Parliament News Highlights: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 11 am tomorrow, Dec 17

Proceedings in both Houses were adjourned till 2 pm. Lok Sabha session was adjourned following the Opposition's protest in the House over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and their demand for the immediate resignation of Minister Ajay Misra Teni. Stay tuned for updates on today's House proceedings.

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 11 am tomorrow, Dec 17.

'He is a criminal': Opposition demands immediate resignation of Ajay Mishra over Lakhimpur violence

Stepping up attack on Minister of State Ajay Mishra over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he is "a criminal" and demanded his immediate resignation.

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Position of Ajay Mishra Teni now "un-TENI-able": O'Brien pokes fun at Union Minister

TMC parliamentarian Derek O'Brien on Thursday poked fun at Union Mishra Ajay Mishra Teni, who is under pressure from the Opposition to resign in wake of SIT report on the Lakhimpur Kheri case, saying that the BJP minister's position is "un-TENI-able," a pun on the word untenable.

Parliament place for discussions; SC probe going on in Lakhimpur Kheri case: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Forced to say PM is protecting Ajay Mishra: Kharge

If the Prime Minister is not taking action against MoS Home Ajay Mishra even after SIT report, then we are forced to say that the PM is protecting the Minister, says Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge

"Even before we could mention our notice on Lakhimpur Kheri, the Chairman adjourned the House till 2 PM. The moment we got up to raise the issue, the House was adjourned. What does it mean? The Chairman is supposed to protect our rights," Kharge said.

Govt's refusal to sack Teni indication of moral bankruptcy: Priyanka

Lakhimpur violence issue rocks Lok Sabha, Oppn demands resignation of MoS Ajay Mishra

"We should be allowed to speak about the murder that was committed in Lakhimpur Kheri, where there was an involvement of the Minister & about which it has been said that it was a conspiracy. The Minister who killed farmers should resign and punished,"Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha is adjourned till 2pm amid ruckus over Lakhimpur violence incident

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm following the Opposition's protest in the House over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and their demand for the immediate resignation of Minister Ajay Misra Teni.

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives adjournment motion notice in Rajya Sabha over Lakhimpur Kheri incident and demands that the Government take the resignation of Minister Ajay Teni immediately. (ANI)

No plan as of now to curtail Winter Session of Parliament: Joshi

There is no plan as of now to curtail the ongoing Winter Session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday but added the Opposition should not run away from debate they themselves have sought on vital issues.

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned on Wednesday amid sloganeering by the Opposition over an SIT probe report on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

It is strange that the Opposition sought a discussion on serious issues such as price rise and on the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but they ran away at the time of discussion, Joshi told reporters outside Parliament.

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Govt to introduce Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha today

The government on Thursday will introduce the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha. The House is also likely to discuss price rise and climate change.

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav will introduce a Bill to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

The Lok Sabha is also likely to hold further discussion and voting on the Supplementary Demands for Grants, Second Batch for 2021-22. On Wednesday, the Lok Sabha started the discussion on the Supplementary Demands for Grants, Second Batch for 2021-22. (IANS)

Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss "govt's attempts on weakening the Public Sector Banks (PSBs)"

FM to hold pre-Budget meetings with infra, financial sector players on Thursday

As part of pre-Budget deliberations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet infrastructure and financial sector honchos on Thursday to seek their inputs for Budget 2022-23.

The two consultations with different stakeholder groups will be held virtually, the Finance Ministry said.

"Finance minister Smt. @nsitharaman will be holding consultations with experts of Industry, Infrastructure & Climate Change in forenoon; and experts of Financial Sector and Capital Markets in afternoon," the ministry said in a tweet.

Cong issues whip for protest march, 'quite a few' choose to ignore it

A three-line whip was issued to ensure attendance in Rajya Sabha but "quite a few" of them chose to ignore it, while some among them found an ingenious way to skip the proceedings by not turning up in the afternoon.

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Govt unlikely to bring bill on cryptocurrency in winter session

The government is unlikely to bring a bill on cryptocurrency in the ongoing winter session of Parliament, top sources said on Wednesday.

They also suggested that whenever a bill will be brought, it will be referred to the parliamentary standing committee for wider deliberations with stakeholders.

The bill, which was listed in the government's legislative business of the winter session, seeks to "create a facilitative framework for the creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India".