Monsoon Session 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Harivansh Narayan Elected As Rajya Sabha Dy Chairman; Aviation Bill, Homeopathy Bill Introduced, 25 MPs Test Covid Positive
Monsoon Session 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Parliament has given its nod to two bills that ensure quality homeopathy and the Indian system of medicines. Harivansh Narayan Singh has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow.
"I am grateful to all of you that you considered fit to give this important responsibility to a person who hails from a very ordinary family based in a village and who never went to an English-medium school," Harivansh after his re-election as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the election of Harivansh Narayan Singh as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, says - "Harivansh Ji has made efforts to ensure productivity and positivity are on the rise in Parliament. He is a torchbearer of democracy, hailing from Bihar, a land known for its democratic ethos. It is Bihar that has a close link with JP and Bapu’s Champaran Satyagraha."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the election of Harivansh Narayan Singh as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, says - "Harivansh Ji has made efforts to ensure productivity and positivity are on the rise in Parliament. He is a torchbearer of democracy, hailing from Bihar, a land known for its democratic ethos. It is Bihar that has a close link with JP and Bapu’s Champaran Satyagraha."
After a motion moved by JP Nadda, NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh was chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha post voting. Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad congratulated Singh.
"No language is inferior, no language is superior. Along with Hindi, let us try to learn and use as many language possible. There's no impositopn, no opposition. This should be the postion of the languages," says Naidu. "I always advise children to learn one more language other than their mother language and am happy many of them are trying to do so."
Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu thanked all the MPs, frontline workers including doctors, other healh workers, police, media, and essential service providers including farmers for their services towards public during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Rajya Sabha members held a moment of silence for those who had died in rainfall and landslide-related incidents across various states in the country.
The Rajya Sabha members held a moment of silence for those who had died in rainfall and landslide-related incidents across various states in the country.
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for an hour as a mark of respect to Pranab Mukherjee and three sitting members who died recently.
Sukhbir Singh Jaunpuria - BJP
Hanuman Beniwal - RLP
Meenakshi Lekhi - BJP
Sukanata Majumdar - BJP
Anant Kumar Hegde - BJP
Goddeti Madhavi - YRSC
Shri Pratap Rao Jadav - Shiv Sena
Janardan Singh - BJP
Bidyut Baran Mahoto - BJP
Pradan Baruah - BJP
N Reddeppa - YRSC
Selvam. G - DMK
Pratap Rao Patil - BJP
Ram Shankar Katheria - BJP
Parvesh Sahib Singh - BJP
Satya Pal Singh - BJP
Rodmal Nagar - BJP
Meanwhile, BJP member Ravi Kishan on Monday raised in Lok Sabha the issue of drug menace in Bollywood and asked the Government to take strict action against those involved in drug trafficking.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Kishan said drugs come to the country from China and Pakistan and there is a conspiracy by the neighbouring countries to destroy the youth.
Kishan, who is also a Bhojpuri actor, also praised the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for doing a good job in unearthing the drug mafia which is trying to spread the menace among youth.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday sought the Parliament nod for additional spending of Rs 2,35,852.87 crore, including Rs 40,000 crore towards enhanced expenditure under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program.
"Approval of the Parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of Rs 2,35,852.87 crore," she said while speaking in the Lok Sabha.
"Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to Rs 1,66,983.91 crore and gross additional expenditure, matched by savings of the Ministries/Departments or by enhanced receipts/recoveries aggregates to Rs 68,868.33 crore," said the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2020-21.
Maximum cases & deaths primarily reported from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UP, Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha, Assam, Kerala and Gujarat. All these reported more than 1 Lakh cases
With our endeavour to manage COVID-19, India has been able to limit its cases and deaths per million to 3,328 cases per million and 55 deaths per million population respectively, which is one of the lowest in the world as compared to similarly affected countries.
Harsh Vardhan's statement came after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asks him to speak briefly and lay his statement on the floor of the House.
I'd like to draw the attention of this House & the govt to the plight of 12 students who had committed suicide - all from rural background - because of NEET exam. They had passed plus 2 through state board & NEET is conducted only in CBSE syllabus.
Within a month after plus 2 result, they have to enter into NEET exam and they are clueless. Without knowing any subject matter of CBSE syllabus, they are helpless and committing suicide. Future doctors of India have committed suicide.
Leaders of most parties agreed over no Question Hour & Zero Hour for 30 minutes. We apprised you (Speaker) of it following which decision was taken by you. I appeal to all members of House to co-operate as Session is being held in extraordinary situation.
Apart from Congress, even the AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that it is shameful if the Question Hour is not taken up and sought for a division of the House on the motion.
Congress leader Manish Tewari in his speech cited Rule 32 to point out that even though the Speaker has the power to suspend Question Hour, the House has to unanimously take the decision as it is the only way to hold the government accountable.
Question Hour is the golden hour, but you say that it can't be held due to the circumstances. You conduct the proceedings, but single out Question Hour. You are trying to strangulate the democracy.
Background
Monsoon Session 2020 LIVE Updates: Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the much-awaited Monsoon Session of the Parliament began on Monday morning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauding all the MPs for choosing duty over Coronavirus. Just before the start of the Monsoon Session, PM Modi spoke to reporters outside Parliament and asserted that major decisions will be taken during Parliament proceedings with discussions on various subjects in both the houses. ALSO READ | "Nation Stands Behind Soldiers" Says PM Modi As Oppn Set To Corner Govt In Parliament Over China Border, Falling Economy Today
The Prime Minister expressed his firm belief that all lawmakers will do a value edition during the discussion. The Monsoon Session will continue till October 1.
NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh was re-elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha through a voice vote on Monday. “I declare that Harivansh ji has been chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha,” said Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. Speaking on Harivansh’s election and his previous term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Harivanshji’s unbiased role in the Parliament strengthens our democracy.”
As many as 17 members of Parliament have tested positive for coronavirus as they took the mandatory Covid test before attending the Parliament monsoon session that commenced on Monday, news agency ANI reported.
In Loksabha, BJP member Ravi Kishan raised the issue of drug menace in Bollywood and asked the Government to take strict action against those involved in drug trafficking. After a considerable delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 18-day monsoon session in Lok Sabha kicked off on Monday at 9 am. Minutes later, it was adjourned for an hour over the demise of former president Pranab Mukherjee.
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The first-of-its-kind Monsoon session saw members sporting masks while attending the proceedings.
As soon as the House assembled for the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid glowing tributes to the departed leaders and security personnel who have laid down their lives while protecting the nation since March.
Birla also remembered "Corona warriors" like doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police personnel and voluntary workers who died while fighting the pandemic. The speaker then adjourned the House for an hour, after about 20 minutes of business.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, DMK leader T R Baalu, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and NCP leader Supriya Sule were among those who were present in the House.
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