Debate On Demonetisation

As the opposition scaled up its attacks on the government after the Reserve Bank of India revealed that only 1 per cent of demonetised currency did not return to the system, the government appears to have shifted the goalpost.

The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...

Meeting Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders amid acrimony in Parliament over the notes ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly said today: "We should always meet like this."

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...

The government said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in parliament and ready to speak in a debate on the notes ban. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in parliament this morning and said, "I am here to speak, let's see if the government allows it." But the Lok Sabha was again adjourned till tomorrow, just over an hour after conv...

Bracing for a showdown in Parliament, the BJP and Congress have instructed their members in both Houses to ensure their presence for the remainder of the Winter session which resumes today. The issue of demonetisation has cast a shadow on the winter session of Parliament with the opposition parties protesting the governments move to scrap high-valu...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is convinced that the speech he is waiting to share with parliament on the government's cancellation of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes will cause "an earthquake." Mr Gandhi also said, "I want to say that Modi, in the whole of India, has indulged in the biggest scam. I want to talk about that."

Parliament remains gridlocked over how a debate on the government's notes ban should be conducted. This winter session of parliament ends on Friday. The opposition says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise for and explain his sudden demonetisation drive which has left India without cash and villages, cut off from formal banking, struggl...

The winter session of Parliament remains in deep freeze as the opposition continues to stall both the houses demanding Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's presence and when he is present, his apology for the lives lost due to demonetisation- related incidents. It is a month since PM Modi announced the government's decision to ban old Rs 500 and Rs 1,0...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dared opposition leaders to begin the debate over the demonetisation, the issue which has rocked Parliament since the winter session began on November 16.

The logjam in Lok Sabha over initiating a debate on demonetisation continued for third consecutive week with the discussion being listed in today's agenda under a rule which does not entail voting and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan rejecting the Opposition demand for it to be held under a rule that entails voting.

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 13 days, but has not spoken yet.

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 12 days, but has not spoken yet.

Opposition led by Congress and TMC today forced two adjournments in Rajya Sabha over their demand that the House condoles the killing of 25 army men since the surgical strikes and the death of 82 persons due to post-demonetisation hardships.

The opposition party leaders continued logjam in both houses of parliament over Prime Minister's absence during the demonetisation. Since the beginning of this winter session, they have insisted on PM Narendra Modi's presence and statement on the issue in the house. The Lok Sabha had pushed through the I-T Amendment Bill amid din without debate.

As the opposition scaled up its attacks on the government after the Reserve Bank of India revealed that only 1 per cent of demonetised currency did not return to the system, the government appears to have shifted the goalpost.

The Lok Sabha or lower house of Parliament ran for a total 19 hours in the 21-day winter session, not even averaging an hour a day, while the Rajya Sabha did marginally better at 22 hours. The rest of the time was lost to slogan shouting and disruption, mainly over the government's notes ban and its impact on people. Between the two Houses they cou...

Meeting Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders amid acrimony in Parliament over the notes ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly said today: "We should always meet like this."

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...

The government said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in parliament and ready to speak in a debate on the notes ban. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in parliament this morning and said, "I am here to speak, let's see if the government allows it." But the Lok Sabha was again adjourned till tomorrow, just over an hour after conv...

Bracing for a showdown in Parliament, the BJP and Congress have instructed their members in both Houses to ensure their presence for the remainder of the Winter session which resumes today. The issue of demonetisation has cast a shadow on the winter session of Parliament with the opposition parties protesting the governments move to scrap high-valu...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is convinced that the speech he is waiting to share with parliament on the government's cancellation of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes will cause "an earthquake." Mr Gandhi also said, "I want to say that Modi, in the whole of India, has indulged in the biggest scam. I want to talk about that."

Parliament remains gridlocked over how a debate on the government's notes ban should be conducted. This winter session of parliament ends on Friday. The opposition says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise for and explain his sudden demonetisation drive which has left India without cash and villages, cut off from formal banking, struggl...

The winter session of Parliament remains in deep freeze as the opposition continues to stall both the houses demanding Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's presence and when he is present, his apology for the lives lost due to demonetisation- related incidents. It is a month since PM Modi announced the government's decision to ban old Rs 500 and Rs 1,0...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dared opposition leaders to begin the debate over the demonetisation, the issue which has rocked Parliament since the winter session began on November 16.

The logjam in Lok Sabha over initiating a debate on demonetisation continued for third consecutive week with the discussion being listed in today's agenda under a rule which does not entail voting and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan rejecting the Opposition demand for it to be held under a rule that entails voting.

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 13 days, but has not spoken yet.

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have seen constant disruptions by the opposition parties protesting the Demonetisation move. Their demand is for the Prime Minister to address the House on the implementation of high-value notes being banned. The Prime Minister has been part of some of the discussions over the last 12 days, but has not spoken yet.

Opposition led by Congress and TMC today forced two adjournments in Rajya Sabha over their demand that the House condoles the killing of 25 army men since the surgical strikes and the death of 82 persons due to post-demonetisation hardships.

The opposition party leaders continued logjam in both houses of parliament over Prime Minister's absence during the demonetisation. Since the beginning of this winter session, they have insisted on PM Narendra Modi's presence and statement on the issue in the house. The Lok Sabha had pushed through the I-T Amendment Bill amid din without debate.