti-farm laws protests.
To observe one year of the anti-farm law agitation, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmers' unions, had earlier this month announced that 500 farmers will participate in peaceful tractors marches to Parliament every day during the Winter Session starting November 29.
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