Parliament Highlights: Lok Sabha passes J&K SC,ST Amendment Bills; both Houses adjourned for the day

Centre seeks Parliament nod for additional spending of Rs 78,673 cr

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday tabled the second batch of supplementary demands for grants for the financial year 2023-24 in Lok Sabha.

This includes a gross additional spending of over Rs 2 lakh crore, which would be matched by savings of over Rs 1.21 lakh crore from different ministries and departments. Thus the net cash outgo stands at Rs 78,672.92 crore.  

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Discussion on motion of thanks to resume in Rajya Sabha today

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav to move Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 in RS

Amit Shah is to move the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha today

Further to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 (IX of 1989), the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000 (XX of 2000) and the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 (XXI of 2000), be taken into consideration., ANI reported. 

Congress MP Manish Tewari given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss India-China border situation.

Nirmala Sitharaman to move The Finance Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha today, reported ANI.

The Lower House will also hold a general discussion on the Interim Union Budget 2024-25.

Arjun Munda will move the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Rajya Sabha today, further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Minister of Sates, Nityanad Rai moves The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill,2024 in Lok Sabha for consideration and passing

MoS Nityanand Rai. 

BJD Member, Sulata Deo, raises question on 'one nation one tax' during the question hour in Rajya Sabha

Supriya Sule talks about OBC, ST/SC reservations in Maharashtra in Lok Sabha and opposed the J&K Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill

Rajya Sabha question hour ends

Rajya Sabha adopted a motion moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi to suspend the provisions of rule 17 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha in its for consideration and passing of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024; the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 by the House.

Rajya Sabha takes up the Constitution (ST) Order (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Constitution (SC-ST) Order (Amendment) Bill 2024 for discussion

DMK MP TR Baalu said, "It is not an unparliamentary remark" on his "unfit to be in Parliament" remark against MoS & BJP leader L Murugan who interrupted him while speaking in Lok Sabha

Minister of Sates, Nityanad Rai replies to the discussion on The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha passed The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024

Dr Jitendra Singh moves The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha

Dr Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Arjun Munda currently speaking in Rajya Sabha

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar met Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge at the Parliament today

Rajya Sabha passes two SC/ST bills

Rajya Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 via voice vote. 

Rajya Sabha has now taken up Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 for discussion

Bill penalising cheating in govt exams is being discussed in Lok Sabha

Kollam MP N K Premachandran demands that the anti-cheating bill be sent to parliamentary panel for closer scrutiny

Suspended BSP member Danish Ali says anti-cheating bill is good but needs more deliberation

Rajya Sabha passes Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill via voice vote

TMC MP Dola Sen told by Speaker to substantiate her allegations against the govt by today

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda speaking currently in the Rajya Sabha

Deve Gowda attacks 'guarantees' of the ruling Congress in Karnataka. He also appeals to the Centre to pay attention to Karnataka's drinking water problems.

Unproductive, only short term gain

HD Deve Gowda on Congress' guarantees

Here's what Congress' Supriya Shrinate had to say on PM's speech yesterday

'Prime minister's guarantees are different,' Deve Gowda slams Congress' Karnataka schemes in Rajya Sabha

Lok Sabha passes The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024

Lok Sabha has just passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill to check malpractices in government recruitment exams.

Lok Sabha has taken up for discussion J&K SC/ST amendment bills

BJP MP from Jammu Jugal Kishore Sharma hails Modi govt for bringing 'justice' to the people of the erstwhile state.

Sharma attacks Congress, NC and PDP for doing injustice to Jammu and Kashmir. Sharma says these parties kept people away from the rights granted by the constitution.

Parliament session could be extended as govt plans to bring 'white paper' on economic 'mismanagement' of UPA govt

NCP MP Fauzia Khan asks if women power is really being acknowledged pointing to the women's reservation bill

Khan asks why is crime rising in country. 13,000 students have died by suicide in the country, claims the NCP MP.

Sabka Sath Sabka vikaas needs to implemented in reality so that the vision of Ram Rajya is fulfilled, concludes Khan.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says Ladakh should also be discussed as Lok Sabha debates bills on J&k

Gangwar going on in Maharashtra cabinet, claims Priyanka Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha

Chaturvedi invokes wrestler's protest during her address. 30 farmers dying by suicide everyday, she says.

Let us not give the impression that something has been given and can be implemented immediately, urges Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar

Lok Sabha passes J&K SC,ST Amendment Bills; adjourned for the day

The proceedings will resume tomorrow at 11 am

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day; to meet at 11 am tomorrow