Winter Session of Parliament Updates: The Winter Session of Parliament will last until December 20.
New Delhi:
After a week-long standoff between the government and the opposition ended in an agreement, both Houses of Parliament will start functioning smoothly from today.
Leaders of all parties, convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, met on Monday and all agreed to a special discussion on the Constitution during the session. The government agreed to raise certain issues such as the situation in Bangladesh and the violence in Sambhal during Zero Hour.
The winter session of Parliament started on November 25 and will last until December 20.
Here are the LIVE updates from the winter session of Parliament:
Congressman K Suresh said, “Today we have decided to cooperate with the session of Parliament. The first week – all four days the house was not functioning. Yesterday the house wasn't functioning either. The speaker opened the discussion between government representatives and leaders of opposition parties. Then we came to a conclusion… We continue our voice outside Parliament…”
On the Bangladesh issue, he said: “Whatever is going in Bangladesh is very unfortunate. The protection of minorities is very important as far as Bangladesh is concerned. The opposition parties expressed our concern about the ISKCON priest from Bangladesh and today the house is functioning normally. this issue will also be raised…”
#WATCH | Delhi | Congressman K Suresh said, “Today we have decided to cooperate with the session of Parliament. In the first week, the House was not functioning on all four days. Yesterday the House was also not functioning. The Speaker initiated the discussion of government representatives and… pic.twitter.com/SOaHYuu1dm
-ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2024
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “Since the day the parliamentary session started, the Samajwadi Party has been trying to raise the issue of Sambhal incident. The House was not functioning but our demands are still the same – we want our views on the Sambhal incident in the House of Representatives. The officers there work randomly – so that they work as party workers of the BJP… The Sambhal incident is a well-thought-out strategy of the BJP. distract people from other issues. Those who want to dig everywhere will one day lose the cordiality and brotherhood of the land…”
#WATCH | Delhi | Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “Since the day the parliamentary session started, the Samajwadi Party has been trying to raise the issue of Sambhal incident. The House was not functioning, but our demands are still the same – we want our view of the… pic.twitter.com/AEM7LOyPGx
-ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2024
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi issues a request for adjournment in Lok Sabha on the Manipur issue.
Updates from the Winter Session of Parliament:
Congress MP Shakti Sinh Gohil issues Zero-Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over the row at Khyati Hospital in Gujarat, where “unnecessary” angioplasty surgeries were performed on several PM-JAY beneficiaries in November, leading to at least two deaths.
Congress MP Vijay Vasanth passes an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the situation in Tamil Nadu with Cyclone Fengal.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh orders adjournment of business to discuss the deterioration of law and order, rise in crimes and threats to representatives in Delhi.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha orders suspension of proceedings to discuss deterioration in law and order and increase in crimes in Delhi.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore issues an adjournment petition in Lok Sabha over the demand for immediate allocation of relief fund for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in view of Cyclone Fengal.
- Members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs will submit various reports in the Rajya Sabha.
- Minister Anupriya Patel will make a statement on the implementation status of the recommendations of the 138th report of the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on 'Medical Devices: Regulation and Control'.
- Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will further propose the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 Bill to further amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 and consider it for approval.
Union Minister Pabitra Margherita will make statements on the reports of the Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skills Development on 'Development and Promotion of Jute Industry' regarding the Ministry of Textiles
- The members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Shashi Tharoor and Ravi Shankar Prasad, will present the following reports: “(1) First report on the action taken by the Government in response to the observations/recommendations contained in the twenty-sixth report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs (17th LokSabha) on the subject 'India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Outlines of Cooperation' (2) Second report on action taken by the government in the area of cooperation observations/recommendations in the twenty-seventh report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs (17th Lok Sabha) on the subject 'India's engagement with the G20 countries' (3) Third report on the measures taken by the government in response the observations/recommendations contained therein in the Twenty-eighth Report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs (17th LokSabha) on the subject 'Countering Global Terrorism at Regional and International Levels'.
- Members Ashok Kumat and Malvika Devi will make statements on behalf of the Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. They will prepare the final statements on measures taken: – “(1) Thirty-third report on the measures taken by the government in response to the comments/recommendations contained in the twenty-seventh report on the subject of 'BIS Hallmarks and Jewellery' with regard to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs). (2) Thirty-fourth report on the actions taken by the government in response to the comments/recommendations in the document. Twenty-eighth report on the subject 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan AnnaYojana (PMGKAY)' relating to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution (3) Thirty-fifth report on the measures taken by the government on the area of comments/recommendations contained in the Thirty-first Report on the topic 'Production and distribution of coarse grains' of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution.”
- After a week-long standoff between the government and the opposition ended in an agreement, both Houses of Parliament will start functioning smoothly from today.
- According to the Lok Sabha's Business List, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Tuesday introduce the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to reform the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and the State Bank of India change. Act, 1955, the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980. The bill will be submitted for consideration and approval.
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will propose the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2024 to amend the Railways Act, 1989. The bill will be submitted for consideration and approval.
