New Delhi: The first week of the Monsoon Session saw heated debates as the Opposition sought to corner government several issues including farmer suicides, atrocities on Dalits, cow vigilantism, and problems arising from the Goods and Services Tax or GST. The India-China standoff in Doklam was also discussed by the Parliamentarians, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj assuring the House that "all countries are with India" on the issue.
Here are the updates from the sixth day of the Monsoon session of Parliament:
Jul 24, 2017 15:45 (IST)
Jul 24, 2017 15:45 (IST)
It's not appropriate, not good for democracy. Even if few members violated rules, there have been many such incidents: Mallikarjun Kharge
Jul 24, 2017 14:41 (IST)
Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow
Jul 24, 2017 14:41 (IST)
Jul 24, 2017 14:40 (IST)
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Jul 24, 2017 14:35 (IST)
Six Congress MPs suspended for five sittings of Lok Sabha
Six Congress lawmakers have been suspended for five days by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for disrupting house proceedings. The Congress MPs, who were trying to bring up the issue of mob lynchings in the lower house of Parliament, reportedly threw pieces of paper towards the Speaker's chair.
The six MPs who have been suspended are Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary , Ranjeeta Ranjan, Sushmita Deb, Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh and M K Raghavan.
Jul 24, 2017 13:04 (IST)
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM as Opposition creates noisy scenes over lynchings by cow vigilantes.
Jul 24, 2017 09:35 (IST)
Bills for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017.
The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017.
The Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Jul 24, 2017 09:35 (IST)
Bills to be introduced in Lok Sabha
The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Jul 24, 2017 08:23 (IST)
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