Monsoon Session: This is the second time PM Modi is facing a no-confidence motion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha in response to the no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition parties in a bid to corner the government over the violence raging in Manipur.
The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948 passed in the Rajya Sabha. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7. The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar over Manipur issue.
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 which seeks to set out requirements for firms collecting data online, with exceptions for the government and law enforcement agencies.
It also lays down the obligations of entities handling and processing data as well as the rights of individuals.
Here are the Highlights on Parliament Monsoon Session:
Parliament Session Live: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been suspended from Lok Sabha for misconduct. This is the first time in history that the leader of the Congress has been suspended. The matter has been sent to the privilege committee.
PM Modi Live: The country has faced a serious more than Manipur before but as a nation, we worked together. If this no-confidence hadn't come, we could not have talked about all the things.
PM Modi Live: As the leader of the house, I gave them a task in 2018 to bring a no-confidence motion in 2023. There was no creativity and couldn't find issues to talk about. No worries, in 2028 please come prepared when you bring a no-confidence motion.
The parliament is not the platform of politics, it's an important institution. It's run on taxpayers money but the Opposition does not care about these things. Politics won't help to run the country and they have broken the trust of the people. I say this with confidence that the people of the country have full faith even after being ruled for 1,000 years.
PM Modi Live: Bandh and blockades are a thing of the past in Manipur and we have to keep politics out of violence to establish peace as early as possible.
The way South East Asia and ASEAN countries are developing, the day isn't far when the northeast will develop and become very important. I can see the glorious years of the northeast coming soon.
PM Modi Live: For us, the northeast is a part of our heart. Amit Shah explained the issue of Manipur. The people of Northeast are not responsible for the situation but the Congress's politics is.
Under Congress's rule, Manipur suffered from militancy. There was a time in Manipur when everything was done on the orders of the militants and at that Congress was in the state. There were orders to not sing the national anthem in Manipur and all of that happened during Congress rule.
PM Modi Live: In 1966, Congress used the air force to bomb Mizoram. I want to ask them why did they use the air force to bomb our own people. Congress tried to hide this truth.
They have killed the trust among the people of the northeast. In 1962, I still recall the radio broadcast of Jawaharlal Nehru when he said my heart goes out to the people of Assam. Nehru Ji left the people of Assam to fend for themselves during the Indo-China war.
Ram Manohar Lohia made serious allegations against Jawahar Lal Nehru. He said Nehru does not want the development of the northeast.
PM Modi Live: I'm surprised to see the kind of language used against Bharat Mata. They talk about the death of democracy and institutions. They broke India into 3 parts in 1947. Their politics of appeasement partitioned India and broke Vande Mataram as well. They support the Tukde Tukde gang.
PM Modi Live: I'm surprised to see the kind of language used against Bharat Mata. They talk about the death of democracy, institutions.
PM Modi On Manipur: Home Minister talked about the issue of violence in Manipur, but all the Opposition did was politics. Amit Shah, without doing politics, explained the issue.
After the High Court order, violence started and many families lost their lives, and women were sexually abused. The Centre and state government are working towards peace and I'm confident that through our peace efforts, Manipur will soon witness the sunrise of peace.
I appeal to all to end violence.
PM Modi Live: They didn't want to discuss Manipur, they didn't have the intention.
PM Modi Live: Congress stages a walkout from Lok Sabha during PM Modi's speech on no-confidence motion.
PM Modi Live: I want to tell everyone that the Opposition's alliance is a guarantee for corruption, appeasement, hatred, bankruptcy, and terrorism.
Only Modi can give a guarantee for making India the third-largest economy.
PM Modi Live: They launch a player multiple times but he fails always. Their PR team promotes
Mohabbat ki Dukaan but it's
Loot, Jhooth, and
Nafrat ki Dukaan.
Many people in this house come from villages and whenever a poor goes to a foreign country, he/she talks about their experiences, but those who have no on-ground experience are surprised by what they are seeing in India right now.
PM Modi Live: Yesterday, they said
dil se baat, but people know the state of their minds. Their love for Modi is such that they even think about me even in their dreams.
PM Modi Live: Hanuman did not burn Lanka, it was Ravan's arrogance that put it on fire. The truth is that people have given a full majority to a government after 30 years. You can't see a poor man's son as the Prime Minister, it hurts you.
There was a time when they used to celebrate birthdays on airplanes but now airplanes are used to deliver vaccines for the poor. They used airplanes to send their clothes for drycleaning.
