Parliament highlights: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid the Congress staging a walk out of the House over a key provisions in the law which aims to provide more teeth to anti-terror law in the country. The bill got 284 votes in favour and eight against it.

The discussion over UAPA Amendment Bill witnessed Home Minister Amit Shah hitting out at the Opposition for blocking the amendments.

“When you question us you don’t see who brought the law and amendments, who made it stringent. It was brought when you were in power, what you did then was right and what I’m doing now is also right,” Amit Shah said.

Amendments to UAPA will keep anti-terror agencies two steps ahead of terrorists. In the name of ideology, some people promote urban Maoism, the Home Minister added.

Earlier,  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made it clear that India has intention to invite any mediation over the Kashmir issue as the Opposition continued to create ruckus over US President Donald Trump’s recent remark,

“As S Jaishankar ji (External Affairs Minister) said Kashmir issue was not discussed in President Trump and PM Modi meeting. There is no question of mediation in Kashmir issue as it will be against the Shimla agreement,” Rajnath Singh said in Lok Sabha.

 

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    16:54 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Union Minister V Muraleedharan speaks in Lok Sabha

    "Government has approached Russia on a number of times since 2014 requesting for information on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In its response, Russian Government conveyed that they were unable to find any documents in their archives pertaining to Netaji and even after additional investigations made based on request from the Indian side, they could not find any documents giving more information on the subject", V. Muraleedharan, MoS MEA says in Lok Sabha .

    15:30 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    UAPA Bill passed in Lok Sabha, Congress stages walk out

    The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha. However, Congress MPs stage walk out from the House demanding the Bill to be forwarded to Standing Committee.

    15:20 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Some people promote urban Maoism in name of ideology: Amit Shah

    Will ensure anti-terror laws are not misused; meant only to root out terrorism. Amendments to UAPA will keep anti-terror agencies two steps ahead of terrorists. In the name of ideology, some people promote urban Maoism, says Home Minister Amit Shah

    15:04 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    UAPA Amendment Bill draconian: Asaduddin Owaisi

    Questioning the Modi government's intentions, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that the UAPA Amendment Bill is aimed at targeting Muslims and Dalits. The UAPA Bill aims at giving more teeth to National Investigation Agency (NIA)  in dealing with terror cases.  

    14:59 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    We must unite against terrorism: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

    Assuring the House that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act Bill (UAPA Bill) has enought safeguards so that it is not misused. "When you question us you don't see who brought the law and amendments, who made it stringent. It was brought when you were in power, what you did then was right and what I'm doing now is also right," Amit Shah said.

    14:42 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Centre using 'troll army' to target Opposition: Mahua Moitra

    TMC leader Mahua Moitra said that the government was using their 'troll army' to attack the Opposition. Moitra alleged that the Centre was running a 'propoganda machinery'.

    14:21 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Asaduddin Owaisi hits out at Congress in Lok Sabha

    Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM MP in Lok Sabha on Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act Bill: I blame Congress party for this. They're the main culprits for bringing this law. When they're in power they're bigger than BJP, when they lose power they become big brother of Muslims.

    13:31 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Uproar in Lok Sabha over Trump's remark

    Congress MPs have staged a walk out in Lok Sabha demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarification over US President Donald Trump's statement on Kashmir.

    12:17 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    No question of mediation over Kashmir, says Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha

    As S Jaishankar ji (External Affairs Minister) said Kashmir issue was not discussed in President Trump and PM Modi meeting. There is no question of mediation in Kashmir issue as it will be against the Shimla agreement, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha.  | READ MORE HERE

    12:13 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Ruckus in Lok Sabha over Trump's remarks on Kashmir

    During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, the Opposition raised slogans and demanded that PM Modi make a statement over Trump's remarks on Kashmir mediation. 

    12:12 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Outgoing AIADMK MP V Maitreyan breaks down during farewell speech

    Outgoing AIADMK MP V Maitreyan got emotional while giving his farewell speech in the Rajya Sabha. He said that he felt deep gratitude towards Jayalalithaa for sending him to the Upper house for 3 terms.  

    11:47 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Kashmir mediation issue: Opposition continues protest seeking reply from PM

    On Tuesday, Opposition leaders had walked out of the Lok Sabha seeking a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on statement of US President Donald Trump on Kashmir. The Opposisition continued their protests on Wednesday.

    11:41 (IST)24 Jul 2019
    Ghulam Nabi Azad to hold meeting with Congress MPs

    Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, will hold a meeting with all Congress and Opposition MPs at the Parliament office on Wednesday.

    TMC MP and national spokesperson Derek O’Brien charged that the government used its “brute majority” in Lok Sabha to bulldoze the “faulty RTI Bill”. “Three Bills listed for passing today in Rajya Sabha. All with ZERO scrutiny. And the govt expects us to be what ? Mute spectators! Constructive Opposition (in) Parliament,” he tweeted.