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This Article is From Dec 21, 2023

Parliament Winter Session Highlights: 3 Criminal Code Bills, Telecom Bill Passed In Lok Sabha

Winter Session LIVE Updates: This takes the number of suspended MPs in the Lok Sabha to 97.

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Updated : December 21, 2023 2:55 pm IST

Winter Session LIVE Updates: The winter session will continue until December 22.

New Delhi:

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the three criminal code bills -- The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 -- to replace the colonial era Indian Penal Code and the CrPC. The lower house also passed the telecommunications Bill. The house adjourned for the day after passing the bills.

The bills were passed even as 143 members of the Opposition were suspended over the last two days.

Thomas Chazhikadan of the Kerala Congress (Mani) and A M Ariff of the CPI(M) were suspended for misconduct after a resolution moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi was adopted by the House.

This takes the number of suspended MPs in the Lok Sabha to 97. So far 143 opposition MPs have been suspended from the two Houses of Parliament. 

Here are the Highlights on Winter Session of Parliament:

Dec 20, 2023 19:23 (IST)
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till Tomorrow
Both houses have been adjourned till 11 am tomorrow.
Dec 20, 2023 18:05 (IST)
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 11 am Tomorrow
Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Thursday.
Dec 20, 2023 18:04 (IST)
Lok Sabha Passes The Telecommunications Bill, 2023
Telecommunication Bill 2023 has passed in Lok Sabha 
Dec 20, 2023 17:11 (IST)
The Telecommunications Bill, 2023 Taken Up In Lok Sabha
The Telecommunications Bill, 2023 has taken up for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha.  
Dec 20, 2023 17:05 (IST)
All Three Criminal Law Bills Passed In Lok Sabha
The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, were passed by the Lok Sabha even as 143 members of the Opposition were suspended over the last two days.

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Amit Shah On New Sedition Law
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"Aim Will Be Justice Not Punishment": Home Minister On New Criminal Bills
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"Laws Being Changed After 150 Years": Amit Shah
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Dec 20, 2023 15:35 (IST)
"Have Read Every Comma And Full Stop Of The New Bills In 158 Sittings": Amit Shah
"I have not only read every line in the key criminal code but every full stop and comma in 158 sitings. I am presenting the new bills after reading it all myself," he said.
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"Freed From Signs Of Slavery": Amit Shah On New Criminal Bills
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Dec 20, 2023 15:23 (IST)
Home Minister Amit Shah Speaks In Lok Sabha
Home minister addresses the house on debating on the revised criminal law bill. 

Dec 20, 2023 14:47 (IST)
Winter Session of Parliament Update
Lok Sabha MPs C Thomas and AM Ariff suspended for the winter session of Parliament for "displaying placards and entering the Well of the House"
Dec 20, 2023 14:46 (IST)
Winter Session of Parliament Update
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moves the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and return further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. 

The Bill was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha.

Dec 20, 2023 14:46 (IST)
Parliament Winter Session Update
On Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar saying "My caste also attacked" over mimicry row, LoP RS Mallikarjun Kharge says "...My caste is always affected because I am not allowed to speak (in the House)..."


Dec 20, 2023 14:44 (IST)
Parliament Winter Session Update: All vacant posts being filled in mission mode: Government to Lok Sabha
All vacant posts in Central government organisations are being filled in a mission mode, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

'Rozgar Mela' is one of the steps towards fulfilling the government's commitment of according the highest priority to employment generation, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to a question.

He said Rozgar Melas are being held across the country and the new appointees are inducted into various Central ministries, departments, Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and autonomous bodies, including health and education institutes and public sector banks among others.

"Filling up vacant posts in various ministries and departments is a continuous process. All vacant posts are being filled in a mission mode," Singh said, adding that employment generation in the country coupled with improving the employability of youth is the priority of the Central government.

Dec 20, 2023 14:12 (IST)
Parliament Winter Session Update
Rajya Sabha proceedings resumes. 




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