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This Article is From Sep 23, 2020

Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Opposition Boycotts Lok Sabha Hours After Rajya Sabha Walk Out

Parliament Monsoon Session: Earlier in the day, the opposition said it will boycott the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha till three key demands are met, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad declared.

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Updated : September 23, 2020 12:20 am IST

Parliament Monsoon Session: The Monsoon session is scheduled to conclude on October 1. (File)

New Delhi:

The opposition today boycotted the proceedings of the Lok Sabha, hours after it walked out of the Rajya Sabha.

Earlier in the day, the opposition said it will boycott the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha till three key demands, including revoking of the suspension of eight members, are met, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad declared in the upper house today. Eight opposition members of the Rajya Sabha were suspended on Monday for the rest of the session over the chaos in the House during Sunday's passing of the farm bills. However, the members, including Trinamool Congress's Derek O'Brien, Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay singh, Congress's Rajeev Satav and CPM's KK Ragesh, refused to leave.

A number of opposition parties led by the Congress staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha today, demanding that the suspension of eight members be revoked. The Congress was the first to walkout from the house along with members of the Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress and Left parties.

The opposition said the members should have been given a chance to explain and demanded a vote on their suspension, but the Rajya Sabha said the decision was based on a government motion.

Here are the highlights from the Parliament Monsoon Session 2020:

Sep 23, 2020 00:20 (IST)
Lok Sabha Passes 3 Key Labour Codes Amid Opposition Boycott. Here's What Changes
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed three labour codes amid boycott of the House proceedings by several Opposition parties, including the Congress, in protest against the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members." itemprop="description
Sep 22, 2020 18:52 (IST)
For Lok Sabha, Monsoon Session likely to end on Wednesday
The Lok Sabha is likely to be adjourned sine die on Wednesday, eight days ahead of the scheduled end of the Monsoon Session, amid concerns of spread of coronavirus among lawmakers, sources said on Tuesday.

The House, which will meet at 3 pm on Wednesday is likely to be adjourned sine die (when there is no decided date for resumption), the sources said.

The session which began on September 14, witnessed passage of several bills by the Lok Sabha, including those which sought to replace the ordinances issued recently.

Sep 22, 2020 18:17 (IST)
Lok Sabha takes up three labour Codes amid boycott by Opposition
The labour reforms that are being undertaken by the government will prove to be a milestone for the welfare of workers, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha took up three bills on the labour code, which were moved by Gangwar, amid boycott of House proceedings by several opposition parties, including the Congress, in protest against the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members.

While moving the bills for consideration and passage, the minister said the government has come out with the changes in the legislations after extensive consultations with state governments and other stakeholders.

He said about three-fourth of the recommendations of the standing committee, which scrutinised the codes, have been incorporated in the bills by the government.
On Saturday, Gangwar had introduced the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, and the Code on Social Security, 2020.

Over 29 labour laws have been merged into four codes and one (Code on Wages Bill, 2019) of them has already been passed, according to the minister.

Sep 22, 2020 17:21 (IST)
Flooor leaders of major opposition parties are meeting the Speaker over demand to withdraw suspension of Rajya Sabha MPs.
Sep 22, 2020 17:04 (IST)

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Sep 22, 2020 16:44 (IST)
Opposition boycotts Lok Sabha, walks out hours after similar move in Rajya Sabha over farm bills, MPs' suspension
Sep 22, 2020 16:28 (IST)
Rajya Sabha passes Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020
Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020, which seeks to establish Rashtriya Raksha University as an institution of national importance by upgrading Raksha Shakti University, Gandhinagar.

Later, the Upper House was adjourned till 9 AM Wednesday.

The Bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha.

The Rashtriya Raksha University is proposed to be a multi-disciplinary university to create new knowledge through research and collaboration with different stakeholders and help to fulfill the need for a pool of trained professionals with specialized knowledge and new skill sets in various wings of policing, the criminal justice system and correctional administration.
Sep 22, 2020 16:24 (IST)
Opposition parties likely to boycott LS, indicates Derek O'Brien
TMC MP Derek O' Brien on Tuesday indicated that Opposition parties are going to boycott the Lok Sabha session in protest against the suspension of eight MPs.

