Parliament Highlights: Both Houses adjourned till 11am on Aug 9, debate on no-trust motion to continue

Opposition loses but scores a century in Delhi Ordinance Bill voting

Opposition on Monday pooled all its resources to score a century in Rajya Sabha during the voting on the Bill to replace an ordinance when it brought three ailing MPs, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The Opposition could have scored 103 votes, with the support of BRS that is not part of the I.N.D.I.A coalition but ended with 102 votes, which the Chair said was subject to correction after a final count later. Government voted 131 votes.

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Rahul Gandhi to open no-confidence motion debate for Opposition in Lok Sabha

Parliament is failing the nation

It pains one to see agitating MPs standing symbolically beside the Gandhi statue outside parliament, shouting slogans when they should be inside engaged in dignified debates on matters of national consequence. Ugly scenes in parliament and continued disruption in both Houses revolt against our constant claims to being the largest democracy. Size is irrelevant as it is substance that matters.

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A meeting of I.N.D.I.A. parties' floor leaders will be held at 10 am today at LoP Rajya Sabha's Office in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House.

List of Business in Rajya Sabha today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will move the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha today. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 4.

The Bill seeks to empower the Commander-in-Chief or the Officer-in Command of Inter-services Organisations in respect of service personnel who are subject to the Air Force Act, 1950, the Army Act, 1950 and the Navy Act, 1957, who are serving under or attached to his command for the maintenance of discipline and proper discharge of their duties.

It took no-confidence motion to finally drag PM to Lok Sabha, says Derek O'Brien

We want to know PM's reaction on Manipur situation, says Congress Lok Sabha Chief Whip K Suresh

Congress Lok Sabha Chief Whip, K Suresh says, "Today in Lok Sabha, No Confidence Motion is going to be discussed... So, from Congress' side, Rahul Gandhi is the first speaker on the No Confidence Motion."

He says, "...Our issue is only Manipur. PM has not said anything so far on the issue. We continuously demanded that he come to the Parliament and make a statement on the Manipur situation. But he is not ready for it. That is why, we moved an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha. Of course, we don't have a majority in Lok Sabha but we want to know the PM's reaction..."

BJP Parliamentary Party meeting is under way. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also present at the meeting.

'Congress ka haath 'NewsClick' ke saath,' says Anurag Thakur, seeks Rahul Gandhi's apology

Union Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur says, "All I would like to say Congress ka haath 'NewsClick' ke saath, 'NewsClick' ke upar China ka haath. Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the nation and say how did Rajiv Gandhi Foundation take money from China and where did it use this. He should apologise that China funds NewsClick, so why did he support it. He should tell the country who are the people who provided the funding and what was the compulsion that Congress was seen standing with 'NewsClick'."

Gaurav Gogoi 'looking forward'to Rahul Gandhi's address in Lok Sabha on Manipur

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "We look forward to what Rahul Gandhi has to say. He has visited Manipur and in the meantime, he has met with the cross sections of Indian society. He knows the state of the economy and the ground situation in Manipur. So, he has a very valuable perspective which we all look forward to hear."

Congress moves privilege notice against BJP's Nishikant Dubey for accusing Sonia, Rahul Gandhi of China links

Congress Lok Sabha Whip Manickam Tagore has submitted privilege notice against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for making allegations, which were “absolute fabrication”, against top party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

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I.N.D.I.A parties set up a six-member committee to draft a resolution against Rajya Sabha Chairman under Article 67(2) of Constitution, sources say.

Lok Sabha adjourned within minutes after proceedings resumed today. The Lower House, which will resume at 12 noon, is scheduled to take up no-confidence motion today.

As soon as the House met, Opposition staged protests over expunged portion of Monday's debate.

Passing of Delhi Service Bill a dangerous sign for democracy, says NCP leader Clyde Crasto

Will Narendra Modi speak on Manipur in Parliament?

Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak on the Manipur issue in the Lok Sabha? This is still a million-dollar question as the debate on the no-confidence motion against Modi-led government is set to start on August 8. 

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Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over BJP MP Rao Inderjit Singh not being present in the House.

Opposition MPs claim that his absence is an insult to the Chair.

