Monsoon Session Live: Parliament Adjourned Sine Die
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Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die.
BJP MP and former Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "All three bills are historic...These will strengthen India's Criminal Justice System...Earlier, people used to be on the run and trials could not happen...Now, the trials will have to be done for fugitives and terrorists, even if it is done separately...Punishment will be given..."
AAP's Sanjay Singh suspended from Rajya Sabha till the final submission of report of the Committee of Privilege.
Rajya Sabha suspends Raghav Chadha till the report of the Privilege Committee is submitted to house.
The Monsoon Session of Lok Sabha has been adjourned sine die, ie adjourned indefinitely.
Lok Sabha passes amendments to Central, Integrated GST laws to levy 28 per cent tax on e-gaming, casinos.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, along with other Opposition leaders, marches towards Ambedkar statue inside Parliament premises with placards reading 'save democracy' and 'democracy in danger'.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "...Under this Bill, we have set the goal that the conviction ratio has to be taken above 90%. That is why, we have brought an important provision that the Sections which provide for 7 years or a greater jail term, under all those cases forensic team's visit to the crime scene will be made compulsory..."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposes to end Sedition through CrPC Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha.
"...Under this law, we are repealing laws like Sedition...," he said while speaking on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023; The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 and The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill in Lok Sabha.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks on Bharatiya Sanhita Suraksha Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha.
He says, "From 1860 to 2023, the country's criminal justice system functioned as per the laws made by the British. The three laws will be replaced and there will be a major change in the criminal justice system in the country..."
"Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 will be established in place the Indian Penal Code, 1860; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha, 2023 will replace the Criminal Procedure Act, 1898; and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 will replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The laws that will be repealed were formed to safeguard and strengthen the British," the minister added.
He further said, "The three Bills that I am moving today include the principle law for criminal justice system. One is Indian Penal Code which was formed in 1860, second is Criminal Procedure Code which was formed in 1898 and third is Indian Evidence Act, which was formed in 1872. We will end these laws today, which were brought by the British."
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 PM as the opposition demanded PM Modi's presence in House.
Union Minister and BJP MP Kiren Rijiju says, "Opposition parties didn't let the Parliament function, under the pretext of Manipur over the past few days. Yesterday, when the PM spoke on Manipur and the entire northeast, the entire Opposition had walked out. All the NDA MPs from the northeast have condemned this and we are also going to write a letter to the PM that he spoke on Manipur and the northeast in detail yesterday..."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tables CrPC amendment Bill in Lok Sabha.
The I.N.D.I.A alliance will protest against the suspension of Adhir Ranjan at 12:30 PM in front of the Ambedkar statue in the Parliament complex.
“The ones who are protesting this (Bill on appointment of Election Commissioners) are the ones who have politically used officers associated with Election Commission," says BJP leader Mukhtar Naqvi on Opposition protesting the exclusion of CJI from the panel appointing Election Commissioners in the newly tabled Bill.
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12:30 amid sloganeering by the opposition MPs.
Proceedings resume in both houses. Opposition raises slogans of 'Nirav Modi Sadam Me Aao', shows posters of 'Save Democracy'.
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 today amid shouting by leaders to discuss the women's security issue in Rajasthan.
Home Minister Amit Shah will present the CRPC Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha today at 12 noon.
Rajya Sabha Chairman, Leader of House Piyush Goyal and LoP Mallikarjun Kharge bid farewell to the retiring members of the House.
"Regretful that they suspended a good Member (of the Parliament) on the last day," says NC MP Farooq Abdullah on the suspension of Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders meet in Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikajrun Kharge’s chamber in Parliament.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of Adhir Ranjan's suspension in the Rajya Sabha. Kharge said that he (Adhir Ranjan) only said 'Nirav Modi' and he was suspended.
Parliament Monsoon Session Live: Lok Sabha adjourned amid ruckus till 12, chaos in Rajya Sabha over Adhir Ranjan's suspension.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal says, "Supreme Court had given a decision in this regard...So we brought the law according to the decision of the Supreme Court...In the new Bill, we are forming a Search Committee which will be led by the Cabinet Secretary...After that, there will be a Selection Committee which will be led by the Prime Minister. What is wrong with that?..."
NCP MP Vandana Chavan says, "He had said that even on the first day of the Parliament session. But with the kind of incidents that are taking place in Manipur, I think he should have spoken more and done more. Even today incidents are taking place in Manipur. In this situation had the PM gone there or called a meeting of both parties or peace talks had begun then we would have said that he means what he says. It doesn't seem so right now."
When asked about Adhir Chowdhury's suspension in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri says, "It is not good to make an indecent comment on the leaders of the higher position in the Parliament and doing it continuously after warnings without apologising is not fine. Governments will come and go, but the constitution of India will stay. Dignity in the country, and love and respect for the other citizen is the identity of the democratic country."
“Those who put their views forward in the Parliament without fear face action whereas, when similar things are done from their (Centre’s) end, no action is taken,” says AAP leader Sandeep Pathak on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s suspension from Lok Sabha.
The opposition parties will be raising the issue of Ahir Ranjan's suspension in both Houses and will also hold a protest near the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar on Parliament premises.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary's suspension: 'We asked him to apologise, but he did not apologise."
