Parliament Monsoon Session Day 3:The Upper House is set to discuss mob violence against minorities today.
had a stormy start. It commenced with the opposition creating pandemonium and concluded with a consternating whirlwind as
BSP chief Mayawati handed her resignation from the Rajya Sabha for '
not being allowed to speak on the dalit issue'. Stormy debates on cow vigilantism, farmers' protests are expected to dominate the discourse of the Parliament in the Monsoon Session. On the third day of the Monsoon session, the Upper House is set to discuss mob violence against minorities. The government, on its part, is seeking cooperation of the opposition in getting key legislative business passed and has lined up around two dozen bills in the session that will have around 20 sittings.
Here are the live updates from the third day of the Monsoon session of Parliament:
Discuss Lynchings In Greater Detail: Sitaram Yechury
"These lynching incidents across the country are a very serious matter. I urge the government to discuss this in greater detail in the House and let us meet and tweet on our views and differences... but the end result should be that such incidents stop," said CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot Senior leader L. K. Advani and other MPs attending BJP parliamentary party meeting at Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday.
"There have been multiple cases where minorities are being picked up and the next day their dead bodies are sent to the police station. These are human rights violations of the worst kind." - Ghulam Nabi Azad
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for 10 minutes due to uproar over violence in the name of cow protection.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon after uproar in House.
Rajya Sabha Schedule for the day:
Brief discussion on the situation arising out of the reported increase in the incidents of lynching and atrocities on minorities and dalits across the country.
Bills for consideration and passing:
- The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
- The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017.
Lok Sabha schedule for the day:
Special discussion on the agrarian situation in the country.
Bills for consideration and passing:
- The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017.
- The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017.