Parliament Highlights: Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary blames BJP for Kashmiri Pandit exodus; both Houses adjourned for the day

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday after returning the 'The Appropriation Bill, 2022.' Meanwhile, discussion regarding additional grants under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is under way in the Lok Sabha. Come back tomorrow for continued coverage.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am of Tuesday

BJP MP calls Gadkari 'Spiderman' for building web of roads across country

BJP MP Tapir Gao on Monday praised Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, calling him a 'Spiderman', and said he has built a web of roads across the country.

Discussions range from restarting train services halted during Covid-19 first wave to women's representation in the Parliament and issues of tribals

Ruckus in Lok Sabha as Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury raises Kashmir Pandit issue

Chaudhary said that the BJP government was to blame for the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley, adding that Rajiv Gandhi was taking measures to counter the exodus.

Lok Sabha Speakers again extends proceeding time today

Matters of urgent public importance under discussion in Lok Sabha

Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary says it's not right to attribute all works to the NDA government

"It's not right to say the NDA has done all works and that the UPA did not do any developmental work," Chaudhary, an INC MP from West Bengal, said, following back-to-back speeches by BJP members hailing Gadkari and PM Modi.

BJP members continue to speak about infra projects, praise PM Modi, Gadkari's initiatives

Govt says at least 18 states, UTs have pre-published draft rules for four labour codes

At least 18 states and Union Territories have pre-published draft rules for four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health and working conditions, the government said on Monday.

In a written reply toLokSabha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli said that as per the latest information, 27 states/UTs have pre-published the draft rules for the Code on Wages.

Speed up construction of border roads in north Bengal, NE states: BJP member

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday

Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2022 returned

Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2022 which provide for authorisation of appropriation of money out of consolidated fund of India to meet amount spent on certain services during FY ended on 31st March 2019 in excess of the amounts granted for those services & for that year, is returned

The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2022 passed through voice vote

Today's realities dictated interest rate on employee PF; 8.1% rate better than interest rate on small saving deposits: FM

For 10 yrs nil defence procurement happened under UPA; from pin to aircraft had to be ordered: FM in Rajya Sabha

Devolution of state share in central taxes put at Rs 8.17 lakh cr in FY23, revised estimate of Rs 7.45 lakh cr for FY22 already released: FM

Additional expenses made on defence, oil, fuel, ration, customs duties, says FM

Sitharaman addresses House on additional grants

"Although demands are coming in over excess spending in 2018-19, there is no delay... There is a need to regularise it because the PAC felt we have to go back to the House to seek approval for the same. The PAC report came to us on December 14, 2021," the FM said.

Crypto mining cost not to be allowed as deduction under I-T Act: FinMin

Infrastructure cost incurred in the mining of cryptocurrencies or any virtual digital assets will not be allowed as deduction under the Income Tax Act, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday. In a written reply to theLokSabha, Chaudhary said the government will come out with a definition of virtual digital assets (VDA) with a view to levying 30 per cent tax on income from the transfer of such assets.

Oppn leaders praise Gadkari but flag concerns over quality of roads, transparency in toll collection

Several Opposition leaders on Monday praised the work of the Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari but flagged some concerns on issues such as quality of roads, their maintenance and alleged lack of transparency in toll collection.

Participating in the discussion on the 'demand for grants of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' for 2022-23 inLokSabha, most MPs, both from Opposition and treasury benches, began their address by hailing the work done by Gadkari in the road transport sector and lauded his hands-on approach.

Argument breaks out between Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena and FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took offence to Chaturvedi's use of the word "misappropriation" with regard to policies, with BJP members and Opposition raising a din. The Chair resolves the issue saying that it would be examined and "anything unparliamentary would be struck from the records."

95% of villages have schools within 5 kilometres, govt tells Lok Sabha

Over 95 per cent of villages in the country have secondary schools within a distance of five kilometres, Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi said on Monday. She also informedLokSabhathat more than 90 per cent of villages have senior secondary schools within a distance of seven kilometres.

