Budget Session Live Updates: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday attacked the Centre over alleged mismanagement at the Maha Kumbh, and asked why no final digits are emerging about those who died in the stampede even though a lot is being advertised about digitisation.
Participating in a debate on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, the Kannauj MP hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government saying the "double engine government is doing double blunders".
"First time, devotees at Kumbh have got stuck in a 300-km-long traffic jam, the borders have been sealed... Is this an image of 'Viksit Bharat' where the government is not even able to manage traffic? What is the point of going on moon when we cannot settle issues on earth," Mr Yadav said.
Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to reply to the debate on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha at around 5 pm today.
The first phase of the Budget session began on January 31 and will continue till February 13. The second phase will begin on March 10 and will conclude on April 4.
Live Updates From Day 8 Of Parliament Budget Session:
Why No Numbers Of Those Killed in Kumbh Stampede Despite Digitisation Claims: Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav attacked the government in Lok Sabha alleging mismanagement at the Maha Kumbh and asked why no final digits are emerging about those who died in the stampede even though a lot is bring advertised about digitisation.
The Kannauj MP also hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government saying the "double engine government is doing double blunders".
"First time, devotees at Kumbh have got stuck in a 300-km-long traffic jam, the borders have been sealed... Is this an image of 'Viksit Bharat' where the government is not even able to manage traffic? What is the point of going on moon when we cannot settle issues on earth," he asked.
"I want to ask where are those drones now?... The whole advertisement about digitisation... even then they are not able to give figures of those who have died during Maha Kumbh or are lost," Yadav said.
"They claim that they have double engine government in Uttar Pradesh but the double engine government is doing double blunders," he added.
Only Authentic Version Of Constitution Should Be Promulgated: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday asserted that the Constitution signed by the founding fathers carrying 22 miniatures is the "only authentic one" and only that should be promulgated in the country.
The Chairman reacted to Bharatiya Janata Party MP Radha Mohan Agrawal's claim that the Congress "removed" 22 illustrations included by Nandlal Bose from the Indian Constitution including those related to Lord Ram, Krishna, Mohenjo-Daro and Mahatma Gandhi from the Constitution.
Dhankhar said, "I have no doubt that the Constitution signed by the founding fathers of the Constitution carrying 22 miniatures is the only authentic one and it can include amendments by the Parliament. If there is any change affected by the Judiciary or any institution, it is not acceptable to this House. I will appeal to the Leader of the House to ensure that in the country only the authentic version be promulgated. Any violation of this should be taken seriously by the government."
Parliament Budget Session Update: Translation Services Extended To 6 New Languages
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced extension of translation services to six new languages in the Parliament including Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu and Sanskrit.
Addressing the House, Birla said that previously, the translation services were available in 10 languages including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu, in addition to Hindi and English.
"Now, we have also included six more languages--Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit. Along with this, for the additional 16 languages, as human resources become available, we are making efforts to provide simultaneous translations in those as well," he said.
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Budget Session: Maha Vikas Aghadi Ministers Protest In Support Of Soybean Farmers
Several ministers of the Maha Vikas Aghadi on Tuesday held a protest in Parliament premises demanding to increase the limit for soyabean purchases.
Congress Minister Varsha Gaikwad and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) Minister Supriya Sule were among others who participated in the protest.
The minister were heard sloganeering, "Soyabean khareed ki samay seema badhayi jaaye (Increase the time limit for soybean purchases)".
Lok Sabha Welcones Delegation From Maldives Parliament
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla welcomes the delegation from the Maldives Parliament.
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Parliament Budget Session Update: Political Situation In Manipur Likely To Be Discussed
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury files an Adjournment Motion in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the political situation in Manipur. pic.twitter.com/xcpCFfRtjK
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Parliament Budget Session Update: Increasing Prices Of Essential Goods Likely To Be Discussed
Congress MP Lok Sabha MP Vijay Kumar alias Vijay Vasanth has moved an Adjournment Motion in the House seeking a discussion to control the price rise pic.twitter.com/NHswk2nmcy
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Parliament Budget Session Update
Congress Minister Manish Tewari has once again given an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha to discuss the treatment of Indian citizens deported from the United States and the government's response on the matter.
In his letter to the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, Mr Tewari wrote, "According to US estimates, approximately 7.25 lakh undocumented Indians reside in the United States, with 24,000 currently held in detention facilities. Of these, 487 individuals have been served final deportation orders, and 298 have been positively identified as Indian nationals. This raises concerns regarding their deportation process and the conditions they face while being repatriated."
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to reply to the debate on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha at around 5 pm today.
Parliament Budget Session Update: Women Safety In Trains To Be Discussed
Congress Minister Manickam Tagore has submitted an adjournment notice to raise a discussion on safety of women passengers in trains. This comes following a horrific incident reported from Coimbatore where a pregnant woman was thrown out of a moving train after she resisted a man's attempt to rape her. The incident took place on February 6, around10:30 am when the woman, Revathi (36), was travelling alone from Tiruppur to Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor on the Coimbatore-Tirupati Intercity Express train.