PM Modi Live: Historically, everyone opposed dynastic politics because the people have to have suffer. In Congress's darbar system, they stole opportunities from many leaders including BR Ambedkar, they made fun of his clothes. Their Darbarwaad destroyed several leaders.
PM Modi Live: They can change the label from the outside but what about your past deeds, the sins that you've committed? The situation is such that they are holding hands, the moment the situation changes, they will take their knives out.
PM Modi Live: Their obsession with names is not new, they think by changing names they can rule the country for decades. Roads, hospitals, and schemes are named after them but the poor did not get benefits.
In 1920, during India's freedom struggle, the nation got a new flag and Congress thought that this would help them so they took the flag and they also used the surname Gandhi Their act of stealing and making claims is going on since 1920.
This is not an I.N.D.I.A. alliance but an alliance of arrogance and everyone dreams of becoming a Prime Minister in this alliance.
PM Modi Live: You cremated UPA in Bengaluru and I should've expressed my condolences but I don't regret the delay because you were cremating UPA but at the same time putting paint on Khandar and celebrating it, PM Modi targets Opposition's new alliance.
Generation after generation, they can't even differentiate between red and green chili. Their problem is such that in order to keep them alive, they needed support from NDA and 'I' which signifies arrogance was put in NDA and that too twice.
PM Modi Live: Their love for Pakistan was such that they used to trust them and believed whatever they said. Kashmir was burning in the fire of terrorism and they trust the Hurriyat and not the people of Kashmir. We did surgical strikes and air strikes but they questioned our forces.
Congress loved to tarnish India's image and they amplify it in the country. They don't trust India-made vaccines. They don't believe in India's people and their capabilities, but I want to tell them that the level of no-confidence among people toward Congress is high.
PM Modi Live: In 1991, the country was about to go bankrupt, but after 2014, India is among the top five economies Congress think it happened on its own but I want to tell them that it happened through hard work, reform, dedication, and immense planning.
I know India will be the third-largest economy. The nation believes that when you'll bring a no-confidence motion in 2028, India will be in top 3.
PM Modi Live: A few days ago I said, India will become the world's third-largest economy. A responsible Opposition should've asked the Finance Minister about the roadmap, and could've suggested us but the sad truth is they think it will happen on its own and it shows that the Congress has no vision for the economy and no understanding.
PM Modi Live: They tried to spread rumours about India's banking sector but the opposite happened and the net profit of public sector banks doubled. The Finance Minister explained how much profit the banks made.
They said a lot about state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, they spread rumours about HAL. They tried to instigate the HAL staff and the Opposition's secret worked and HAL is progressing.
PM Modi Live: They abused me for three days and used all kinds of words against me and for their favourite slogan is
Modi teri qabr khudegi, but I make a tonic from all the hate and I want to tell everyone in this house a secret.
I'm confident that the Opposition is blessed with a secret power; if they wish for someone's failure but only good happens to the person and I'm an example.
PM Modi Live: IMF has called the Direct Benefit Transfer a logistical marvel. WHO has said India is saving lakhs with the Jal Jeevan Mission. WHO analysed the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and said it has saved 3 lakh.
PM Modi Live: In 2014, the people gave a full majority to a government after 30 years and again in 2019, we were given an opportunity to serve the country with more strength and faith. We have given the youth a corruption-free government.
We have taken India's image to new heights, some people are still trying to tarnish the image. The Opposition brought the no-confidence motion to break people's trust. There's record foreign investment in the country.
PM Modi Live: I don't understand why Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was sidelined, I think someone might've called from Kolkata. We sympathise with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for not getting an opportunity to speak in the no-confidence motion debate.
PM Modi Live: I don't understand why Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was sidelined, I think someone might've called from Kolkata. We sympathise with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for not getting an opportunity to speak in the no-confidence motion debate.
Opposition Organised The Fielding But We Were Hitting Fours, Sixes: PM Modi
PM Modi Live: The Opposition organised the fielding but we were hitting fours and sixes. We were scoring centuries but they were bowling no balls. Why don't you work hard, I gave you five years but still you didn't come prepared.
PM Modi Live: The digital data protection bill is associated with the emotions of the youth of the country. The coming period will be driven by technology. Data is like the second gold and extensive discussion was needed but you chose to do politics, PM Modi slams Opposition. The Opposition is breaking people's trust.
With their conduct, they've shown that alliance is more important than the country for them and they are more concerned about power than the poor. You don't care about the country's future, PM Modi said.
PM Modi Live: When we went to the people, in 2019, they showed no-confidence to them, and the National Democratic Alliance and BJP got more seats compared to 2014. The Opposition's no-confidence motion is lucky for us.
