Parliament's ongoing Winter Session may end on Friday, a week ahead of schedule, sources said today. The decision, the sources said, was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, which manages the schedule of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Meanwhile, Chaos ensued in the Rajya Sabha as the Winter Session resumed today. The BJP members demanded an apology from Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks against the ruling party, leading to a war of words. The Parliament has been witnessing Opposition protests over the latest India-China clashes in Arunachal Pradesh. The Opposition parties walked out of the Rajya Sabha yesterday, yet again, after their demands for a debate on Chinese incursion on the borders were rejected.
Here are the Highlights from Parliament Winter Session:
"As we prepare to mark 2023 as the International Year of Millets, attended a sumptuous lunch in Parliament where millet dishes were served. Good to see participation from across party lines," tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/meb3gJ6jTb
- ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
Winter Session Live Updates: Banks Write Off Loans Worth Rs 11.17 Lakh Crores In Past 6 YearsBanks have written off Rs 11.17 lakh crore bad loans from their books in the last six years till financial year 2021-22, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
The Government has increased the recruitment to IPS (Direct Recruitment) from 150 to 200 from Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2020: MoS Home Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha
- ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
Data on religion based atrocities is not centrally maintained. However,MHA has issued advisories to States/UTs from time to time, to maintain law&order &ensure that any person who takes law into his/her own hand is punished promptly as per law: MoS Home Nityanand Rai to Lok Sabha
- ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
The Centre today informed Parliament that it has achieved integration of 1,260 wholesale mandis, located in 22 states and three union territories, with the electronic-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). In his written reply to the Lok Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said: "As on November 30, 2022, 1,260 mandis of 22 States and 3 UTs have been integrated with e-NAM platform."
#WATCH | CM of our state (Punjab) used to sit in the House a few months ago. The person who used to come to the Parliament in an inebriated state is now running the state. Members who used to sit near him had complained to change their seats: SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal in LS pic.twitter.com/tAyFRcpy7m
- ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
BJP Lok Sabha member Prataprao Patil today said the people of India are now confident that the Modi government would recover the land lost to China in the 1962 war. Speaking during the Zero Hour, he told Lok Sabha that Parliament passed a resolution on November 14, 1962 that India would recover the land, but could not achieve it in 60 years.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating eleven cases in which nexus between terrorists, drug smugglers and traffickers based in India and abroad have been found, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha today.
No cyber attack or data hacking incident has been observed in the Data Centre or its Disaster Recovery Sites of the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Multiple Layered Security approach has been adopted for security & safety of Census data: MoS Home in LS pic.twitter.com/8HwUTmYuoQ
- ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
Winter Session Live Updates: Opposition Walkout Of Rajya Sabha Over Bihar Liquor TragedyJoint Opposition, led by Congress, today, staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha over misuse of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the Bihar hooch tragedy.
Today's millet lunch menu |Food items made of millet included in today's menu for lunch at Parliament
- ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
Earlier today, at BJP Parliamentary Party meeting PM laid emphasis on celebration of International Millet Year 2023 & suggested ways to promote nutrition campaign through millet pic.twitter.com/yCG0TZ5gfp
Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again at 2:00 P.M. today.
- LOK SABHA (@LokSabhaSectt) December 20, 2022
The Winter Session of the Parliament may end this Friday instead of December 29, said sources. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, they said.
BJP MP Ravishankar Prasad raised the Bihar liquor tragedy in the Lok Sabha today. "There should be a human rights case over the liquor deaths in Bihar. No post-mortem was conducted. Even viscera was not preserved," said Mr Prasad.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar refuses to admit any of the six adjournment notices.
Mallikarjun Kharge tells the Parliament whatever he said was outside the House. He said he stands firm on his remarks that the BJP had no role in the freedom struggle.
Chaos ensued in the Rajya Sabha as Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was speaking. Union Minister Piyush Goyal attacked Mr Kharge over his remarks on the BJP amid hues and cries. The BJP is demanding an apology from Mr Kharge.
