Monsoon Session 2023 Live Updates: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, will be taken up on Wednesday for consideration and passing. Union Minister Nityanand Rai introduced the bill, which is meant to replace the contentious Ordinance on the control of services in the national capital.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Constitution allows Parliament to make laws for Delhi, adding that remarks made against it are political with no basis. Shah’s statement comes after the AAP termed the Bill the most “undemocratic” piece of paper ever tabled in Parliament and asserted that it will replace democracy with “babucracy”.
Three bills were passed in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday amid protests from the Oppositions. These bills were Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2023 and Mediation Bill, 2021. The bills were passed through voice vote. Two bills have also been introduced in the House.
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 10 Live Updates: Manipur crisis discussion; no-trust motion in Lok Sabha. Catch all the live updates here
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which seeks to replace the Delhi services ordinance, will not survive in the Rajya Sabha.
"All members of the opposition bloc INDIA will oppose the proposed legislation in the Upper House," he told PTI video.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on Thursday.
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm.
"There's an impression in media that the time allocated at my end for discussion under Rule 176 was limited to 2.5 hours, whereas I had indicated to this House that there is no time limit for discussion on the Manipur issue under Rule 176," Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said today.
The opposition walked out of Rajya Sabha on Wednesday minutes after a discussion on the Manipur issue under rule 267 was not taken up.
"They (opposition) should also speak about their behaviour. The government has always called them for discussion but they are not ready," says BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Parliament deadlock over the Manipur issue.
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar turned down the Opposition's demand to issue a directive to PM Modi to speak in the parliament over the Manipur issue.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, accompanied by other Opposition leaders, will meet President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Manipur.
"Today we will meet madam President (Droupadi Murmu) at 11.30 am and will bring to the notice of the President the situation in Manipur and our experiences from the visit to the state," he said.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the Opposition is only making excuses and is not interested in discussion.
"When Rajya Sabha Chairman said that we've admitted the notice for discussion on Manipur and called names for the same, we started speaking but then they (opposition) made excuse quoting the rule. It means that they are just giving excuses and are not interested in having discussions. Secondly, Lok Sabha will observe an important bill regarding Delhi (NCT) so that would be discussed today. In Rajya Sabha we have three bills in the pipeline," said Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Leader Of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated the call for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak on the Manipur violence in the Parliament today.
The Lower House has been adjourned till 2 pm.
The proceedings on the tenth day of the Parliament Monsoon Session have begun amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs.
The Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Pralhad Joshi, is likely to move the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, in the Rajya Sabha today for its consideration and passage to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The Bill was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha.
AAP MPs Sanjeev Arora and Sushil Gupta gave notice under rule 176 in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday to raise a discussion for a short duration on the violence that erupted in the Nuh area and later spread to Gurugram, resulting in the loss of lives of security personnel and civilians, loss of property and suspension of internet services.
Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha and Manoj Jha give suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the breakdown of law and order in the state of Manipur. (ANI)
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha have been witnessing repeated adjournments on account of the Opposition staunchly objecting to a short duration discussion on Manipur violence issue. The Parliament has not been able to function since the start of the Session on July 20, with the Opposition also demanding a statement by Prime Minister Modi in the House on the crisis, and a no-trust motion pending before the Lok Sabha. The focus is now on the Speaker who will allot a date and time for discussion and vote on the motion.