PM Modi Live: The people of the country have repeatedly shown faith in us and I want to thank all of them. I think it's god's blessing that the Opposition brought the no-confidence motion. In 2018, they brought the no-confidence motion and at that I said this motion is not a floor test for us but for them.
Monsoon Session Live: Jyotiraditya Scindia questioned why former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Dr Manmohan Singh "took a vow of silence" during earlier incidents of violence in Manipur in 1993 and 2011, respectively. "If this is not two-faced politics, politics of convenience, what is?"
They (Congress) said 'nafrat ke bazaar mein mohabbat ki dukaan', but their dukaan (shop) is of corruption, appeasement, and hatred, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia slammed Congress during the no-confidence motion debate.
Minister J Scindia speaks during debate on No-Trust Motion
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition uproar
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Thursday amid Opposition uproar over discussion on the Manipur violence issue under a new rule.
Amid the din, the House passed the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
When the House, which was adjourned in the morning session, reassembled at 2 pm, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar tried to bring unanimity for holding a discussion on the Manipur violence issue under a different rule.
This followed an exchange of views from both sides as members recited poetry and couplets for sometime but no solution could be found.
Soon thereafter a member from Mizoram rose to make a point that "tribals" including him have been living in India much before the British times and have not migrated from Myanmar.
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee says, "The people who committed atrocities against women after the West Bengal Panchayat polls talk about democracy...59 party workers died in this year's Panchayat polls. Since West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been in power there have been atrocities against women in the state. To create their image, they are asking why is PM Modi silent on the Manipur issue...The opposition is silent on the Rajasthan, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh incidents & are talking about Manipur..."
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says "The power of no-confidence motion has brought the Prime Minister in the Parliament today. None of us were thinking about this no-confidence motion. We were only demanding that PM Modi should come to the Parliament and speak on the Manipur issue. We were not demanding any BJP member to come to the Parliament, we were only demanding our PM to come"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Lok Sabha to hear LoP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's speech on no-confidence motion.
Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948 passed in the Rajya Sabha. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day to meet at 11 am on tomorrow.
Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 moved in the Rajya Sabha for passage to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners and the procedure for transaction of business by the Election Commission.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra speaks in Lok Sabha- PM if you are listening, on behalf of the people of Manipur, please change the administration.
- India has lost confidence in you.
- Bowing down to a religious seer inside the parliament fills us with shame.
- Filing of FIRs against Opposition fills us with shame.
- Mamata Banerjee is not scared, MK Stalin is not scared, Rahul Gandhi is not scared. This time we will take you on and we will win.
- Everyone asks if not Modi Ji then who? After Manipur, India will say, "Anyone but Modi".
Nirmala Sitharaman's 'Jayalalithaa's Saree' Reminder As DMK Questions Women SafetyHitting back at the Opposition's attacks over the violence against women in Manipur, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today invoked Tamil Nadu's former Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa.
Countering DMK leader Kanimozhi's remarks on crimes against women in India, she said, "Women suffering anywhere, be it Manipur or Rajasthan or Delhi, we have to take it seriously, but there should be no politics over it."
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, says "Our Home Minister was talking about 'Quit India' yesterday. I wonder if he gets to know that the word 'Quit India' was coined by a Muslim, he will not use this word. I want to say that the kind of politics you (Central government) are doing will harm the country. I want to ask the PM if Hindutva is more important than the country"
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "Procuring of tomatoes from tomato growing regions of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and also Karnataka and distribution of these through cooperative societies like NCCF, NAFED are all happening. Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan - this has already started from 14th July and this will continue. Also in Delhi, mobile vans are distributing as outlets of NCCF and NAFED and also the Kendriya Bhandar."
Congress, NCP and DMK MPs stage a walk-out from the Lok Sabha as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks on the No Confidence Motion.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "Our DBT story sets an example for the rest of the world. I recognise the operationalisation of DBT by UPA but only Rs 7,367 crores were transferred in 2013-14. From that amount, DBT transfers have increased 5 times by 2014-15 itself. In the last Financial Year, Rs 7.16 lakh crores have been transferred through DBT"
Earlier governments used to sell dreams to people, we fulfil dreams: Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India is in a unique position of being optimistic and positive about its future growth when the global economy is struggling with the twin challenge of high inflation and slow growth. Speaking during the debate on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha against the Modi government, she also said that earlier governments used to sell dreams to people while the present regime is fulfilling the dreams.
"India was listed among five fragile economies of the world in 2013, but it has now become the fastest-growing economy in just nine years," she said.
Ms Sitharaman accused the previous UPA regime of wasting an entire decade, referring to its tenure from 2004 to 2014.