Fauzia Khan of NCP in Maharashtra calls for increase in defence research

"The Russia-Ukraine was has caused a problem for the world around... Although India's stance in laudable, it emphasises the need for us to become self-reliant. This is the only way to become 'atmanirbhar' to safeguard our interests," she said.

Binoy Viswam of CPI in Kerala hits out at the government over LIC IPO

"The government is going to kill the golden goose of LIC, which has been a lifeblood for the people of India," said Viswam in the Rajya Sabha.

Meanwhile, in Lok Sabha, discussions centre around additional grants under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Sitharaman hits back at Brittas, condemns 'unparliamentary' language

Brittas hits out at LIC IPO plan

"LIC has grown on the goodwill of policyholders but now the government wants to sell it off," says Brittas.

Brittas hits out at govt's tax policies, GST

"Rich becoming richer, poor becoming poorer," says Brittas. "Modiji is the catchword."

'I request the finance minister to formulate new Covid-19 plan,' says CPM's John Brittas

"Shouldn't we change our strategy as per the global change in the pandemic?" says Brittas.

YSRCP's Ayodhya Rami Reddy discusses fertiliser shortage, says government must look to ensure self-sufficiency

Elangovan hits out at Centre

DMK Parliamentarian TKS Elangovan hit out at the Centre over a wide array of issues, ranging from the Budget to LIC IPO, saying that there has been no development in the country as portrayed "in the past nine budgets." Citing FM Sitharaman's claim of India becoming a "five-trillion-dollar" economy, he said that as per this government, "every time, next year will see India grow tremendously."

Dil nahi, Bill ki baat kijiye: Opposition tells Shiv Prasad Shukl as he continues attack on COngress

You should debate and contemplate on the J&K Approporiation bill, not oppose everything for the sake of it. If Modi's popularity goes up, it's the country's pride: Shukl tells Opposition

Shiv Prasad Shukl counters Gohil's claim on excess GST cess not being distributed to states: "Congress-led government and Kerala MPs had opposed the GST on petrol and diesel and which is why Jaitley was forced to keep fuels out of the ambit of GST"

FM Sitharaman has presented the Budget for Jammu and Kashmir for the country not for the Opposition to sit and criticise: BJP's Shiv Pratap Shukl in RS

You can break and twist history but can't change the past, the truth was in the past, it cannot be changed now by presenting it as a film: Gohil on 'The Kashmir Files'

This remark came as he was being asked to speak on the issue of appropriation in Jammu and Kashmir and not deviate to other topics.

Had the government considered expert and implemented expert committee's report on oxygen shortage, perhaps sons of many poor parents could have been saved: INC's Gohil

INC's Shaktisingh Gohil raises issue of GST cess not being segregated into a separate, independent account.

Security situation along Western Borders (IB Sector) remains largely stable: Defence Ministry in RS

The situation along LoC remains stable post the Directorate General of Military Operations (DGsMO) understanding of Feb 2021. Both Armies have exercised restraint to maintain peace along the LoC. However, the situation is being closely monitored: Defence Ministry in Rajya Sabha

There're indications of emerging narco-terror nexus sponsored by inimical elements across border to cause instability,especially along border areas. We'll respond to any challenge: Defence Ministry

Further discussion on Demands for Grants under the control of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways 2022-23 under way in Lok Sabha

Union Finance Minister Sitharaman moves The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2022 and The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2022

Kharge asks that House to conclude debate on Railways that was inconclusive in the last session

Lok Sabha discusses demand for grants under ministry of road transport and highways in the Union Budget for FY23

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Release (of oil) from strategic reserves can only have a limited impact: Puri on impact of Russia-Ukraine crisis on oil

Oil companies have not passed on the price increase to consumers yet even though oil is around $111/ barrel: Puri

On India buying discounted well from Russia: If there are economic possibilities in Russia, we will look into those. The arrangements to buy Russian oil is between companies, not countries, Puri says

Policy of the government to discourage kerosene, move to cleaner fuels, increase in prices of kerosene not linked to Russia, Ukraine crisis, Puri clarifies

Russia-Ukraine crisis | Puri clarifies that total crude imports from Russia have been less than 1 per cent. On Indian investments in Russia, Puri says the investments in these companies are years old.

