Parliament Budget Session Live: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Adjourned For The Day Amid Ruckus By Opposition
Follow this live blog for the latest updates on the proceedings of the second part of the Parliament's Budget Session.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid repeated disruptions as the Opposition continued its demand for a JPC probe on the Adani issue.
Rajya Sabha on Tuesday congratulated Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora for creating history by winning four gold medals at the recently held Women’s Boxing World Championships.
“This is a proud moment for all of us. Our women boxers have created history in the Women's World Boxing Championship held in New Delhi by winning 4 gold medals. Our congratulations to Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora. Their outstanding accomplishments will steer India's future to great heights, inspiring and motivating young aspiring athletes..," Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar as the House met for the day.
Bharatiya Janata Party's OBC MPs hold a protest in front of the Gandhi statue at Parliament premises, demanding an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'Modi surname' remark.
Amid a ruckus, the proceedings of the House have been adjourned till 2 PM.
The BJP parliamentary party meeting has concluded. It was decided in the meeting that PM Modi will address all MPs in the Parliament's library building on April 6, the day of BJP's foundation day and also the last day of the session.
BJP National President JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at the Parliament premises. They will be participating in the BJP parliamentary party meeting.
Congress MP and member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Manish Tewari wrote to BJP MP Jayant Sinha, Chairperson of the Committee to suggest that the "Committee should forthwith examine allegations against Adani Group made by Hindenburg Research", reported ANI.
The letter suggests that the Committee summon SEBI & RBI, officials from LIC, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs & other regulatory bodies "to ascertain whether there were any failures on their part on the Adani issue."
The letter has also been signed by Congress MPs and members Gaurav Gogoi & Pramod Tiwari.
Background
Hello and welcome to the live blog on the second part of Parliament's Budget Session.
The third week of the second leg of Parliament's Budget session began on Monday. The last two weeks witnessed massive uproar in both Houses over Rahul Gandhi's speech in London and Opposition's demand for a JPC probe on the Adani-Hindenburg issue.
Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha Housing Committee on Monday issued a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asking him to vacate his official bungalow by April 22.
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP last week which was followed by huge protests by the Congress party. The issue is likely to take Centre stage on the floor as well apart from the ongoing demand for a JPC on the Adani issue.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday changed his Twitter bio to "Dis'qualified MP" after his removal from Lok Sabha following his conviction in the 2019 defamation case. A Surat court on Thursday last week pronounced two years of jail for the party leader in the four-year-old criminal case over the 'Modi surname' remark.
Last week on Friday, amid massive protests in several states by government employees demanding restoration of the old pension scheme, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Centre would form a committee to look into issues related to pension, ANI reported.
While moving the Finance Bill 2023 in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage, Sitharaman said representations were received that the national pension system for government employees needs to be improved.
"I propose to set up a committee under the finance secretary to look into this issue of pension and evolve an approach which addresses the need of employees while maintaining fiscal prudence to protect the common citizens. The approach will be designed for adoption by both central and state governments," the Finance Minister said.
On Thursday, the Members of Parliament belonging to opposition parties on Thursday held a protest march demanding a JPC inquiry into the Adani Group issue. During the protest, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led government and said that this dictatorial govt doesn't believe in discussion or democracy.
On Tuesday, the Opposition unfurled a huge banner with the image of Gautam Adani, while demanding the formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the Adani issue.
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