"It has become their habit to level baseless allegations without giving notice," he added.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi says, "There are no dot signs in between. The dots are in his mind. How rattled is he with the Opposition coming together and actually holding him accountable, whether it is in the Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha...As far as 'I' is concerned, the two 'I's that he is talking about, I think clearly stand for 'Inclusive India'. Mr Modi and the entire cabinet are rattled, they look insecure and annoyed and they know that I.N.D.I.A. alliance is asking some tough questions of them which they don't have answers to."
On the suspension of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Lok Sabha, Congress Chief Whip in Lok Sabha, K Suresh says, "...He has been the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha for the last four years. He gave a lot of speeches in the House. They found his misconduct only yesterday. They have done it politically. This killed the Parliamentary democratic system with the suspension...We have a meeting of I.N.D.I.A. partners today, and there is also a meeting of Congress MPs. We are going to discuss this issue. We will take this up as per the decision in the two meetings."
Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "When Congress saw its black history in the northeast, it ran away. It ran away when it saw PM Modi's resolve and love for the northeast, for Manipur...This shows that the 'Ghamandia' alliance could not listen to the truth of their allegations and it ran away. Their arrogance is such that they did not Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury speak. We allowed him to speak...Unhone gud ka gobar kiya."
On PM Modi's reply on the No Confidence Motion, RJD MP Manoj Jha says, "The appeal for peace and guarantee was justice that should have come from the PM, didn't happen. After about 1.45 hours, the words on Manipur came - for 2.30 or 3 minutes. He spoke for 30 seconds outside the Parliament...He used the speech to mock, to crack jokes, to make taunts, but yesterday was not a day for that. A tragedy has occurred. A crime against humanity has taken place..."
On Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's suspension from the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Manickam Tagore says, "It is undemocratic, worst of its kind in 75 years of Parliamentary history. It has never happened that a leader of the largest Opposition party has been suspended without even questioning...Modi & Amit Shah are destroying the Parliamentary procedures and I.N.D.I.A alliance is going to have a meeting now. We are going to take up those issues in a strong way. We are all agitated...This will not be tolerated. We will agitate and protest against these kinds of decisions."
"He (PM) did not address the core issues of Manipur or the issues which were raised by the opposition. Fundamental substantive questions of governance and policy were not answered by the PM," says Congress MP Manish Tewari.
"People of Manipur and Haryana were hopeful that PM will talk about justice for them. But he didn't even mention Haryana. On Manipur, PM kept on blaming the previous governments, but did not mention anything concrete on how violence will be stopped there," says AAP MP Dr Sushil Gupta.
On Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's 'flying kiss' row, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje says, "It is the habit of the Congress to insult the Parliament and the country. Rahul Gandhi insulted the Parliament after blowing a flying kiss. Earlier, he hugged PM Modi and winked in the Parliament and now the third time he blew a flying kiss."
On Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's suspension from the House, Union Minister Jitendra Singh says, "The actions are taken as per the rules of the House. Commenting about it is not right."
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to move The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 today for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha.
Congress Lok Sabha MPs meeting called by CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at 10.30 AM today to discuss the suspension of Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The meeting has been called at CPP office at the Parliament.
Today is the last day of Parliament's monsoon session and Manipur issue will be discussed in the Lok Sabha as earlier proposed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Background
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Hello and welcome to the live blog on the Parliament's monsoon session.
Today is the last day of the monsoon session of Parliament. The session began on July 20 and witnessed massive mayhem inside both Houses over the Manipur issue. The opposition was steady in its demand for a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside Parliament. The opposition parties also moved a no-confidence motion against the Centre over the violence and viral video incident in Manipur.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in the 'Modi surname' case and the Lok Sabha secretariat later restored his membership.
Speaking on the no-confidence motion, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched an all-out attack on BJP and hit out at the Modi government over the Manipur violence.
“You are putting the entire country in flames. First, it was Manipur, now it is Haryana. You want to burn the whole country," Gandhi said in his no-trust vote speech in Lok Sabha.
Taking a dig at PM Modi, he said, "PM Modi doesn't listen to India's voice... Raavan used to listen to just two persons — Meghnad and Kumbhakarna. Similarly, PM Modi listens to only Amit Shah and [Gautam] Adani."
Countering Rahul Gandhi’s remarks, Union Minister Smriti Irani began her speech against the no-confidence motion, saying that the Opposition must "quit India". Commenting on the Opposition alliance's nomenclature, she said that these parties were not INDIA as India is against corruption and dynastic politics.
"You are not India, for India is not corrupt. India believes in merit not in dynasty and today of all the days, people like you need to remember what was told to the British - Quit India. Corruption quit India, Dynasty quit India. Merit now finds a place in India,” Irani said.
In his reply to the motion on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra assured that peace would be soon restored in Manipur, which has been in the grip of ethnic violence for more than three months as a result of clashes between Metieis and Kukis. Modi’s remark came as he spoke on the no-confidence motion brought against his government by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha over the issue of Manipur. He said that central and state governments are doing everything possible, adding the accused will get the strictest punishment.
"Both the state and central governments are doing everything possible to ensure that the accused get the strictest punishment. I want to assure the people that peace will be restored in Manipur in the coming time. I want to tell the people of Manipur including women and daughters of Manipur that the country is with you,” he said in the Lower House of Parliament.
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