Amid fierce protests over the controversial farm bills, the monsoon session of parliament will conclude today, eight days ahead of schedule as the opposition boycotted proceedings in both houses. The monsoon session started earlier on September 14, five months after parliament was adjourned over the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The abrupt conclusion of the session comes amid an uproar over the government's big-ticket farm bills, which were passed by the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
Yesterday, seven bills were passed in Rajya Sabha even as 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.
Here are the Highlights on the monsoon session of parliament:
Delhi: Opposition MPs staged a protest against the recently passed agriculture Bills in Parliament premises, earlier today. pic.twitter.com/a4pyiDOTdb
- ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
Lok Sabha passes the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 pic.twitter.com/mo6MJ01S3F
- ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
There was no division of votes, no voice voting. Constitution was undermined in the temple of democracy. We have given a representation to President that Farm Bills have been passed unconstitutionally & he should return these bills: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Oppn., Rajya Sabha pic.twitter.com/O0jkUrUGhI
- ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
Parliament Passes Jammu And Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020Delhi | TMC and TRS MPs protest in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament premises over #FarmBills (ANI) pic.twitter.com/p3ePksFw5w
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 23, 2020
Rajya Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020 (ANI) pic.twitter.com/6XpegdQ08M
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 23, 2020
Watch | Opposition To Meet President At 5 PM On #FarmBills Amid Parliament Boycott https://t.co/KoLysNMKHZ pic.twitter.com/LwpuM58l3J
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 23, 2020
As opposition continues its boycott of the parliament, the Rajya Sabha today passed the three controversial Labour Code Bills. The bills were passed even as Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman: : "These bills affect the livelihood of crores of workers. It will be a great blot on democracy to have these bills passed unilaterally today." The government has said the three Labour Code Bills will give a safe environment to workers.
Contentious Labour Bills, which were cleared by Lok Sabha yesterday, have been tabled in Rajya Sabha. The three labour bills are:
- Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020
- Code on Social Security Bill, 2020
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code Bill, 2020
Experience says that many organisations attempted to hide their identity & were successful in doing that. The reason behind this is that they had no fear because their identity wasn't established completely. So Aadhaar Card has been brought in to establish their identity: MoS MHA https://t.co/OuL89rIvjh
- ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
I've to inform members that the Govt has decided to recommend adjournment of the House sine die today. But some important legislative business passed by Lok Sabha has to be disposed off before adjournment of the House sine die: MoS for MEA & Parliamentary Affairs, V Muraleedharan pic.twitter.com/aUtCju652C
- ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
Experience says that many organisations attempted to hide their identity & were successful in doing that. The reason behind this is that they had no fear because their identity wasn't established completely. So Aadhaar Card has been brought in to establish their identity: MoS MHA https://t.co/OuL89rIvjh
- ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2020
- Rajya Sabha will take up 3 contentious Labour Code Bills today
- Time allotted is 4 hours
- Rajya Sabha will debate all the 3 Labour Code Bills together -- Code on Social Security, Code on Industrial Relations and Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill 2020
