Parliament Live Updates: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 11 AM On July 29
Parliament Live Updates: Please follow this space for all the latest updates on the Monsoon session of the 18th Lok Sabha.
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Parliament Live Updates: Please follow this space for all the latest updates on the Monsoon session of the 18th Lok Sabha. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre and the Opposition are once again going to be at loggerheads today as the discussion on Union Budget will continue on Friday as well.
The discussion on the Union Budget 2024-25, which was presented on July 23, will also continue on Friday. The House proceedings will resume at the Lok Sabha at 11 AM on July 26.
On Thursday, the Lok Sabha was adjourned twice in the post-lunch period as a war of words broke out between the treasury and opposition benches, which was triggered by Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi's stand off with the BJP MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu.
Speaking in a debate on the Union Budget, Channi had referred to the assassination of Bittu's grandfather, former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, saying that he had died on the day Bittu joined BJP.
This led to a stand off between the two with Congress leaders challenging Bittu for a fight. When Bittu, the Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries, countered Channi's remarks by making certain personal remarks against the Congress MP.
Channi had also compared the PM Modi-led government to British Raj saying that there was no difference between the British Raj and the present PM Modi-led government "except the skin colour". He also slammed the government for its "dictatorial attitude".
Bittu responded to this saying his remarks suggested he talking about senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, asking He the grand old party to prove which country she came to India from. This triggered the row further.
Following this, BJP member Sandhya Ray, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings for 30 minutes till 2 PM.
When the House reconvened, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged the speaker to remove any unparliamentary references and continue with the debate.
Speaker Om Birla also asked the treasury and the opposition members to maintain the dignity of the House and directed ministers to not break the rules.
The Congress MP also accused the ruling party members of obstructing his speech and went on to allege that the Centre was overlooking farmers.
As he alleged that National Security Act provisions were invoked against protesting farmers, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju asked him to authenticate the allegations, accusing Channi of misleading the House. Rijiju also urged the chair to move a privilege motion against Channi.
The war of words continued between the ruling and the opposition benches even after Channi concluded his speech, as a result of which the chair adjourned the House till 3 PM.
Parliament Live Updates: Oppn Requests Civil Aviation Minister To Put Cap On Hike In Flight Ticket Prices
Congress MP Mallu Ravi said that the opposition has asked the Civil Aviation Minister to put a cap on the flight ticket prices hike.
"Today, the private members will come to the house for discussion regarding the extraordinary rise in flight ticket prices depending on market demand. If the rate is about Rs 10,000 when there is demand, all airlines are increasing the rate to Rs 20,000 to Rs 60,000. This is not fair because there must be some cap on the price hike. They can’t raise it to a level where passengers can’t afford it... We have requested the Civil Aviation Minister to put a cap on the rate hike," he said.
VIDEO | "Today, the private members will come to the house for discussion regarding the extraordinary rise in flight ticket prices depending on market demand. If the rate is about Rs 10,000 when there is demand, all airlines are increasing the rate to Rs 20,000 to Rs 60,000. This… pic.twitter.com/P1ZUXvzKNj
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 26, 2024
Parliament Live Updates: 'Agniveer Scheme Is Good, Oppn Always Does Politics," Says Union Minister Bhagwat Kidhanrao
Union Minister Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad said that Agniveer is a good scheme and slammed the opposition for doing politics over it. "Today is an important day, Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on this day...A scheme like Agniveer is very good...The opposition always does politics," he said.
#WATCH | On Agnipath scheme, Union Minister Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad says, "Today is an important day, Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on this day...A scheme like Agniveer is very good...The opposition always does politics..." pic.twitter.com/ra6WNufjB4
— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2024
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