External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will move to amend the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha today while Law Minister Kiren Rijiju will introduce a bill in the Upper House to amend the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha will also introduce a Private Member's Bill in the Rajya Sabha today to make MSP a legal guarantee.
Mallikarjuna Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate while he was in Parliament on Thursday which the Congress said was an "insult" to the legislature.
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day yesterday amid Opposition protests over the alleged misuse of the Enforcement Directorate by the government.
Yesterday, the The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was taken up in the Lok Sabha while Kiren Rijiju moved the The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha.
The Monsoon Session convened on July 18 and will conclude on August 12.
Parliament schedule for today:
Lok Sabha:
- Dr S Jaishankar to move to amend the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 to include special provisions for repression of piracy on high seas as well as to provide for punishment for the offence of piracy.
Rajya Sabha:
- Kiren Rijiju to move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019.
Here are the LIVE Updates on the Monsoon Session:
Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said the government is aware of the risk and danger posed by growing phenomena of misinformation, bots, criminality and users' harm in general.
He said that to ensure an open, safe and trusted and accountable internet for its users, the government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines And DigitalMedia Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules 2021").Read here
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri @ombirlakota led the House to pay obituary to the passing away of Shri Bhim
- LOK SABHA (@LokSabhaSectt) August 5, 2022
Prasad Dahal, former Member of Parliament @loksabhaspeaker @Sansad_TV pic.twitter.com/0ZsPyaEKEU
#MonsoonSession | Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.30 pm, Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
- NDTV (@ndtv) August 5, 2022
MPs cannot avoid summons of law enforcement agencies in criminal cases when the session is on or otherwise. As law-abiding citizens, it's our duty to respect law & legal procedure: Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu pic.twitter.com/04CRmAx7Jy
- ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
'The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022' introduced in #LokSabha @loksabhaspeaker @ombirlakota @sansad_tv @KirenRijiju
- LOK SABHA (@LokSabhaSectt) August 5, 2022
#WATCH | Congress interim president & MP Sonia Gandhi leads protest of party MPs against inflation and unemployment, in Parliament pic.twitter.com/ceCIbQ4aLv
- ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
#NewsAlert | Congress MPs detained outside Rajya Sabha
- NDTV (@ndtv) August 5, 2022
Delhi | Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge wears a black kurta and turban in protest against price rise and unemployment pic.twitter.com/bWs2AxMweI
- ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Today I will introduce my Private Member's Bill "The Minimum Support Price Guarantee Bill, 2022" in Rajya Sabha that entitles every farmer the legal right to guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops/agricultural produces. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/mhYfuA9t9n
- Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) August 5, 2022
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha to discuss India-China border issue, stating that the "Union Government should clarify its stance on restoration of status quo ante prevailing on the LAC prior to May 5, 2020 and progress made pursuant thereto"
- ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