"In 2022, there was only three per cent growth in the global economy. The World Bank has said in 2023, it will decline to 2.1 per cent," she said. Developed countries such as the US and the UK, and the Euro zone are facing challenging times, while big economies such as China are also facing their own issues related to consumer demand and wage stagnation, the finance minister said.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes on INDIA alliance
Karnataka's Health Minister came to Delhi to see the mohalla clinics here. He came and said that there is nothing special in them and we are disappointed. This is one of the examples of their fight
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "We have realised that the banking sector needs to be healthy and therefore we took a lot of measures. Banks are able to work without political interference, they are working with professional integrity. 'Banks mein failaya hua aapka raita hum saaf kar rahe hai'."
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "UPA wasted an entire decade because there was a lot of corruption and cronyism. Today, every crisis and adversity has been changed into a reform and an opportunity."
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "People moved no confidence against UPA in 2014 and 2019 and defeated them. The situation will be the same in 2024. HM said yesterday, what was the need to change the name of UPA?...They have an amazing unity. It is tough to understand if they are fighting against each other or together..."
"Transformation comes through actual delivery, and not through spoken words. You show dreams to people. We make their dreams a reality. We believe in empowering all and appeasement of none," Nirmala Sitharaman says
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "Words like 'banega, milega' are not in use anymore. What are the people using these days? 'Ban gaye, mil gaye, aa gaye'. During UPA, people said 'Bijli aayegi', now people say 'Bijli aa gayi'. They said 'gas connection milega', now 'gas connection mil gaya'...They said airport 'banega', now airport 'ban gaya'..."
"So, India is in a rare position of being optimistic and positive about its future growth," Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "In 2013, Morgan Stanley had included India in the list of five fragile economies of the world. India was declared a fragile economy. Today, the same Morgan Stanley upgraded India and gave it a higher rating. In just 9 years, the economy rose and saw economic development due to the policies of our government - despite Covid. Today, we are the fastest growing economy of the world."
Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during No-Confidence Motion debate
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm amid ruckus on Manipur issue
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a discussion under Rule 167 on Manipur and insisted on the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the House.
Members of the ruling parties were on their feet protesting against Mr Kharge's demand.
On this, Mr Kharge said, "What will happen if the prime minister comes to the House? Is he 'parmaatma' (almighty)? He is not God." Sloganeering from ruling benches intensified after Kharge's remark on the PM. Amid the ruckus, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the House till 2 pm.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha, to discuss the Manipur situation.
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, AAP MP Raghav Chadha, RJD MP Manoj Jha, AAP MP Sandeep Pathak, Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain, AAP MP Sushil Gupta gives Suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 to discuss the Manipur situation.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon due to opposition protests
Lok Sabha proceedings were on Thursday adjourned till 12 noon following opposition protests over the Manipur issue.
Soon after obituary reference to five former members of the House, opposition members were on their feet raising the Manipur issue.
Speaker Om Birla ignored them and started the Question Hour, the schedule business of the House. The opposition MPs raised slogans against the government and displayed placards that read "India is with Manipur".
After 15 minutes of business, the speaker asked the opposition members to go back to their seats and take part in the proceedings.
"Honourable members, you are not using the valuable time of the House. Question Hour is very important and you should raise the issues concerning the people. I want to run the House but you are not interested," he said and adjourned the proceedings till 12 noon.
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm amid opposition protest on Manipur issue
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon due to opposition protests over Manipur issue
Centre's Bill Snips Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the Executive and the Judiciary, the Centre is set to push a legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Services and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, about to be introduced in Rajya Sabha today, proposes that the polling officers shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a panel comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will chair the panel, it says.
The Bill, in effect, aims to dilute the Supreme Court's March 2023 judgment in which a Constitution bench held that the appointment of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners shall be done by the President on the advice of a panel comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India.
This Bill sets the stage for a fresh confrontation between the Supreme Court and the Centre.
Mansukh Mandaviya to move Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha Mansukh Mandaviya to move Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya would move the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for consideration and passage to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
Earlier on August 7, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha.
The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill 2023 specifies that anyone who is registered as a pharmacist under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011 or possesses qualifications prescribed under the 2011 Act will be deemed to be registered as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948. This will be contingent upon the person submitting an application for registration within a year of the amendment coming into force, and paying a prescribed fee.
The bill, which was passed by voice vote in the Lower House, seeks to do away with issues concerning the status of persons registered or qualified under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act.
Rajya Sabha to take up Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023 for consideration, passageUnion Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal is to move the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha today for consideration and passage to repeal certain enactments and to amend an enactment on Thursday.
Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on July 28.
The Bill seeks to repeal 65 laws that are obsolete or that have been made redundant by other laws. It also corrects a minor drafting error in the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011.
The First Schedule of the Bill lists 24 laws that would be repealed. Of these, 16 are amending Acts, and two are from before 1947.
The Second Schedule of the Bill lists 41 Appropriation Acts that would be repealed. These include 18 Appropriation Acts for the Railways. These Acts span the years from 2013 to 2017.
AAP's Raghav Chadha gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha seeking discussion on ManipurAam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday gave a suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the situation in Manipur.
"I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion of suspension of business listed for today," Raghav Chadha said in a letter.
"That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other business of the day to discuss the violence in Manipur which has resulted loss of precious lives in Manipur due to failure and incompetence of Central and State Government," he added.
The Parliament has been witnessing a logjam over a number of issues, including the violence in Manipur, since the beginning of the Monsoon Session on July 20.
On Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech in Parliament, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, "It was a 2-hour-long speech but he did not answer the questions that the people of the country have been asking. When will there be a guarantee on the safety of women in the country"
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal is to move the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha today for consideration and passage to repeal certain enactments and to amend an enactment. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on July 28.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal is to introduce the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha today to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners and the procedure for transaction of business by the Election Commission.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavia is to move the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha today for consideration and passage to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7.
Centre to move Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 among 3 Bills in Rajya Sabha today
The Central government is to move Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023, among three Bills in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023 will be moved for consideration and passage while Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 will be introduced.
First, Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal will introduce the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 in the Upper House to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners and the procedure for transaction of business by the Election Commission.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will later move the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 for consideration and passage to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7.
Registration under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 is mandatory to practice pharmacy in India. The Bill looks at the insertion of new section 32C, which provides a special provision relating to persons registered or qualified under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011.
Congress' Manish Tewari moves adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha seeking discussion on border situation with ChinaCongress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the border situation with China.
In his letter to the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Manish Tewari said, "I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the house for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent importance, namely: That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to have a discussion on the border situation with China."
He further urged the Government to inform the House of the situation at the border with China adding that reports are coming out from Chushul, Eastern Ladakh that China's People Liberation Army (PLA) has pitched four tents in a "buffer zone" and their forces are demanding a 15-20 km Buffer Zone inside Indian territory.
"The border situation with China has been extremely tense since clashes broke out with Chinese forces in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh. Despite multiple rounds of talks between India and China, the border dispute continues to persist. Moreover, there have been reports coming out from Chushul, Eastern Ladakh, that the People Liberation Army (PLA) has pitched four tents in a "buffer zone", and has demanded a 15-20 km Buffer Zone inside Indian territory," the letter stated.
Rajya Sabha
3 Bills in Agenda today
1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will introduce this Bill which seeks to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, the procedure for transaction of business by the Election Commission.
2.The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023
3. The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023
- Meanwhile, Arjun Kumar Meghwal, to move for leave to introduce a Bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, the procedure for transaction of business by the Election Commission and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Also to introduce the Bill and to move that the Bill to repeal certain enactments and to amend an enactment, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.
- Union Health Minister Manuskh Mandaviya will move the Bill further to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.
- Moreover, according to the list of business in Lok Sabha Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation VK Singh, Ministry of Power Krishan Pal, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameshwar Teli, Ministry of Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of AYUSH Manjapara Mahendrabhai to lay the papers on the table in the Lok Sabha.
- Furthermore, Arjun Ram Meghwal to move that the Bill further to amend the Advocates Act, 1961, as passed by Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration and also moved to be passed.
- According to the revised list of business, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Ministry of Culture Meenakshi Lekhi and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Verma to lay the papers on the table in the Rajya Sabha.
- Jitendra Singh to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the 336th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Demands for Grants (2020-21) pertaining to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology.
- Ajay Bhatt to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the 313th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on 'Promotion of Indian Tourism in Overseas Markets- Role of Overseas Tourist Offices and Indian Embassies' pertaining to the Ministry of Tourism.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the Lok Sabha today in response to the Opposition's no-confidence motion against the NDA government.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirming the PM's presence at the Parliament on Wednesday, said, "The PM will be present in the House on Thursday to reply to the no-confidence motion."
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah also confirmed that the Prime Minister will be present in the House on Thursday to reply to the no-confidence motion.
- The opposition moved a no-confidence motion against the Modi government on July 26 which was accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
- However, the Modi-government won't lose the vote as his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies have a majority in the Lok Sabha.