"Yesterday the voting machine was not working. We're talking about Digital India but we can't vote in the House," says Congress MP Rajeev Shukla.

Shukla says that the Chairman has given a lot of freedom to BJP MPs. To this, Dhankhar says, "I don't believe in aggression."

TMC MP Derek O'Brien has been suspended for the remainder of the Parliament Session amid ruckus in Rajya Sabha.

OPINION | Rahul Gandhi’s back. What next for Congress?

Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is back with a bang as his membership of Parliament has been restored. The scenes that followed on August 7 in Parliament House suggested the return of a conquering hero and this does seem to be the beginning of another innings in public life for Gandhi.

He is no longer the reluctant dynast or the fumbling president of the Congress. Instead, from the start of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on September 7 to the disqualification as MP on March 24 and to now his return, his image has been enhanced. 

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O'Brien has been hsuspended for the remainder of the current Parliament session "for unruly behaviour unbecoming of a Member of Rajya Sabha."

Leader of the House Piyush Goyal moved a motion for his suspension "for continuously disturbing the proceedings of the House, disobeying the Chair and continuously creating disturbance in the House."

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon amid Opposition protest over suspension of TMC member Derek O'Brien and the Manipur issue.

Never happened in parliamentary history, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after Nishikant Dubey's deleted statements re-uploaded in record

Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says, "Yesterday, BJP MP (Nishikant) Dubey made baseless statements on Congress party and Rahul Gandhi in the House and used abusive language... As per the rules, our party and like-minded Opposition parties wrote to the Speaker because no such allegations can be levelled against a member who are not given a notice earlier... We also met the Speaker for the same."

"Our complaint was considered and such petty statements were removed from the records. We were satisfied. But surprisingly, all the issues raised by him on which we took an objection were uploaded in the record once again overnight...This has never happened in the Parliamentary history..."

Meanwhile, proceedings have resumed in Lok Sabha.

He had been inviting such action, says Mahesh Jethmalani on O'Brien's suspension

On the suspension of TMC MP Derek O'Brien for the remainder of the current Parliament session, Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani says, "He had been inviting such action. I think he was already warned four times but he didn't relent. So, I think Chairman had no other option."

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says that four days ago, it was discussed that the Opposition and the Centre had decided to come to a "mutually negotiated" section to hold discussion over the Manipur situation. But the Leader of House has not reached out to the Opposition, he adds.

"The Leader of the House should get back to us directly, not through the media," says Jairam Ramesh.

"The Chair is supreme but justice should be delivered," says Jairam Ramesh.

Meanwhile, no-confidence motion against the BJP government has been taken up in the Lok Sabha. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi initiates the debate.

Leader of the House Piyush Goyal says that Derek O'Brien should apologise to the Chair for his behaviour.

I.N.D.I.A has brought no-trust motion for Manipur, says Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "We are compelled to bring the No Confidence Motion. This was never about numbers but about justice for Manipur. I move the Motion that this House expresses No Confidence in the Government. I.N.D.I.A. has brought this motion for Manipur. Manipur wants justice."

'PM took 'maun vrat'', Congress targets Modi over silence on Manipur issue

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "PM took a 'maun vrat' to not speak in the Parliament. So, we had to bring the no-confidence motion to break his silence. We have three questions for him.

1) Why did he not visit Manipur to date?

2) Why did it take almost 80 days to finally speak on Manipur and when he did speak it was just for 30 seconds?

3) Why has the CM not sacked the Manipur CM so far?"

Meanwhile, the proceedings in Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12:45 pm amid ruckus over suspension of TMC MP Derek O'Brien.

Why didn't PM Modi visit Manipur, why did it take 80 days for him to break silence on ethnic violence in state? asks Congress MP Gogoi in Lok Sabha.

Why didn't PM change chief minister of Manipur when CMs of Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Tripura were changed? asks Gogoi.

Never seen divisions between two communities as in Manipur, says Gogoi, slams the BJP government for creating two states due to its politics.

PM Modi's double-engine government in Manipur has failed, says Gaurav Gogoi.

Raking up the India-China border issue, Gogoi sought the details of meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Modi.

