Parliament Monsoon Session: Both houses of parliament take up key peices of legislation today.
Parliament today enters its fifth day of proceedings for the monsoon session.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday stating that a high level commission was being set up by the government to look into the issue of "mob lynching", the recommendations of which would go forward to the Prime Minister through a group of ministers headed by the Home Minister himself.
The Lok Sabha yesterday passed the The Negotiable Instruments (Amendments) Bill and the The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill. The Rajya Sabha on the other hand passed held discussions on the The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill. The bill looks to amend the 1998 Act to address issues such as third party insurance, regulation of taxi aggregators, and road safety.
On the docket today in Lok Sabha for consideration and passing are the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, and in the Rajya Sabha the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill which has been passed by the Lok Sabha will be taken up and a discussion on the non implementation of the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Re-organization Act, 2014 is also scheduled.
Here are the Highlights from the fifth day of the monsoon session in Parliament:
The Lok Sabha has passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Proceedings in the Lok Sabha have been adjourned for the day and will resume at 11 AM tomorrow.
Prevention Of Corruption (Amendment) Bill Passed
Prevention Of Corruption (Amendment) Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha.
We will fulfill all commitments made by former PM Manmohan Singh and our government: Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Rajya Sabha on Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for about 90 minutes following noisy protests by members of the Trinamool Congress, who stormed the Well demanding that black money stashed by Indians in Swiss Banks be brought back.
Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned for the day and will resume at 11 AM tomorrow.
Will Honour All Committments By Former And Current Prime Minister: Rajnath Singh
Home Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act said, I want to emphasise that all commitments made by both the current and the former Prime Minister will be fulfilled by this government.
The commitments made in parliament should be fulfilled by any government, this government is fulfilling them and shall continue to so.
We want the development of all states, regardless of which party the state is governed by, the Home Minister added.
Mr Singh also said that the Special State status was promised to Andhra Pradesh by the former Prime Minister but the 14th Finance Commission's recommendations were conflicting with it and so the centre and state had both agreed about special assistance to Andhra Pradesh instead of Special State category status.
"What Is In A Name?": Finance Minister On Andhra Pradesh Special StatusFinance Minister Piyush Goyal while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act has said that, had Andhra Pradesh been given the special status, the state wouldn't have received any more benefits than it does currently under the central government.
He also said that the letter of the committment shouldn't be looked at but it is the spirit of the arrangement which should be adhered to.
Expect My Successor To Honour Andhra Committment: Manmohan SinghFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the Andhra Pradesh Bill Re-organisation bill said that the committment made to the state of Andhra Pradesh had been discussed with Arun Jaitely, the then leader of the opposition.
He added that committmments made on house floor need to be honoured and he would expect his distinguished successor to honour the commitment he had made.
Watch: Ramchandra P Singh's remarks on Andhra Pradesh Re-Organisation Act, 2014
Shiv Sena MP Arvind Ganpat Sawant while speaking in Lok Sabha about the The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill has said that it is important that this bill be properly implemented so the corruption can be curbed, otherwise it would be like the phrase, 'paper flowers are not fragrant ones.'
Chairman tries to keep the house calm by saying nothing is going to happen by obstructing speech as Rajiya Sabha tries to disrupt BJP MP GLV Narasimharao while speaking on Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014.
Government Deceiving People Of Andhra Pradesh: Gulam Nabi Azad
The government is deceiving the people of Andhra Pradesh says Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad in Rajya Sabha. He added that Andhra Pradesh deserves full sympathy of the country.
Proceedings resumed in the Lok Sabha with the Prevention Of Corruption (Ammendment) Bill, 2018 brought on the floor for consideration and passing.
TDP MP Alleges Government Misleading Country Over Special State Status
TDP MP YS Chowdary while speaking in the Rajya Sabha said the government and the Prime Minister are misleading the media and people over the finance commission's position that special state status category does not exist anymore.
Proceedings in Rajya Saha resumes with Short discussion on Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014.
Congress leader Ashok Chavan raised the issue of maratha reservation in the Lok Sabha. Protests regarding the same are being carried out in Aurangabad's Gangapur where Maratha Kranti Morcha
workers set ablaze a truck. Trains have been blocked in Parbhani district. Some groups are also planning to take their protest to Mumbai. The protesters are demanding reservation for Maratha community in government jobs & education.
Proceedings in Lok Sabha have been adjourned till 2:30 PM.
In response to Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan's demand of a CBI inquiry for the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, the Home Minister said that if the state government recommends this, the government would consider a CBI inquiry.
TMC MP Raises Issue Of Mob Violence In Rajya Sabha
Shanta Chhetri of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) cited media reports to say that "88 precious lives have been lost (in lynching incidents) since this government came to power."
Noting that the Supreme Court had last week asked for a law banning mob lynching, she asked what the government has done to check such incidents. Her question was supported by many opposition members who raised their hands to associate themselves with the raised issue.
Congress MP Demands CBI Inquiry Into Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till 2 PM
Following the uproar in the house during the debate on Black Money in Rajya Sabha, the house has been adjourned till 2 PM.
Finance Minister Speaks On Black Money In Rajya Sabha
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal while speaking in the Rajya Sabha said that after 2014 more 4, 000 pieces of information were sought were from Switzerland regarding black money and appropriate investigation was being carried out on that information.
He also said that information about all transactions carried out by Indians in Switzerland would be automatically provided to the government under the recent agreement between the two countries.
According to data released by Swiss National Bank, loans and deposits of individual Indians in the bank decreased by 34.5% in the last year compared to the previous year, he added.
He also said it's assumed that assets held by Indian Residents in Switzerland are undeclared. BIS data shows non-Bank loans&deposits(constituting individual&corporate deposits used as Black money haven in past & exclude interbank transactions)fell by 34.5% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Rajnath Singh Speaks In Lok Sabha Regarding Incidents Of Mob Violence.
The Home Minister while speaking in the parliament said that incidents of " mob lynching" have been happening for a long time and he added that as he had stated during the no-confidence motion debate, "the biggest incident of mob lynching in the country occurred in 1984."
He also said that, the government is setting up a top-level committee to advise on ways to curb such incidents. The government is serious on coming out with a solution to such acts of violence and the government would soon provide updates on what it plans to do.
Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge raises the issue of Alwar mob violence incident in the parliament.
Speaking on the incident Mr Kharge said that the issue should be taken in front of the Supreme Court and demanded a sitting bench probe.
Lok Sabha is currently discussing Minimum Support Prices as a part of the Question Hour.
TDP MPs also held a protest outside the parliament today demanding special state status for Andhra Pradesh.
Trinamool Congress MPs are staging a protest outside the parliament over incident of mob violence in the country.
Proceedings begin in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the fifth day of the monsoon session of Parliament.
Lok Sabha has begun its proceedings with the Question Hour.