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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today briefed Parliament on the military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others were killed. The Mi-17 V5 chopper crashed shortly after it took off Wednesday morning from an Air Force base in Sulur near Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament Group Captain Varun Singh, the only survivor of the helicopter crash, is "critical, but stable". Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament that he is on life support and "all efforts are being made to save him".
Meanwhile, in the Rajya Sabha, the Centre will move ''The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill 2021'' - passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday - for consideration and passing.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to move the Bill during the proceedings of the House to be commenced after lunch. The Bill was first introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 15 this year.
A parliamentary panel has sought in detail the current status of the implementation of the Master Plan of Delhi-2021, outlining achievements, failures or delays. In a report presented to the Lok Sabha, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the DDA to furnish various details.
Here are the highlights on Parliament winter session 2021:
Dec 09, 2021 21:41 (IST)
Winter Session: Lok Sabha adjourned till Friday
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on Friday after the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Delhi Police Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021, were passed in the Lower House aiming at extending the tenure of CBI and ED directors for up to 5 years.
Union minister Jitendra Singh said that the extension of tenure of CBI, ED directors would be done by following the same procedure as the selection of the chiefs.
Earlier in the day, the Lower House of the Parliament condoled the demise of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others who lost their lives in the IAF chopper crash.
Lok Sabha observed a two-minute silence on the demise of those who lost their lives in the military chopper crash.
Dec 09, 2021 20:35 (IST)
Government should bring down prices of petrol, diesel, cooking gas: Supriya Sule in Lok Sabha
The government should intervene and bring down high prices of petrol, diesel and domestic cooking gas so that crores of poor people are benefited, NCP MP Supriya Sule demanded in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Raising the issue of price rise of essential commodities during the Zero Hour in the House, she also said cooking oil has become very expensive pinching the common man.
The government should think of the bottom of the pyramid of the society and bring down taxes on petrol, diesel and LPG cylinder so that people at large get some relief from inflation, Ms Sule said.
Dec 09, 2021 19:57 (IST)
LS passes bills to extend CBI, Enforcement Directorate directors' tenures up to max 5 years
Two bills were passed by Lok Sabha on Thursday to extend the tenures of directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate up to a maximum of five years from the present two years.
The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 were passed separately by voice vote after the House rejected various amendments moved by Opposition members on the two bills.
Congress MPs walked out of the House, saying they were not satisfied with the reply of Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh.
These bills seek to replace two ordinances issued last month.
The Opposition and the BJP sparred over the government's move to extend the tenures of the directors of the CBI and the ED up to a maximum of five years, with the Opposition alleging that it would completely undermine the autonomy of these institutions, and the ruling party defending the step as being necessary to fight large scale corruption.
Dec 09, 2021 19:47 (IST)
Lok Sabha passes Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Dec 09, 2021 18:36 (IST)
Rajya Sabha passes Bill on pharma institutes, research; seeks special status to six more institutes of pharmaceutical education
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed ''The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill 2021'' which seeks to accord the status of Institutions of National Importance to six more institutes in different states as well as set up a council for these institutes.
The Bill was passed with a voice vote and 21 members took part in the debate.
In his concluding remark, while participating in the debate, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the Bill will empower the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) and support the research.
The Bill will encourage high-quality research as it accords the status of Institutions of National Importance to six more institutes at Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Rae Bareli. These six more institutes are linked to pharmaceutical education and research.
Dec 09, 2021 18:14 (IST)
Plea in Rajya Sabha for setting up All India Judicial Services
A plea for setting up an All India Judicial Services on the lines of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and other allied services was made in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, Narendra Jadhav (nominated member) said the 14th report of the Law Commission in 1958 had proposed All-India Judicial Services (AIJS), and subsequently the 42nd Constitutional Amendment conferred powers on Rajya Sabha to initiate the process.
In 1991, the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment also laid down that AIJS be set up but it has not seen the light of the day, he said.
He asked the government to constitute All India Judicial Services and a supervising body ''Judicial Consortium'' comprising chief justices and two senior-most judges of each high court and five senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India, and to form Union Judicial Service Commission (UJSC) to conduct exams, interviews, recruitment to the AIJS on the directions of Judicial Consortium.
The Chairperson of the UJSC should be a retired Chief Justice of India, he suggested. "Once the candidates are recruited, they should be guided by the rules and regulations of the High Court of their allocated cadre, till the time they will be serving in their allocated cadre."
Amar Patnaik (BJD) also demanded that the entire examination pattern of NEET and JEE should be made more inclusive.
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Dec 09, 2021 18:06 (IST)
Farmers' happy faces after repeal of three farm laws have left Opposition with no issue for its politics: Sanjeev Balyan
Attacking the Opposition, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Sanjeev Balyan on Thursday said that now since the farmers are happy after the repeal of the three farm laws, the Opposition is left with no issue to do politics.
