Rajya Sabha was today adjourned till Thursday. The House will meet again at 11 am tomorrow.
Several Bills including a Bill for "reforms" in the mining sector, especially for increasing exploration and mining of critical minerals which are essential for economic development and national security in the country were passed in the Upper House.
Earlier in the day, Lok Sabha was adjourned yet again after Opposition's protest over the Manipur issue.
Here are the Highlights on Parliament Monsoon Session:
Opposition leaders today met President Murmu and submitted a memorandum over their demand for PM Modi's statement in Parliament on Manipur and to list steps needed to restore peace in the violence-hit state.
Rajya Sabha today passed a bill that exempts land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of conservation laws and permits setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.
The enrolment of Muslim students in higher education institutions increased to 19.22 lakh in 2020-21 from 17.39 lakh in 2016-17, Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar said today.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today categorically said he cannot issue a directive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come to the House as opposition leaders pressed for a statement by Narendra Modi on the Manipur issue.
As many as 1,14,245 posts are lying vacant in various organisations under the Ministry of Home Affairs and these include the CRPF, the BSF and the Delhi Police, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai today informed Rajya Sabha that 136 cases were registered by Central Investigative Agencies under Official Secrets Act or any other law for espionage, while 136 persons were arrested and 2 were convicted between 2019 and 2021.
Rajya Sabha passes the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. Earlier, the Bill was also passed by the Lok Sabha on July 28.
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Om Birla was notably absent from the Speaker's seat when the proceedings started today.
INDIA Floor Leaders along with 21 MPs' delegation met President Droupadi Murmu seeking her intervention in Manipur matter pic.twitter.com/t6dCn1noWU
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has expressed deep displeasure with both the ruling party and the opposition over the functioning of the House. Birla told both sides that he will not come to Lok Sabha until MPs behave according to the dignity of the House. Even today, when the...
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Delhi | I.N.D.I.A. Floor Leaders along with 21 MPs' delegation that visited Manipur met President Droupadi Murmu today to seek her intervention in the matter pic.twitter.com/tgRvweQehR
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Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to be taken up at 2pm.
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm as opposition members continued with their protests on the Manipur issue.
AIMIM leader and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has given a notice for adjournment on Nuh violence today
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"They (BJP & YSRCP) must have taken this decision due to some compulsions...Those who will support this bill will be remembered as anti-national...We will fight to save the... pic.twitter.com/71N6qC3gju
- 1. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023
- 2. The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023
- 3. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023
- Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023