Parliament Highlights | Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 passed, Lok Sabha adjourns for the day

Dhankhar acting like govt spokesperson for next promotion, says Kharge

The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said they were sad that on the 75th year of the adoption of the House, they were forced to move against the Chairman due to his “biased, partisan” actions and open assertions that he is an RSS man.

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History will never forgive those not allowing level playing field in House: Sibal

With the opposition seeking the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday said history will never forgive those who do not allow a level playing field in the functioning of the House. (PTI)

Keen to bring Sports Bill in budget session of Parliament next year: Mandaviya

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said the government is keen to bring the Sports Bill in the budget session of Parliament and is ready to tweak a few criteria so that more Indian sports administrators can seek bigger roles in international bodies.

Both the Houses are set to re-convene at 11 am today

Modi govt is censoring parliament: Saket Gokhale

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha The project threatens 5000 acres, including Tamil Nadu’s first Biodiversity Heritage Site, and endangers local livelihoods

Congress Lok Sabha MP Vijay Kumar alias Vijay Vasanth has moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha

Congress Lok Sabha MP Vijay Kumar, alias Vijay Vasanth, has moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha to discuss the urgent issue of non-payment and irregularities in stipend disbursements to medical interns, postgraduate residents, and senior residents in medical colleges across India.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives suspension of business notice to discuss the deterioration of law and order situation, rise of crimes and threats to representatives in Delhi

"Won't let country be sold": Opposition leaders protest outside Parliament

Union Minister Giriraj Singh holds protest in Parliament premises against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi

Proceedings begin in both Houses

Please refrain from personal, religious, gender-specific, caste comments: Om Birla

Question Hour begins Lok Sabha

MPs lay papers on the table in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha puts forth and passes motion to elect a House member to the Court of Aligarh Muslim University

VP Dhankhar declined motions raised on Section 267, says 'have already discussed them before, and the one I haven't requires the House to provide proper motion'

Ruckus in Rajya Sabha as J P Nadda speaks against the conduct of Oppn members in the House

Dhankhar reprimands Sanjay Singh for his conduct

LoP of Rajya Sabha Kharge's press conference against Chairman is objectionable and condemnable: Nadda

Kharge not interested in solving people's problems, just politics: Nadda

Huge sloganeering in Rajya Sabha

The nation wants to know what the connection between Sonia Gandhi and Soros: Nadda

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM

Gadkari emphasises on the need for safety on roads, Om Birla agrees

MP Lalji Verma raises question no 246 on CSR funds spent on NTPC

Lalji Verma questions on the timing of 18 Scooties being distributed, saying it was done during By-Elections

Minister Manohar says no relation of timing of Scooties being distributed to Election, please raise anysuch issues with EC

Question hour ends in Lok Sabha

Speaker Om Birla denies permission to adjournment motions

MPs lay their papers on the table

Zero hour begins in Lok Sabha

MP Jothimani raises issue of Farmers protest

Farmers treated brutally, call upon Centre to listen to their demands: Jothimani

Ruckus in House over deletion of comment of Adani

K C Venugopal objects to bias, questioning why Piyush Goyal was allowed to put forth his Soros allegations on Congress yesterday

MP Nishikant Dubey raises Soros issue, asks what is link between Soros and Gandhi family

Lok Sabha adjourned till 1 pm amid Oppn protests in House over Dubey's comments

When the opposition raises an issue in Parliament, the Rajya Sabha chairman says nothing will go on record, but when the ruling party raises an issue it goes on record: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh

Dhankhar helping ruling front only, oppn forced to give impeachment notice, says CPI MP

Jagdeep Dhankhar has always paid more attention to the opposition, has also given them a chance to speak and it is not right to make objectionable comments on him: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

Opposition MPs stage protest at Makar Dwar of Parliament against the central government

In Pics | Congress MPs protested on Adani issue prior to proceedings resuming in both Houses