Balyan''s remarks came after farmers, who have been protesting against the three farm laws on different borders of Delhi since November 26 last year, announced on Wednesday that they are suspending their year-long agitation and would vacate the protest sites on December 11.
The announcement came after the protesting farmers received a letter from the Central government, with promises of forming a committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and withdrawing cases against them immediately.
Mr Balyan, said, "Farmers are happy and they are going home with happy faces. Their happy faces have left the opposition with no issues for their politics. They (Opposition) never did any work so they were attacking us with the farmers'' agitation.
Dec 09, 2021 17:18 (IST)
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Dec 09, 2021 17:14 (IST)
Rajya Sabha passes 'The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill 2021' which seeks to accord special status to six more institutes of pharmaceutical education and research as well as set up a council for these institutes.
Dec 09, 2021 16:32 (IST)
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Dec 09, 2021 14:13 (IST)
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Dec 09, 2021 13:33 (IST)
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2:30 pm today
Dec 09, 2021 13:17 (IST)
CPM MP moves suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss chopper crash
CPM MP, V Sivadasan, moved a notice for the suspension of business under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss the crash of the IAF helicopter at Coonoor and the tragic death of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat and 12 others.
"The demise of General Bipin Rawat and 12 other people is painful and shocking," Sivadasan told ANI.
Dec 09, 2021 13:01 (IST)
Dec 09, 2021 12:10 (IST)
Opposition Call Off Sit-In As Mark Of Respect Towards Gen Rawat
The Opposition leaders have called off their ongoing sit-in dharna against the suspension of the 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for the day as a mark of respect towards Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 12 others who lost their lives in a chopper crash.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Upper House, Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday told ANI, "We have decided not to protest, against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs, today in honour of CDS Bipin Rawat and the soldiers who died in the chopper crash and to pay tribute to them. We will also attend Defence Minister Rajnath Singh''s address."
Shiv Sena''s Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "On the solidarity of CDS and others who lost their lives in the crash, we have called off the protest today."
"As a mark of respect to late CDS and other jawans who lost their lives in chopper crashed we have suspended our dharma for today and will resume tomorrow," a statement issued by Congress read.
Dec 09, 2021 11:53 (IST)
Winter Session live updates: PM Modi meets top ministers in Parliament to discuss issues, government strategy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with top ministers to discuss various issues and government strategy, earlier today, news agency ANI reported.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and other ministers were present in the meeting.
Dec 09, 2021 11:35 (IST)
Dec 09, 2021 11:25 (IST)
Parliament Winter Session: Bills to be produced, passed in Parliament today
LOK SABHA
Bills for consideration and passing
The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021
RAJYA SABHA
Bills for consideration and passing
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
(Amendment) Bill, 2021
Dec 09, 2021 11:11 (IST)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is now making a statement in the Rajya Sabha.
Dec 09, 2021 11:08 (IST)
Lok Sabha pays tribute to General Bipin Rawat, others killed in the military chopper crash.
Dec 09, 2021 11:05 (IST)
Parliament Winter session Live Updates: Rajnath Singh briefs Parliament on Gen Rawat's chopper crash
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is making a statement in Parliament on the military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that resulted in the death of General Bipin Rawat and 12 others.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is making a statement in Parliament on the military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that resulted in the death of General Bipin Rawat and 12 others.
Here are key points from his speech:
- Sulur ATC lost contact with the helicopter at 12:08 pm IST. It was supposed to land at 12:15 pm IST.
- Soon after reports emerged of an aircraft on fire in the jungle area nearby. Operations to put out the fire and carry out a search and rescue operation immediately.
- A tri-service enquiry has already been ordered and the enquiry has already begun.
Dec 09, 2021 10:54 (IST)
Parliament winter session live updates: Rajnath Singh reaches Parliament, will brief on chopper crash shortly
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Parliament on Thursday, ahead of his scheduled statement in both the Houses on the military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu. The accident claimed the lives of 13 people including the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat on Wednesday.
Dec 09, 2021 10:37 (IST)
Rajnath Singh to brief Parliament at 11 AM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief both houses today on the helicopter crash. He will make a statement in Lok Sabha at 11 am followed by the statement in Rajya Sabha on the military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.
Dec 09, 2021 10:31 (IST)
Winter Session live updates: Defence Minister to brief Parliament on helicopter crash at 11am
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement on the helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that resulted in the death of General Bipin Rawat and 12 others, in both the houses of Parliament today. The Mi-17 V5 chopper crashed shortly after it took off Wednesday morning from an Air Force base in Sulur near Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore.
Dec 09, 2021 10:29 (IST)
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