Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Raghav Chadha In RS Demands Reduction In Age To 21 Years For Contesting Elections
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.
LIVE
Background
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Hello and welcome to ABP News Live Blog. Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on July 22. On the first day, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey in Parliament. She presented the Union Budget on July 23. The ongoing session will witness 19 sittings scheduled in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha till August 12.
The Congress' parliamentary party on Wednesday observed a moment of silence to pay homage to those killed in the Wayanad landslides and in the flooding of the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area.
Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, among others, attended the general body meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party in the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan.
The Congress MPs observed a moment of silence at the start of the meeting to pay tributes to those who lost their lives in the Wayanad landslides and the death of three UPSC aspirants here.
Three UPSC aspirants died due to flooding of the Rau's IAS Study Circle building basement in the central Delhi coaching hub of Old Rajinder Nagar following heavy rain on July 27.
Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday moved a Privilege Motion notice in Lok Sabha, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over expunged portions of BJP MP Anurag Thakur's remarks tweeted by him on X along with the whole speech video.
Thakur's speech was in response to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's address, using Gandhi's reference to the Chakravyuh from Mahabharat to criticise the Congress.
PM Modi lauded Thakur’s speech in the Lok Sabha, describing it as a "must hear" for its mix of facts and humour that exposed the "dirty politics" of the opposition INDIA bloc.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates pertaining to the Monsoon session of Parliament
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Raghav Chadha In RS Demands Reduction In Age To 21 Years For Contesting Elections
While speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, AAP MP Raghav Chadha demanded that the minimum age for contesting elections in India be reduced from 25 years to 21 years.
Today in Parliament I demanded that the minimum age for contesting elections in India be reduced 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟏 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) August 1, 2024
Please listen to my heartfelt appeal pic.twitter.com/qfbLvQJRpV
Parliament LIVE: RJD MPs Hold Protest In Parliament Over Reservation Quota
Delhi: RJD MPs hold protest in Parliament, demanding that the increased reservation quota in Bihar be included in the 9th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
#WATCH | Delhi: RJD MPs hold protest in Parliament, demanding that the increased reservation quota in Bihar be included in the 9th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. pic.twitter.com/yoPOrVr9zR
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2024
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Proceedings Begin In Rajya Sabha
The proceedings began in the Rajya Sabha at 11 AM.
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Proceedings Begin In Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav Addresses The Lower House
The proceedings in the Lok Sabha began on Thursday amid ruckus. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav addressed the Lok Sabha and attacked the government over Anurag Thakur's remarks on caste.
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Akhilesh Yadav Shares Video Showing Water Leakage In Parliament Amid Heavy Rain In Delhi
In a post on X, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "The old parliament was better than this new parliament, where even the old MPs could come and meet. Why not go back to the old parliament, at least till the time the water dripping program is going on in the parliament built with billions of rupees. People are asking whether water dripping from every new roof constructed under the BJP government is a part of their well thought out design or…"
इस नई संसद से अच्छी तो वो पुरानी संसद थी, जहाँ पुराने सांसद भी आकर मिल सकते थे। क्यों न फिर से पुरानी संसद चलें, कम-से-कम तब तक के लिए, जब तक अरबों रुपयों से बनी संसद में पानी टपकने का कार्यक्रम चल रहा है।
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 1, 2024
जनता पूछ रही है कि भाजपा सरकार में बनी हर नई छत से पानी टपकना, उनकी… pic.twitter.com/PpJ36k6RJm