Parliament Highlights: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to commence at 11 am tomorrow

Government extends session till February 10, to table 'White Paper' on Indian economy pre and post-2014

The ongoing Budget Session of Parliament will be extended by a day and end on Saturday (February 10) with the government deciding to table a ‘White Paper’ comparing the state of the Indian economy before and after 2014.

The decision to table the White Paper came following the announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her Budget speech. The move comes just weeks ahead of Lok Sabha elections and the Narendra Modi government is likely to use the opportunity to corner the Opposition.

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Lok Sabha passes two Bills to modify lists of SCs, STs in Jammu and Kashmir

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, adds Valmiki community as a synonym of Chura, Balmiki, Bhangi, and Mehtar communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Lok Sabha also passed an anti-cheating bill yesterday to check use of unfair means in govt recruitment exams.

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Rajya Sabha passes Bill to amend Water Act to decriminalise minor offences

The Water (Prevention and Control) Amendment bill, 2024 was passed by the Upper House following a brief discussion with the Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav observing that the new law would be in the line of “ease of doing business”. The amount of penalty varies between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15 lakh.

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Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to resume proceedings at 11 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Rajya Sabha in the second half today

Rajya Sabha to have general discussion on the interim budget 2024-25, and the interim budget on Jammu and Kashmir 2024-25 after PM Modi's address in the second half today

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

Lok Sabha takes up the question hour; Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill raised question in Lok Sabha on trade with Pakistan through Punjab, while Papers to be laid on the table in Rajya Sabha

Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill

Ruckus in Lok Sabha as Railway Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw speaks regarding Overbridge at Kotikulam

Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar announced the extension of the sitting of the session of Rajya Sabha till 10th Feb

There will be no zero hour and question hour that day. Read more

Panel of Vice Chairpersons has been reconstituted with the following members : Sulata Deo, Mamata Mohanta, Saroj Pandey, Vandana Chavan, Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi, Rakesh Sinha, G. V. L. Narasimha Rao, Dr. Amar Patnaik

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor raises question of women's roles in institutions, saying 'the future is female but only 1/3th of women is in stem careers,' asks government for gender affirmative programs

Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge raises an objection in Rajya Sabha over parts of his speech having been expunged, demands these should be restored

The Shabari rail project has not made the progress that has to be made; Govt is working on alternatives, says Railway Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw said

1,300 railway station in process of redevelopment, he added.

Lok Sabha question hour ends, paper to be laid on the table

Honorable Members, Honorable Minister of Parliamentary Affairs has proposed that the 15th session of the 17th Lok Sabha be extended till Saturday, 10 February 2024 to dispose of the necessary government business.

Ruckus in Lok Sabha on absence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

Shashi Tharoor alleges 'kiska sath kiska vikas' while pointing out government's underperformances.

Shahi Tharoor recites poem in satire to Nirmala Seetharaman introduced budget and inflation; 'Kese soch lia ki janata firse maaf karegi, is baar chunav me janata jaad se saaf karegi'

Jaya Bachhan in Rajya Sabha said Government assured to increase in minimum support price for farmers but no assessment of incomes have been carried out since 2013, incomes have grown only 3.5% annually

BJP MP Surendra Singh Nagar speaks on Ayushman Scheme

BJP MP Surendra Singh Nagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts to speak; replies to 'Motion of Thanks' on the President's address in Rajya Sabha

PM says "President Droupadi Murmu in her address spoke about India's potential, strength, and bright future. I thank President Droupadi Murmu..."

Congress questions 'Modi ki guarantee' while their own leader has 'no guarantee' says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Nehru was against quota for ST, SC, says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

PM Modi cites Jawaharlal Nehru's letter to chief ministers, says the first PM was against reservation of any kind

NDA made a tribal President of India, says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Congress opposed the tribal President and have insulted the post over the time. NDA has always worked for ST, SC, OBC.

Government schemes have helped ST, SC, OBC to live a better life, have a house, live with sanitation, free medical help, free ration

NCP MP Supriya Sule attacked the government on the 'youth, women, poor, farmers' moto in Lok Sabha

Asks government to reply on contradictory numbers of poverty in the country.

'Sabka sath sabka vikas' is just not a slogan, it is 'Modi ki guarantee', says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Congress and UPA destroyed HAL, BSNL, MTNL, says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

"My government has taken BSNL is at a global level with Made in India 5G; HAL is generating is generating record revenue, has now became Asia's biggest helicopter manufacturing."

In Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "I was born in independent India and my dreams are independent...Congress said we sold PSUs and destroyed them. I want to ask them who destroyed BSNL and MTNL? Recall the state of HAL under Congress. They destroyed HAL and Air India. Congress party and UPA cannot run away from their failure. Today, the BSNL that you destroyed in it is moving towards Made in India 4G and 5G. HAL is showing record revenue generation and it has become Asia's largest helicopter manufacturing factory. We have turned around the story. Today LIC's shares are breaking records..."

G20 was done in different states for exposure, it was a strategy, I want foreign ministers to travel every corner of India, says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Country can not be divided on states, language, opportunities: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

India to soon become biggest tourism destination: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

India will excel as 'digital India' in next 5 years: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Why was the country and the world upset with their (Congress') 10 years' rule: PM Modi in his reply to Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha

"Look at the 10-year history of Congress, (India) was among the fragile five economies. However, look at our 10 years, we are among the top five economies. We brought the country out of this after a lot of hard work," says PM Narendra Modi , in his reply to Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha. (PTI)

"A challenge has come from West Bengal that the Congress would not be able to cross 40 seat-mark (in 2024 Lok Sabha elections). I pray that they are able to save 40 (seats). This party (Congress) has an outdated thought process as well. Now, they have also outsourced their work," says PM Narendra Modi , in his reply to Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha.

