Parliament held its fourth day of proceedings for the monsoon session today, two days after the vote of confidence, moved by the TDP, was discussed and voted on in the Lok Sabha.
The Narendra Modi government won the vote of confidence by a comfortable margin at the end of a marathon, 12-hour debate session that saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi exchange sharp attacks.
In a house of 451 members, 325 voted in favour of the government, 126 were against. The halfway mark stood at 226, giving the government a two-third majority.
The two houses of the parliament carried out discussions and voted on important pieces of legislation today.
Here are the Highlights from Day 4 of the monsoon session in Parliament:
Here are highlights from the 4th day of proceedings of the monsoon session:
- The Congress has said it will move a privilege motion in the Lok Sabha. against the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister on the Rafael issue.
- The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which provides for harsher punishment for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha.
- The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was passed by the Rajya Sabha.
- The Negotiable Instruments (Amendments) Bill was passed as amended by the house in Lok Sabha.
- The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was passed as amended by the house in Lok Sabha.
The centre has also set up a group of ministers headed by the Home Minister to consider the commissions recommendations and this group would then submit its recommendations to the Prime Minister.
The Chair said that the discussions would naturally spill over to the next day as there were many speakers still waiting their turn to speak.
The proposed university would also function as the national training centre for select sports disciplines by adopting best international practices and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
The proposed amendments to the bill were opposed by the Opposition on the grounds that they would solely benefit one industry and was a clear case of "crony capitalism and loot of public money."
The bill was introduced by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju who said that the recent incidents of rape and gangrape of women under the age of 16 years and 12 years have shaken the conscience of the entire nation.
While he was speaking on the bill and cashless payments he also said that, "Demonetisation was a bad idea implemented badly and GST was a good idea implemented badly."

Congress to move privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Rafael issue, according to news agency ANI.
We had been moving the no confidence motion for entire second half of budget session, finally the discussion took place but PM didn't bother to answer any of our question,we heard same statements,so nothing has changed for us, no option rather than to protest:TDP MP Jayadev Galla pic.twitter.com/LguxriGQH1
-ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2018
Madhepura (Bihar) MP Pappu Yadav raises Muzaffarpur Shelter Home rape issue in Lok Sabha, demands CBI inquiry. #MonsoonSession pic.twitter.com/HbGKM0iEZS
-ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2018
The speaker says the issue is not one that is to be politicised.
Delhi: TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad dresses up a Annamayya, a devotee of Lord Balaji to protest over demand of special status for Andhra Pradesh. Sivaprasad had dressed up as a women, washer-man & a school boy among others during the Budget session of the Parliament. pic.twitter.com/rhKGxXq2R5
- ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2018

Ahead of a no-confidence motion against the government in parliament -- the first in 15 years -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted calling for a "constructive, disruption-free" debate. "India will be watching us closely," said PM Modi.

The Narendra Modi government has won the vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by a comfortable margin at the end of a marathon, 12-hour debate session that saw the Prime Minister tear into the Congress and its chief Rahul Gandhi. In a never-before move on Friday, Mr Gandhi had crossed the Lok Sabha floor at the end of a scathing speech, and hugged the Prime Minister. Late in the evening, PM Modi gave a point-by-point rebuttal to the attack. He also took on Mr Gandhi's mother Sonia Gandhi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, whose party had moved the no-confidence motion."

The era of India's coalition politics is back. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2014 wave of popularity receding, polls show the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party may fall short of a full majority in next year's federal election, prompting the opposition parties to put aside their ideological differences and unite."

After tearing into the NDA government during the trust vote debate and launching a direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi took everyone in the Lok Sabha by surprise, when he walked across and hugged PM Modi. "This is what it means to be a Hindu," Mr Gandhi said after coming back to his seat amid a huge applause from his Congress members, including his mother Sonia Gandhi. PM Modi, a little taken aback at first, called Mr Gandhi back and shook hands with him. BJP lawmakers were seen thumping their desks but Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said such conduct was against the rules of the House."