Monsoon Session 2023 Highlights: The Monsoon Session of Parliament which has been in a logjam since it began on July 20 over the Manipur violence issue, witnessed another stormy session on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Opposition maintained its demand for a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Manipur issue in both Houses of Parliament, even as the government paid no heed. The Opposition parties moved a no-confidence motion against the government last week, which was admitted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. A discussion on the motion was also likely today.
Monsoon Session 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: Logjam over demands for discussion on Manipur issue continues, government to introduce Bill on control of services in Delhi. Scroll down for more live updates from the Parliament.
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The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday.
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, moved the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha for its consideration and passage further to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952. The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says, "My Office will send notices to some of the leaders of the House. We meet at 2:45 pm to find a way out." (ANI)
While Rajya Sabha stands adjourned till 2:30 pm, Union Minister Anurag Thakur is addressing the Lok Sabha right now.
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned. The move came shortly after RS Chair Dhankhar gave nod for debate on Manipur.
Rajya Sabha proceedings have begun. Amid the slogans on 'Manipur, Manipur', the Centre says that it is ready for the debate in the issue. Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar sets Manipur debate in motion.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur has slammed the Opposition over repeated adjournments of Parliament. Thakur said that Opposition was running away from Manipur debate. He also said that what was the point of getting elected to Parliament if the lawmakers were raising the issue on streets.
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda spoke about PM holding a meeting with NDA lawmakers. He said that the meeting 'will provide strength to them...'
I.N.D.I.A alliance parties' floor leaders to meet Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and demand that the MPs delegation who visited Manipur should be allowed to speak in their respective House to tell the ground reality of Manipur, sources claimed. (ANI)
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal said, "We want discussions on Manipur to take place in Parliament today at 2 pm. They (Opposition) are trying to misuse the liberty given to the members. The govt is ready to discuss Manipur, but they (Opposition) have already spoilt 9 important days of the House."
The Upper House has been adjourned till 12 noon.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in Parliament and is conducting a meeting with top ministers.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has issued a three-line whip for all its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House from July 31 to August 4.
A meeting of party floor leaders of INDIA alliance with MPs who visited Manipur recently is underway at the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office in Room no 53 at the Parliament House building to discuss the strategy for the floor of the House.
CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also attended the meeting.
West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary said, "Our demand is only that there is a discussion on no-confidence motion...The situation in Manipur is very serious...The country needs to be saved...BJP and its alliances should also tour Manipur, they should also go there. Everyone needs to analyse the situation in Manipur." (ANI)
The Union Cabinet gave its nod to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, which will replace the ordinance promulgated by the Centre on May 19.
The controversial ordinance was promulgated a week after the Supreme Court handed over the control of services in Delhi, excluding police, public order and land, to the elected government headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The ordinance facilitated the setting up of a National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA) for the transfer of and disciplinary proceedings against Group-A officers from the DANICS cadre.
Transfer and postings of all Delhi government officers were under the lieutenant governor's executive control before the May 11 top court verdict.
Kejriwal's AAP, which is also a part of the opposition alliance, INDIA, has reacted strongly against the ordinance, saying the Centre had ''deceived'' the people of Delhi.
The Congress and other opposition parties have also come out in support against the ordinance. (PTI)
"This is the most undemocratic, illegal legislative exercise that is being done by the BJP in the history of India's parliamentary democracy. This bill is an assault on two crore people of Delhi," AAP leader Raghav Chadha said on the Delhi services bill which the government is likely to table in Lok Sabha today.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill today. The bill seeks to replace the May 19 ordinance that wrested the control of bureaucracy from the Delhi government to the Centre.
The Monsoon session began on July 20 amid the pandemonium over Manipur violence. The BJP has been saying that it is ready for a debate on Manipur and that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will give a statement on the matter. The ruling party has also been highlighting the incidents of atrocities against women in Opposition-ruled states in an attempt to blunt the Opposition’s attack. However, the Opposition wants Modi to come to the House and give a statement.