Credit: PTI Photos

Lok Sabha resumes then immeditely adjourned till 2 pm

Are the laws of parliament not applicable to the BJP? asks Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi

Some people seem to be exceptionally lucky that they keep getting a chance to speak in zero hours every day while some people find it difficult to get it even once during the whole term: Congress MP Manish Tewari

Issues like unemployment, inflation, Manipur should be raised. But they (BJP) don't want to raise these issues: TMC MP Sushmita Dev

Members of the treasury bench are misusing the parliamentary platform and making derogatory, baseless allegations against Congress party and opposition: Congress MP KC Venugopal

On one hand, we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Constitution, while on the other hand, the current government is depriving us of various rights of the Constitution: SP MP Dimple Yadav

The intention of the government is not to run the house but to provoke and disturb the house: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram

BJP does not want the Parliament to function: Congress MP Manickam Tagore

Both Houses resume proceedings

Massive protests and sloganeering in Rajya Sabha

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

JD(S) MP Deve Gowda speaks against Oppn for raising no-confidence motion against Dhankhar

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day

MP Kanimozhi raises concerns on the Bill, says powers of state govt being diluted

If govt is left to decide what is disaster and what is not, maybe disasters will only occur in double engine states: Kanimozhi

Who will fund SDRF? asks Kanimozhi

Why are we not declaring heatwaves as a disaster? asks Kanimozhi

If funds are given based on population, then aren't Southern states being punished for controlling their population: Kanimozhi

Why is Tamil Nadu and Andhra not in High risk category? asks Kanimozhi

So much funds asked as diasater relief, nothing has been given: Kanimozhi

TDP MP Sivanath speaks for the bill, supports the govt's proposal

Disaster Management Bill 2024 emphasis on proactive approach instead of a reactive one: Anil Desai

"After enactment of Disaster Management Act 2005, almost two decades have passed since we have made and amendments or changes in this act.

Despite the progress we have seen in our economy, we have also witnessed the vagaries of nature and the way events have become unpredictable.

We have all witnessed the cascading effects of disaster and therefore the provisions under the Disaster Management Act 2005 needed to be amended by way of bringing in much required amendments in the existing robust framework.

Disaster Management Bill 2024 emphasis on proactive approach instead of a reactive one. It is advancing from a preparedness approach to a risk preventing approach", says Anil Desai of Shiv Sena (UBT)

BJP tells all Lok Sabha MPs to be present on Dec 13, 14 for 'important business'

BJP issues three line whip to all its MPs of Lok Sabha to be present in the house on 13th and 14th December, 2024 as some important legislative business to be discussed in both Houses, reports ANI.

Despite the many challenges the Odisha State Disaster Management authority have been a very good example on how to fight calamities: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka of INC

After BJP, Congress too directs all Lok Sabha MPs to be present on Dec 13, 14

Congress party has issued three line whip to their Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the house on 13th and 14th December, reports ANI

Madhya Pradesh has been the most affected state in the country: Shrirang Barne

"This is a bill which is going to make many changes in the Disaster Management Bill 2005 and I rise to support.

"In such a big country like India we face many calamities and we fce immense loss of life and property, During Covid we saw how Disaster management worked and what reforms needed to be introduced.

"There has been loss of 35 lakh crore rupees. In Odisha are witnessing super cyclones. In 1900, we had the earthquake in Bhuj area of Gujarat. In 2004, we witnessed a tsunami in the Indian ocean and there are many state which faced calamites.

