New Delhi: 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:
Jul 23, 2018 18:19 (IST)
Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned for the day and will resume tomorrow at 11 AM.
Jul 23, 2018 18:10 (IST)
Proceedings in the Lok Sabha have been adjourned for the day and will resume at 11 AM tomorrow.
Jul 23, 2018 17:51 (IST)
Prakash Javadekar while speaking in the Lok Sabha on National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has said that the government will be launching composite B.A.-B.Ed., B.Com-B.Ed and B.Sc.-B.Ed. courses as comprehensive courses for aspiring teachers.
Jul 23, 2018 17:17 (IST)
TMC MP Derek O'Brien demanded that Rajya Sabha MPs should be allowed to speak on The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill on Tuesday, as Union Minister Nitin Gadkari who introduced the bill in the house was not present in the chambers and serious concerns about the bill were being raised.
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.
Jul 23, 2018 16:06 (IST)
Lok Sabha is now taking up the National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
Jul 23, 2018 15:25 (IST)
Rajya Sabha is currently taking into consideration for passing The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Jul 23, 2018 14:57 (IST)
Rajya Sabha is currently discussing The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which was introduced by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in the house.
Jul 23, 2018 14:54 (IST)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018,was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.
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."
Jul 23, 2018 14:47 (IST)
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, while speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, raised many concerns regarding cheque payments in the country and also pointed out the inadequacies of the proposed bill.
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."
Jul 23, 2018 14:15 (IST)
Lok Sabha proceedings resume after adjournment.
Jul 23, 2018 14:05 (IST)
Rajya Sabha proceedings resume after adjournment with The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites And Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018 brought forward for discussion and passing.
