Budget Session Highlights: Defence Ministry Flags Indications Of Emerging Narco-Terror Nexus Along Border Areas

Parliament Budget Session 2022 Highlights: This blog will bring you the latest updates from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.

Background

Budget Session 2022 Highlights: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will resume today after it was adjourned on March 16 for the festival of Holi. The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved the demands for grants for Railway Ministry for 2022-23.Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders and the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders (being deemed OCI cardholders) are entitled to multiple entry lifelong visa for visiting India, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on March 16.Rai also informed that 16 Chinese nationals have been granted Indian citizenship since 2007. He also told that 10 applications of Chinese nationals for Indian citizenship are still pending, according to data available in the online citizenship module. Congress President Sonia Gandhi urged the govt to put an end to the systematic influence and interference of Facebook and other social media giants in the electoral politics of the world's largest democracy.Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, Gandhi said global companies like Facebook and Twitter are being used to “shape political narrative by leaders of political parties and their proxies”.“It has come to public notice repeatedly that global social media companies are not providing a level playing field to all political parties,” she said. Gandhi referred to a report published in Al Jazeera and The Reporters’ Collective claiming that Facebook had offered the ruling BJP cheaper deals “by bending their own hate speech rules” for election advertisements as compared to other political parties and suppressed “the voice of all those who were speaking up against the government”.The second half of the Budget session of Parliament began on March 14 and will conclude on April 8. The first half of the Budget session began on January 31 and concluded on February 11

21/03/2022 14:56:55

Defence Ministry flags indications of emerging narco-terror nexus along border areas, says 'We'll respond to any challenge'

"The situation along LoC remains stable post the Directorate General of Military Operations (DGsMO) understanding of Feb 2021. Both Armies have exercised restraint to maintain peace along the LoC. However, the situation is being closely monitored," Defence Ministry told Rajya Sabha on Monday.

It further stated that the "Security situation along Western Borders (IB Sector) remains largely stable. There're indications of emerging narco-terror nexus sponsored by inimical elements across border to cause instability, especially along border areas. We'll respond to any challenge", ANI reported.

21/03/2022 13:18:54

Budget Session LIVE: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Budget session of Parliament: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.

21/03/2022 11:42:08

Budget Session LIVE: CPIM MP John Brittas Moves Motion In RS Seeking Ambedkar Jayanti To Be Declared As Public

John Brittas, CPIM Rajya Sabha MP on Monday moved a motion in the Upper House of the Parliament, demanding to declare April 14, the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, as a public holiday in the country.

In a motion, Brittas said, "The government has been following the practice 14th of April every year as a "closed holiday" on year-to-year basis for the last several decades, that too only a couple of days in advance on most of the occasions, irrespective of repeated demands from various quarters of the society to declare the same as a regular 'public holiday' under Sec 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881."

He also urged the government to take immediate steps to declare Ambedkar Jayanti as a regular 'public holiday' under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and implement it from next calendar year onwards. (ANI)

21/03/2022 10:26:55

CPI(M) MP's motion in RS to declare Ambedkar Jayanti admitted

CPI(M) MP John Brittas motion in Rajya Sabha under rule 170, to declare Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14) as a regular 'public holiday' has been admitted, ANI reported.

21/03/2022 10:20:36

BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav demands Uniform Civil Code

BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav gives a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, to demand Uniform Civil Code in the country, ANI reported.

21/03/2022 09:50:57

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, to discuss the shutdown of fireworks industries in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, ANI reported.

21/03/2022 09:50:14

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi's zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi gives a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, to demand a policy on third dose of Covid vaccination, ANI reported.

21/03/2022 09:47:45

TMC MP Santanu Sen gives suspension notice to discuss educational support to students who returned from Ukraine

TMC MP Santanu Sen gives suspension notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, to discuss educational support to Indian students who returned from Ukraine, ANI reported.

21/03/2022 08:22:00

Budget Session 2022 LIVE: Both Houses Of Parliament To Resume Today

Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned ahead of Holi and will reassemble today at 11 am to continue the ongoing second leg of the Budget Session.