In 2024, as per statistics, we incurred a loss of 2,500 people in one year,

"Madhya Pradesh has been the most affected state in the country where 373 people lost htier life and 358 people lost their life in Himachal Pradesh, says Shrirang Barne of Shiv Sena

As far as geological positioning is concerned, it is a very sensitive area: Shrirang Barne

The UTS have 27% diester management areas,51.6% of them have land erosion or flood problems: Shrirang Barne

I hail from Maharashtra where we witness many flood-like situations , the Centre does extend its help but I feel State govt should also become capable: Shrirang Barne

Whenever Maharashtra face any natural calamity the Modi govt provides help: Shrirang Barne

Every State must be taken into consideration while discussing this Bill: K. Radhakrishnan CPI (M)

Disaster management must be decentralized: K Radhakrishnan

"Every state must be taken into consideration including the local self government must be taken into account. No discussion has been taken on behalf of the local self government.

"Disaster management must be decentralized", says K Radhakrishnan of CPI (M)

Is this bill sufficient to deal with the problem of the people? Unfortunately the answer is no: Sudhakar Singh of RJD

This bill is a 'total failure' to deal with current problems instead it creates new issues: Sudhakar Singh

This bill will further complicate the issues: Sudhakar Singh

It is unfortunate that we are discussing this Bill in the whole "first row" without any of the leaders present here: Saugata Roy

"It is unfortunate that we are discussing this important Bill in the whole "first row" without any of the important leaders present here. Amit Shah was supposed to have piloted the Bill, he is also not present let alone PM Modi.

"The Bill has been relegated to the second bench," says Saugata Roy of TMC.

Bill is wrongly delayed which is the failure of the government: Saugata Roy

"This Bill is the product of the Bill brought by UPA-1 in 2005, then a task force was formed in 2011 and then Covid came and one expert committee was formed in 2020. So, the Bill is wrongly delayed which is the failure of the government," says Saugata Roy

Saugata Roy quotes Amitav Ghosh's The Great Derangement which describes how human beings are driving the natural world to ruin

Biggest disaster in the country is Modi govt: Saugata Roy

The biggest challenge is to ask people to come out and vote time and again: Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut spoke to the media and said, "One Nation One Election is very important because conducting elections every 6 months costs the government treasury a great deal.

"The biggest challenge is to ask people to come out and vote time and again. The percentage of voters is going down every year. This is the need of the hour and everyone is in favour of this."

One Nation One Election should have been implemented after independence itself: Haryana Minister Anil Vij

Haryana Minister Anil Vij says, "It is a good decision. It should have been made after the independence only. But the earlier governments did not think about it. PM Narendra Modi has brought many changes with his nationalist mindset.

"PM Modi wants to take this nation towards 'Viksit Bharat'. Every indian should welcome this decision.

"The other parties have nothing to do with the nation. If they had such a mindset, why Jawaharlal Nehru or Indira Gandhi did not think about the 'Viksit Bharat'? Because this is not their mindset. PM Modi gave this thought. Congress wants to take this nation back to the stone age, where decisions were made with the stones."

The Centre is trying to absorb all the powers within themselves and trying to take away the powers from State govt: Gowaal Kagada Padavi of INC

The govt has mentioned the word 'climate' just once in the bill and not mentioned 'climate change': Gowaal Kagada Padavi

"The govt has mentioned the word 'climate' just once in the bill and not mentioned 'climate change'. I want to ask if the are interested in introducing the word 'climate change' in the bill. Or are they refraining to accept that there is no climate change," says Gowaal Kagada Padavi of INC.

Congress Whip submits privilege notice against Piyush Goyal for making 'derogatory' remarks

Congress Whip submits privilege notice against Piyush Goyal for making "derogatory" remarks against the party in Lok Sabha

'One Nation, One Election' highly biased: Congress reiterates stance as Cabinet approves Bill

"The Union Cabinet has cleared the Bill on One Nation One Election. The views of the Indian National Congress on this subject had been forcefully articulated by its President Mallikarjun Kharge on 17th January 2024. Nothing has happened since then to modify them," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said.

India needs 'One Nation, One Education, One Healthcare': Kejriwal slams Modi govt's nod to simultaneous polls

Stalin labels 'One Nation, One Election' as 'draconian'

"The Union Cabinet has approved introducing the draconian ‘One Nation, One Election Bill’ in Parliament. This impractical and anti-democratic move will erase regional voices, erode federalism, and disrupt governance," Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin said.