PM Modi is busy destroying I.N.D.I.A, the Opposition alliance, says Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi

Under Rahul Gandhi we started the Bharat Jodo Yatra. We will love "mohabbat ki dukaan" in every "nafrat ke bazaar" across the nation.

Tomato, milk, LPG cylinder prices have shot up. You talk about India being the fastest growing economy, but people are in tears due to rising prices, says Gogoi.

Dubey says that he expected Rahul Gandhi to speak on the Manipur issue, triggering a strong reacting from Opposition MPs.

Amit ruckus, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urges MPs to maintain decorum in the House.

Ruckus continues in Lok Sabha after BJP taunts Rahul Gandhi for not initiating no-trust motion debate.

Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned within minutes of resumption amid ruckus. The Upper House will resume at 2 pm.

Congress earlier raised 'shame, shame' slogans against PM Modi during Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's address on no-trust motion.

Amid sloganeering, BJP leader Nishikant Dubey in Lok Sabha said I.N.D.I.A should not be so insecure and allow the ruling government leaders to speak.

Where did Rahul Gandhi go? asks Nishikant Dubey

Slamming the Opposition over a grand welcome given to Rahul Gandhi yesterday, he said that the Congress leader has been a part of the Parliament session throughout.

Rahul Gandhi can't be a Savarkar, says Dubey

Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker is appealing for calm in the House.

Dubey slams the Opposition parties saying that the no-confidence motion moved by I.N.D.I.A is not for the Modi government but for them to assess the number of parties that are a part of the alliance.

I.N.D.I.A parties to submit privilege notice against Leader of House Piyush Goyal for his unparliamentary remarks on Opposition.

Dubey is listing all the parties that are part of the I.N.D.I.A alliance and listing the cases of corruption against their party leaders.

Dubey dubs NCP "Naturally Corrupt Party"

Dubey further says that the Opposition parties joined hands to hide corruption and defeat the BJP.

"I respect Sonia Gandhi but she has two tasks - Bete ko set karna hai and damad ko bhet karna (to settle her son and give gifts to her son-in-law)," says Dubey.

SC has not given a clean chit to Rahul Gandhi, says Dubey

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey raises the issue of the Supreme Court staying Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the ‘Modi’ surname remark case following which his membership was restored. He says, "The Supreme Court has not given a judgement. It has given a stay order...He is saying that he will not apologise..."

Secondly, he says "I am not Savarkar" - You can never be a Savakar..."

My sister died in 1993 due to lack of healthcare facilities, but now Godda has AIIMS and multiple medical institutes. This was possible due to the BJP government, says Dubey.

What are they afraid of? asks Pralhad Joshi as Opposition interrupts Dubey's speech

Meanwhile, NCP leader Clyde Crasto says, "BJP is so rattled by the no-confidence motion that they have propped up someone 'Dubey'ious to speak and derail proceedings in Lok Sabha."

Dubey ends his speech quoting 'Mahabharata'.

DMK MP T R Baalu says, "There was no other way to bring PM Modi to the Parliament and that's why the no-confidence motion has been brought in."

This no-confidence motion is against the son of a poor, against a man who gave houses, drinking water, toilets to the people. It is against the poor: Nishikant Dubey

Opposition parties have moved a Privilege Motion against Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal for using Unparliamentary language against them

Minorities of Manipur have been killed ruthlessly, says DMK MP TR Baalu

DMK MP TR Baalu says, "Minorities of Manipur have been killed ruthlessly. 143 people have been killed. 65,000 people have fled the state. Two women were stripped, gang-raped and paraded naked on the streets of Manipur... The CM is helpless. The PM is not coming to the Parliament and he has not gone to the state. Whereas, I.N.D.I.A. parties went there and understood what has happened."

TMC MP Saugata Roy speaks during no-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha.

TMC MP Saugata Roy slams 'compassionless' Modi government for not sending delegation to Manipur

TMC MP Saugata Roy says, "This Government is government of the heartless. They are sending delegation to West Bengal on any plea. But not one delegation has gone to Manipur where our brothers and sisters are dying... You have no compassion and that is why you have not gone to Manipur like other parties."

NCP MP Supriya Sule supports the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha

Supriya Sule slams 'hubris' Modi government

"It is a hubris government. Every time this government talks, it talks about the future... You will be finished... They are judging all Opposition MP. We are not officers, we are serving the people of the nation, says Supriya Sule.

