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Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Sonia Gandhi To Chair Congress Parliamentary Party General Body Meeting Wednesday
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Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Please follow this space for all the latest updates on the Monsoon session of the 18th Lok Sabha. The proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday are expected to be chaotic with protests and verbal duels between the Treasury and Opposition benches on Union Budget 2024-25, presented on July 23. The Parliament proceedings will resume at 11 AM on July 29, with both Houses of Parliament set to continue their deliberations on the General Budget 2024-25. The budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has drawn varied responses from members of both the ruling and opposition parties.
LoP Rahul Gandhi Likely To Speak On Union Budget In Lok Sabha Today
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi is likely to speak on the General Budget 2024-25 at 2 pm in the Lower House. Quoting sources, news agency ANI reported that Congress MPs believe that, as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul must address the House. Earlier, in a meeting with Congress Lok Sabha MPs, Rahul Gandhi stated that since he has already spoken during the special session of Parliament, he believes others should also be given a chance on a rotational basis, instead of him speaking every time.
As per the sources, party MPs are insisting that Rahul's address will have a significant impact as the Leader of the Opposition, and thus he should speak. According to sources, Rahul has not made a final decision yet, but due to the pressure from MPs, he will decide on Monday morning. Earlier, the Raebareli MP had hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Union Budget presented on Tuesday, saying that it is an attack on the "dignity of India's federal structure". "This budget is an attack on the dignity of India's federal structure - in the greed to save power, there is neglect of other states of the country, there is discrimination against them," he wrote in a post on Facebook. The Congress MP also participated in an INDIA bloc protest against the Budget at the Parliament complex on Friday.
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also alleged discrimination with opposition ruled states in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said her speech mentioned projects for only two states. Speaking briefly in the Rajya Sabha, Kharge, who is Leader of Opposition in the House, alleged such budget has never been presented and it has been done to save the BJP-led government, which is dependent on support of JD-U and TDP for its survival.
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Sonia Gandhi to chair Congress Parliamentary Party general body meeting Wednesday
Congress Parliamentary Party general body meeting to be held on Wednesday, July 31 at 10 am in Central Hall. The meeting will be Chaired by CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, ANI reported.
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Congress leader Aradhana backs LoP Rahul Gandhi
"Rahul Gandhi has continuously raised the voices of poor, farmers, Dalits, Adivasis, youth, women and others. In the last 10 years of the BJP government, only some businessmen have received benefits. If Rahul Gandhi is raising questions, then it is his moral duty as a Leader of Opposition," says Congress leader Aradhana Misra-Mona.
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: 'Rahul Gandhi is being irresponsible,' Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tells ANI, "In the Lok Sabha, the way LoP Rahul Gandhi attacked the Speaker and spoke beyond the rules, I condemn it. Being the Leader of the Opposition is a responsibility, but he is being irresponsible. The House works according to the rules and Speaker is the custodian of the House but Rahul Gandhi kept attacking the Speaker. The representatives of 140 crore people of the country sit in the Parliament. Rahul Gandhi has always been to speak according to the rules but he has always been breaking the rules. Since Rahul Gandhi has now become the LoP, he will have to work according to the rules of the Parliament. No one is above the rules or the Constitution. When PM Modi tried to speak in the Parliament, the leaders of the Opposition tried to disturb him throughout his speech..."
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: BJD MP Sasmit Patra demands revising coal royalty for Odisha
"My Zero Hour notice is on demand for revising coal royalty for Odisha. I rise to demand the revising of coal royalty for the state of Odisha which has been pending for the last 12 years. Odisha is among the top two states in the country that produces maximum coal which powers the energy security of this country. However, it is sad that despite its strong contribution to power generation, energy security and coal production, its rightful demand for coal revision for royalty has not been done over the last 12 years," said BJD MP Sasmit Patra in Rajya Sabha.
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: AAP MP Raghav Chadha writes to Rajya Sabha Chairman about free movement journos covering Parliament
AAP MP Raghav Chadha writes to the Rajya Sabha Chairman about the free movement etc of the journalists covering Parliament and also to requests him to provide them with adequate facilities.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) writes to the Rajya Sabha Chairman about the free movement etc of the journalists covering Parliament and also to requests him to provide them with adequate facilities. pic.twitter.com/kFPaxyqDd5
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