Congress strangled democracy for power, dismissed democratically elected govts: PM Modi in RS

Congress gave such narratives that those following Indian traditions were looked down upon: PM Modi in RS

PM Modi says Congress remained inspired by the British and continued symbols of slavery for decades

"If you (Congress) were not inspired from the British, then why did everyone have to wait for Modi to change Rajpath to Kartavya Path. If you were not inspired from the British, then why no war memorial was built for our soldiers who kept sacrificing their lives for the country," says PM Narendra Modi, in his reply to Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha.

We have come out from a difficult time, brought country out of its problems: PM Modi in RS

Congress was aware of problems facing country, it did nothing to resolve them: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

B R Ambedkar got Bharat Ratna only when a government with BJP support was formed at Centre: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Congress ceased large chunks of country's land to enemy but is now giving sermons to us on internal security: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

PM Modi accuses Congress of creating narratives to divide country, says party is now trying to create north-south divide

PM Modi attacks Congress in Rajya Sabha, says party's thoughts have become 'outdated'

SCs, STs, OBCs got their rights in J-K only after removal of Article 370: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Congress has been against Dalits, backwards, tribals: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

Modi 3.0 will lay base for Viksit Bharat, says PM Modi

In Rajya Sabha, PM Narendra Modi hits out at Congress MP D K Suresh on his 'separate nation' remark

In Rajya Sabha, PM Narendra Modi says, "...I have always said that today the country needs competitive cooperative federalism. There should be healthy comeptition among our states so that they go ahead rapidly. We need to walk with a positive mindset..."

I assure you that if the state walks one step, it gives the strength (to the country) to walk two steps: PM Modi

In Rajya Sabha, PM Narendra Modi says, "My mantra was the same at that time (as the then Gujarat CM) and even today - Desh ke vikas ke liye rajya ka vikas...We should all follow that path. We will be able to develop the nation only through the development of the states, there can be no dispute about it. I assure you that if the state walks one step, it gives the strength (to the country) to walk two steps."

PM Modi hits out at Congress in Rajya Sabha

"Pray you are able to secure 40...": PM Modi uses Mamata Banerjee's remarks to attack Congress in Rajya Sabha reply

General discussion on the interim Union Budget 2024-25 ongoing in Rajya Sabha.

Union Minister L Murugan on PM Modi's reply to Motion of Thanks on the President's Address

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on PM Modi's reply to Motion of Thanks on President's address in the Rajya Sabha

It would have been better if he (PM Modi) had given an account of what his government did in the last 10 years: Priyanka Chaturvedi

"Every speech by PM Modi is an election speech. Half of it (speech) has lies," says Shiv Sena (UBT faction) leader Sanjay Raut on PM Modi's address in Rajya Sabha earlier today.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Opposition leaders criticising PM Modi's reply to Motion of Thanks on the President's address

The whole speech was about Congress: Cong MP Rajeev Shukla on PM's Rajya Sabha address

PM is making an election speech by using the platform of the Parliament: KC Venugopal

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on PM Modi's reply to Motion of Thanks on the President's address

"Jawaharlal Nehru (then PM) had written a letter to all the CMs, stating that SC/ST and OBC should not be granted reservation. This truth has been brought to light by PM (Modi)," says Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

Chirag Paswa on PM Modi's reply to the Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha.

Smriti Irani speaks in Lok Sabha

Amethi was in a bad state when ruled by Congress: Smriti Irani

People's plight have come to an end due to several schemes introduced by PM in Amethi, says Smriti Irani in Lok Sabah

PM Modi in his speech today highlighted his commitments that were presented in Lok Sabha earlier: Prakash Javadekar

Whatever the PM says, he says it with evidence: MoS Ajay Mishra Teni

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in Lok Sabha; throws light over discussions on Budget in the Parliament

Nirmala Sitharaman

Labour force has increased, followed by decline of unemployment in the country: FM in Lok Sabha

Female employment rate has shown significant growth; Retail Inflation is now stable and within the notified tolerance band : FM Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman says that Karnataka has received more funds from the govt than compared to that they got under UPA.

Demands for Grants on Account for 2024-25 passed in Lok Sabha.

Supplementary Demands for Grants - Second Batch for 2023-24 passed in Lok Sabha

Demands for Grants on Account of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2024-25 passed in Lok Sabha.

Supplementary Demands for Grants of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the financial year 2023-24 passed in Lok Sabha.

The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2024 passed in Lok Sabha.

The Appropriation Bill, 2024 passed in Lok Sabha.

The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2024 passed Lok Sabha

The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2024 passed in LokSabha.

The Finance Bill, 2024 taken up for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha.

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day, to commence at 11:00 am on Thursday

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on PM Modi's reply to Motion of Thanks on the President's Address

Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge says, "NDA means 'No Data Available'. They have no data. They can't speak the truth, they keep lying..."

Lok Sabha passes interim budget

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Rs 47.66-lakh-crore interim Budget 2024-25 of the Union Government with a voice vote.

Arrogance is the biggest enemy in a democracy: MP Manish Tewari on PM Modi's "I pray that you are able to secure 40 seats" remark for Congress

PM seems to be the biggest fan of India's first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru: Manish Tewari

“PM Modi in his speech today exposed the Congress party over the insult meted out to SC/ST and OBC community over the years. They (Congress) never wanted well-being of the marginalised communities,” says BJP MP K Laxman on PM Modi’s reply to Motion of Thanks on President's address in Rajya Sabha.

BJP MP K Laxman

No one can wipe out Congress from the country: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha

Speaking at Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury took a jibe at the BJP, said that 'Viksit Bharat' is nothing but an amorphic idea. None can wipe out Congress from the soil of India, he added.

The Finance Bill, 2024 passed in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day, to commence tomorrow at 11:00 am.