'Unconstitutional, anti-federal': Mamata slams 'One Nation, One Election' Bill after Cabinet nod

One Nation One Election is against the basic structure of the Constitution: Jairam Ramesh

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "The bill will be presented in the Parliament and we want it to be sent to the JPC.

"The INC's stand was made clear last year itself by party president Mallikarjun Kharge when he sent a four-page letter to former President Ram Nath Kovind's committee stating we are against One Nation One Election as it is against the ideals of democracy as well as the basic structure of the constitution."

I welcome this decision. It will save the burden on the exchequer: Nayab Singh Saini

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini said, "It was PM Modi's vision. He said that the election should be conducted through 'One Nation One Election'.

"Earlier, the money was misused in the elections. It used to restrict the pace of development too as after every 3-4 months, elections were conducted and the Model Code of Conduct was implemented. I welcome this decision. It will save the burden on the exchequer.

This definition of disaster should include 'air pollution' and 'heatwave': AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi says that the current definition of 'disaster' and 'disaster risk' is very restrictive. It does not include some of the major disaster like heatwave and pollution.

Globally heatwave are accepted as climate-related disaster. Thousands of people die in our country because of heatwave. Death by heatwave should be included in the definition."

He further went on to say that 60-70 lakh deaths were attributed to air pollution in 2019. This definition of disaster should include 'air pollution' and 'heatwave'.

Why can't we start our academic year in mid-August?: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi

Ram Vilas Paswan, was always in favour that the country should go to polls together : Chirag Paswan

My leader, Ram Vilas Paswan, was always in this favour that the country should go for polls together only. So now, when the PM is getting this done eventually, I think it is the need of the hour," says Union Minister and LJP president Chirag Paswan.

Hemant Soren calls ONOE as NDA's agenda

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren says, "They have the majority, they can take any decision.

"This is their own agenda. They will work on their agenda, we will work on our agenda."

Government provided every facility to mitigate the impact of the Wayanad disaster: Nityanand Rai

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai says that they were sensitive about the Wayanad situation with PM Modi taking stock of the situation. "Our Home Minister was constantly monitoring the situation on ground. Government provided every facility to mitigate the impact of the disaster.

"SDRF and other agencies were involved in the management of disaster on the ground."

We take care of all states, no state has dearth for SDRF: Nityanand Rai

There is no discrimination from our side: Nityanand Rai

India is capable of facing any nuclear challenge. India cannot be threatened anymore: Nityanand Rai

Disaster Management Bill 2024 should be supported by all of you. It would be good for the states and municipalities and it will strengthen all administrative units: Nityanand Rai

500 crore rupees has been allocated to Chennai yet I see people of Tamil Nadu making noise: Nityanand Rai

I urge for this Bill to be passed: Nityanand Rai

Disaster Management Bill 2024 have been taken for consideration: Om Birla

Disaster Management Bill 2024 have been taken for consideration. Now the house will consider the Bill clause by clause: Om Birla

House is going through the Bill clause by clause

Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 passed in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha adjourns for the day

Proceedings to reconvene on Friday, December 13 at 11 am

Owaisi slams ONOE, calls it 'against basic structure of our Constitution'

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that, "We had represented our party before the former President Ram Nath Kovind-led committee that we are against One Nation One Election because this is against India's federalism.

"States are indepemdent units. How will you save money? Fund is allocated for every election. PM says that model code of conduct impacts development work, it is a lie.

One Nation One Election is against the basic structure of our Constitution, against federalism. This will weaken regional parties because issues for Vidhan Sabha would be different.

"It will be different for Lok Sabha elections. Issues for local body elections would be different. It is wrong to hold all these elections together...This is a wrong decision from every aspect. BJP does not want local issues to matter, it is making excuses."