Over the last nine years, the BJP government toppled nine state governments across India, says Sule.

All BJP wants is power, says Sule.

I welcome Vande Bharat but if there were garib raths, I would have appreciated it more. Vande Bharat is not for the poor, says Sule.

Meanwhile, in Rajya Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh moves the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 for consideration and passing.

The bill is to empower the Commander-in-Chief or the Officer-in Command of Inter-services Organisations in respect of service personnel who are subject to the Air Force Act, 1950, the Army Act, 1950 and the Navy Act, 1957, who are serving under or attached to his command for the maintenance of discipline and proper discharge of their duties.

The government has failed to control inflation. How can we support this government? asks Sule

Sule demands resignation of CM N Biren Singh over Manipur violence.

Is this government anti-national? asks Sule, slamming the Centre over inaction in cases of violence against women.

2024 is the only goal of the Modi government, says Sule.

With this remark, Sule ends her speech in Lok Sabha over no-confidence motion.

Shiv Sena MP Srikanth Shinde is now addressing the House on on-confidence motion.

In 2014, the people of the nation left the Congress and joined Modi due to corruption in the grand old party, says Shinde.

Every minister in I.N.D.I.A wants to become a PM. This is because they don't have a captain, says Shinde.

"It is a scheme vs scam battle," says Shiv Sena MP. "It is B for Bofors case, while here it is Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao," he says.

"Times of writing letters have changed, PM Modi gave an answer to enemies with a surgical strike, says Shinde, slams Opposition for questioning PM Modi's silence.

Meanwhile, in Rajya Sabha, discussion is under way on Inter-Services Organisations Bill.

Parties of I.N.D.I.A alliance walk out of Rajya Sabha

Farmers are having the worst time ever in Independent India, says MP Dimple Yadav.

The government is destroying the EC, ED, CBI. The ruling MPs are threatening on the floor of the House to send ED to their houses. The investigative agencies are harassing the people of the nation, says Dimple Yadav.

BJP indulges in divide and rule. Minorities feel they are the second-class citizens, says Dimple Yadav. The position of women minorities are threatened every day under this government, says Dimple Yadav.

Stop dividing our country, stop dividing India, says Dimple Yadav as she ends her remarks on no-confidence motion.

BJD MP Pinaki Misra opposes the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha solely because the motion has been brought by the Congress.

BJD MP says that during his recent visit to Odisha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Naveen Patnaik is the best CM in the country.

No central government can give in to every state government demand, says BJD MP Misra.

Parliament passes Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill

Manipur incident was state-sponsored ethnic violence: SP MP Dimple Yadav

The Manipur incident was condemned across the world and has left us ashamed. It was a state-sponsored ethnic violence," says Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav

Sunita Duggal, MP from Haryana's Sirsa opposes the no-confidence motion.

RS passes Indian Institutes of Management Bill

Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to amend the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 4.

Earth Science minister Kiren Rijiju speaks on no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha

When in power, Opposition never cared for northeast and now engaging in politics over the Manipur issue: Rijiju

This no-confidence motion has been brought at a very wrong time. The Congress will regret it later," says Union minister Kiren Rijiju during debate over no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha.

PM Modi ensured security of people from Northeast: Rijiju

Before 2014, many people from the Northeast faced racial discrimination and atrocities in Delhi and other major cities of the country. After 2014 the situation changed, and the DGP conference was held in Guwahati for the first time after independence. During this meeting, the PM directed that police must ensure the security of people from the Northeast: Union Minister & BJP leader Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha.

When there is any unrest in any northeastern state it affects the entire northeast region and the country: Congress MP Manish Tewari

Rajya Sabha passes National Dental Commission Bill

Rajya Sabha passed the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 and National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 by voice vote. Both the bills were earlier passed by the Lok Sabha.

The incident of Manipur took place in May, why the opposition delegation visited the state in July just ahead of the Monsoon Session? Wasn't it just a photo-op? Why the opposition is not talking about crime against women in Rajasthan?, asks Independent MP Navneet Ravi Rana.

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11am on August 9