Western oil companies exiting needs to have a nuanced view when it comes to India, Puri says.

Issue of airport at Purnia airport raised: Scindia says talks under way to procure land, airport will be up soon

In Rajya Sabha, discussion on issue of foreign carriers being allowed: Scindia says revenue growth from cargo has grown to over 2,300 crore

Number of freighters in three years have grown from to 8 to 28, Scindia says. Cargo traffic has increased from 19% from 1.8% in two years, the aviation minister says. Revenue has grown to 2,300 crore in the past one year, which means that cargo carriers are now able to stand on their own feet, he adds.

LS MP Aparajita Sarangi raises question for special recognition for schools dealing with differently abled children schools so that they can pool in more special educators and deal with the issues faced by these children especially in online learning

Replying to this, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, lauds the question and urges House to help him handle and formulate ways to counter this. He admits that when he became minister of education initially and was asked a question on dyslexic children's education, he had no idea what it meant. He requests suggestions to deal with the issue on sign language across schools too.

Lok Sabha now discusses Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

Bickering continues in Lok Sabha as Dharmendra Pradhan answers questions on Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country

Priyanka Chaturvedi from Shiv Sena raises the issue of booster doses and clear guidelines for booster vaccines in RS

Manish Tewari requests that quota for Kendriya Vidyalayas assigned to MPs either be increased or scrapped completely

Question Hour under way in Lok Sabha; Matters of importance raised in Rajya Sabha

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Aam Aadmi Party to nominate cricketer Harbhajan Singh and Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha to Rajya Sabha, from Punjab

Aam Aadmi Party to nominate Dr. Sandeep Pathak to Rajya Sabha, from Punjab.

TMC MP Santanu Sen gives suspension notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, to discuss educational support to Indian students who returned from Ukraine.

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi gives a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, to demand a policy on third dose of Covid vaccination

Manickam Tagore submits adjournment notice to discuss shutdown fireworks factories causing loss of employment

List of Business in the Upper House

List of Business in the Lower House

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present 'The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2022' and 'The Appropriation Bill, 2022' for consideration in the Upper House of Parliament

On March 14, the union territory's budget was presented and passed by the Lok Sabha.

The Finance minister will also move 'The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2022' to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2021-22, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

Reports of different department related parliamentary standing committees will be tabled and ministers will also lay papers related to different ministries.

With increasing evidence of criminal activity on the streets being orchestrated from prison cells, a Parliamentary Standing Committee has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to set up a national task force to examine issues and challenges faced in prisons and create a time-bound action plan to address them.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs led by senior Congress MP Anand Sharma said it has taken “serious note” of criminals operating from prisons with the connivance of a few prison officials.

The MHA informed the panel, which tabled a report on the Demand for Grants for the ministry in Parliament last week, that states and union territories are being given assistance for technologically strengthening and modernising the prisons.

Congress names Ripun Bora, Jeby Mather as Rajya Sabha candidates from Assam, Kerala

ICYMI: End Facebook interference in India's democracy, Sonia said in Parliament last week

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday raised the issue of social media giants aiding the BJP through fake ads as revealed by a news report in an international publication, and said that global social media companies are being used to “hack India's democracy”.

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Stepping up his attack against the NDA government, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday decided to go to Delhi on March 21, along with state ministers, to demand the Centre to purchase paddy produced in state in the summer season crop

The TRS members would stage protests in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in line with the agitation in Telangana, the release said. Claiming that the Centre is procuring "100 per cent of paddy from Punjab", Rao said "agitation programmes would continue demanding Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure 100 per cent of paddy from Telangana". Rao, known as KCR, described paddy procurement as a "life and death issue" for Telangana farmers and said the TRS is gearing up for an intensive struggle on it.