Members of the opposition had walked out of the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day.

"There is no Opposition in Rajya Sabha and I am given to understand that the Opposition leaders are going to boycott Lok Sabha as well. So, if that actually happens, there will be absolutely no Opposition in Parliament," Mr O'Brien said during a media briefing.

Mr O' Brien along with seven other MPs were suspended on Monday over their "misbehaviour" with the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman during the passage of farm bills on Sunday.
Sep 22, 2020 16:04 (IST)
Rajya Sabha passes 7 key bills in three and half hours
In one of the most productive days in its history, Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in a matter of three and half hours passed seven key bills including one that removes cereals, pulses and onion from the essential commodities list and another that abolishes penalty for certain offences by companies.

This after most of the opposition including the Congress, Left parties, the TMC, the Samajwadi Party and the NCP decided to boycott House proceedings in protest against the suspension of eight MPs for the remainder of the session for unruly behaviour.

Only members from the ruling BJP and its ally JD-U and those of parties such as AIADMK, BJD, YSR-Congress and TDP, which have been extending support to the Modi government on various issues, participated in the debates on the bills.

In most bills, the members participation was sparse and the minister's reply brief.
The Upper House took up government legislative business after nearly an hour of discussion over the conduct of opposition MPs during the passage of two agriculture reform bills on Sunday, with Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu saying the suspension could be revoked if the members expressed regret over their action.

Sep 22, 2020 15:48 (IST)
Lok Sabha adjourned for an hour after opposition protests on farmers' issues
Lok Sabha was adjourned for an hour on Tuesday following protests by opposition members who claimed that the government has done too little for the welfare of farmers.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Monday's announcement by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar of increasing minimum support price (MSP) of six Rabi crops was too little for the benefits of farmers, who have been agitating against two farm bills, which were passed by Parliament on Sunday.

Mr Chowdhury was supported by DMK leader T R Baalu and TMC's Kalyan Banerjee.
Soon, opposition members shouted slogans and came near the well of the House to register their protests in support of farmers, who are agitating in Punjab, Haryana and some other places.
Sep 22, 2020 15:28 (IST)
"Rajya Sabha Boycott Till 3 Demands Met": Opposition Cranks Up Pressure
The opposition will boycott the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha till three key demands as well as a "request" of revoking of the suspension of eight members, are met, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad declared in the upper house today as high drama continued for the third straight day.

The suspended members continued their sit-in on the lawns of the parliament complex till about 11:30 AM after spending the night there in protest. They were suspended over Sunday's unprecedented chaos and "unruly behaviour" in the Rajya Sabha when two controversial farm bills were passed.
Sep 22, 2020 15:20 (IST)
Centre Will Consider Revoking Suspension Of MPs After They Apologise: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government will consider revoking the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members only after they apologise for their behaviour in the Upper House, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. Read Here
Sep 22, 2020 14:56 (IST)
The eight suspended Rajya Sabha members include Trinamool Congress's Derek O'Brien, Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay singh, Congress's Rajeev Satav and CPM's KK Ragesh.
Sep 22, 2020 14:33 (IST)
Centre's "No Data" Admissions Help Shashi Tharoor Re-Interpret NDA

The government's multiple admissions in parliament that it has no data on various subjects -- from migrant labourers to farmer suicides -- have made it the target of the Congress, whose leaders have launched a concerted attack. Today senior Congress leader and former Union minister Shashi Tharoor tweeted a list laced with sarcasm. Read Here
Sep 22, 2020 14:26 (IST)
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow.
Sep 22, 2020 14:25 (IST)
Delhi: Congress workers hold protest against the Farmers' & Produce Trade & Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment & Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, passed by the government.

Sep 22, 2020 14:25 (IST)
The requirement of mandatory universal screening of all international passengers arriving in 21 airports in India for COVID-19 was implemented by Government of India w.e.f 4 March 2020: V Muraleedharaan
Sep 22, 2020 13:41 (IST)
ajya Sabha passes the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020.
Sep 22, 2020 13:41 (IST)
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed in Rajya Sabha.
Sep 22, 2020 13:41 (IST)
Rajya Sabha passes the National Forensic Sciences University Bill 2020.



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