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Monsoon Session Live Updates: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Resume Proceedings

Monsoon Session 2022: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day yesterday amid Opposition protests over the alleged misuse of the Enforcement Directorate by the government.

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The Monsoon Session convened on July 18. (Representational)

New Delhi:

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:

  1. 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:

  1. 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:

Aug 05, 2022 20:13 (IST)
Social Media Firms Should Enable Users To Verify Their Accounts: Minister To Rajya Sabha
Social media platforms are required to enable users to voluntarily verify their accounts and provide them with visible marks of verification, Parliament was informed on Friday.

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

Aug 05, 2022 15:58 (IST)
1,253 Railway Station To Be Upgraded, Beautified By 2023: Minister Informs Rajya Sabha

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that as many as 1,253 Railway stations across the country had been identified for development, out of which 1,215 stations so far have been developed and the remaining stations are set to be developed under Adarsh Station Scheme by 2022-23. 

The Minister made the announcement while giving a written reply to a query of BJP MP Narhari Amin.Read here
Aug 05, 2022 15:01 (IST)
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The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is being taken up for discussion in Lok Sabha.
Aug 05, 2022 13:25 (IST)
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Aug 05, 2022 12:16 (IST)
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The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 introduced in Lok Sabha.
Aug 05, 2022 12:14 (IST)
Question Hour being taken up in Rajya Sabha.
Aug 05, 2022 12:12 (IST)
Aug 05, 2022 12:09 (IST)
The Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament  is scheduled to meet today, to discuss with the representatives of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Civil Aviation, New Delhi Municipal Council, and Central Public Works Department.
Aug 05, 2022 11:55 (IST)
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Parliament, wearing black as a mark of protest against inflation and unemployment.
Aug 05, 2022 11:26 (IST)
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm. 
Aug 05, 2022 11:14 (IST)
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned briefly till 11.30 am amid Opposition uproar over alleged misuse of Enforcement Directorate, hike in GST.
Aug 05, 2022 11:01 (IST)
71,000 Cases Pending In Supreme Court, 59 Lakh In High Courts: Law Minister
Union Minister of Law & Justice Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that as of August 2 the number of pending cases in Supreme Court of India are 71,411 while 59,55,907 cases are pending in 25 High Courts across the country as of July 29 this year.
Aug 05, 2022 10:54 (IST)
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Aug 05, 2022 09:41 (IST)
BJP MP Sakaldeep Rajbhar has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the reservation of one berth for poor patients in trains coaches.
Aug 05, 2022 09:33 (IST)
Four Bills are listed in the Lok Sabha's Agenda for today. Bills to be introduced are the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The bills for consideration and passing include the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019.



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