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Parliament Budget Session 2021 Live Updates: Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till March 8

Budget Session Live Updates: The Budget Session began on January 29 with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of two houses of Parliament.

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Budget Session Updates: President addressed Parliament on January 29 in beginning of Budget Session

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All India Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Dinesh Trivedi on Friday announced his resignation on the floor of the House (Rajya Sabha) citing the reason that he was unable to do anything over the violence in West Bengal, ANI reported.

"I am resigning from Rajya Sabha today. There is violence happening in my state. We cannot speak anything here," Mr Trivedi said.

The sitting in Rajya Sabha has been cancelled for Saturday, an official order from the Rajya Sabha secretariat stated.

"Members are informed that as announced in the House today (11.02.2021), the sitting of the Rajya Sabha fixed for Saturday, the 13th February 2021 has been cancelled. Accordingly, there will be no sitting of the House on that day," the order dated February 11 said, according to news agency ANI.

The Budget Session began on January 29 with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of two houses of Parliament.

The first part of the session was scheduled to continue till February 15, however, it was later rescheduled to end on February 13.

The second part of the session will be held from March 8 to April 8.

Members of Parliament were requested to undergo an RT-PCR test against COVID-19 before the start of the Budget session.

Here are the Live Updates on Parliament Budget Session 2021:

Feb 12, 2021 20:48 (IST)
Lok Sabha passes the Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, reported news agency ANI.
Feb 12, 2021 19:41 (IST)
BJP Issues Whip To Lok Sabha MPs
BJP issued three line whips to its MPs asking them to be present in the Lok Sabha tomorrow saying some important legislative business will be taken up for discussion. Finance Minster Nirmala Sitharaman will reply on the debate on budget tomorrow.

Feb 12, 2021 17:12 (IST)
Lok Sabha to sit at 10 am tomorrow
Feb 12, 2021 16:16 (IST)
Trinamool MP Dinesh Trivedi's Resignation Accepted
Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi's resignation from Rajya Sabha has been accepted by the chairman. The Election Commission will be intimated in due course to hold a by-election.
Feb 12, 2021 15:25 (IST)
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 8th March
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Feb 12, 2021 14:38 (IST)
Feb 12, 2021 14:37 (IST)

It is worth mentioning that 800 million people were provided free foodgrains, free cooking gas provided for 80 million people and cash directly was given to 400 million people, farmers, women, divyang and also the poor and needy: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
Feb 12, 2021 14:04 (IST)

"Trinamool" means grassroots. This will give us an opportunity to send a "grassroots" worker of ours soon to the Rajya Sabha: Trinamool MP Sukhendu S Roy on Trinamool MP Dinesh Trivedi announcing resignation from Rajya Sabha
Feb 12, 2021 13:54 (IST)

I am resigning from Rajya Sabha today. There is violence happening in my state. We cannot speak anything here: Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Trivedi
Feb 12, 2021 11:23 (IST)
Feb 12, 2021 10:05 (IST)

In the new restructured Railway Board, we have designated a director general of safety for the first time in the Indian Railways: Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha
Feb 12, 2021 10:05 (IST)

The last passenger death due to a railway accident happened on 22nd March 2019. For the nearly 22 months, we have not had a single passenger death due to train accidents: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha
Feb 12, 2021 09:48 (IST)
Feb 12, 2021 09:37 (IST)

Rajya Sabha proceedings begin



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