Monsoon Session Highlights: Both Houses adjourned till July 26

Today was the fourth day of the ongoing Monsoon Session. The Centre and the Opposition parties clashed over the Pegasus snooping row, Covid-19, and farm laws, bringing the proceedings in both the Houses to a standstill. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till July 26.

Rajya Sabha resumed proceedings, but was soon adjourned till July 26.

PM has said many times not to politicise vaccination programme. It's our aim to vaccinate every 18+ citizen in the country. This is not the time to do politics: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Lok Sabha.

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2:30 pm.

Lok Sabha adjourned till July 26 as Opposition continues to raise slogans.

Lok Sabha resumes proceedings as Opposition continues to raise slogans.

TMC MP Santanu Sen suspended from Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of Parliament's Monsoon Session.

TMC leader Santanu Sen was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon Session on Friday for disrupting the proceedings of the House on Thursday.

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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid Opposition uproar.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid Opposition uproar.

PM Narendra Modi has conducted meetings with state governments 20 times so far to fight Covid-19: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Lok Sabha.

Lok Sabha resumes proceedings amid Opposition uproar.

CPI(M) floor leader Elamaram Kareem gives notice to suspend the business in Rajya Sabha and discuss Pegasus snooping on opposition leaders, journalists, judges and Union ministers. (DHNS)

BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena's Uniform Civil Code Bill in India 2020 is listed for introduction in Rajya Sabha today. Opposition MPs to oppose its introduction as they did in February 2020. (DHNS)

BJP MP Rakesh Sinha's private member's bill on population control has been listed for discussion and passage in Rajya Sabha today. (DHNS)

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda has given the suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over farmers' agitation over three farm laws. (ANI)

Congress MPs to protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament over farmers agitation and 'Pegasus Project' media report. (ANI)

Meeting of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at 9.45 AM to discuss floor strategy. (DHNS)

Cong leader moves privilege motion against MoS over ‘no deaths due to oxygen shortage’ remarks

Congress leader K C Venugopal on Thursday moved a privilege motion against Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar for “misleading” the parliament on deaths due to shortage of oxygen in the country amid COVID-19 outbreak.

He said the entire country witnessed how people were scrambling for oxygen and many patients in several hospitals died due to the shortage of the life-saving gas during the second wave of coronavirus.

"I have moved a privilege motion to the Rajya Sabha chairman demanding action against the Minister of State for Health due to misinformation given to the Rajya Sabha on my starred question," he told reporters here.

Nadda slams TMC over its MP snatching papers from Union minister in Rajya Sabha

BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday hit out at the Trinamool Congress over its MP Shantanu Sen snatching papers from Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha and tearing those, saying it is condemnable and against the democratic values and of the country.

Sen snatched papers from Vaishnaw after the TMC, Congress and other opposition party members, who had earlier forced two adjournments of the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha, rushed into the well of the House as the minister was called to make a statement on the Pegasus snooping row.

Govt will move motion seeking suspension of TMC MP Shantanu Sen, say sources

The government will move a motion seeking suspension of Trinamool Congress MP Shantanu Sen for snatching papers from Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, sources said.

They said some opposition MPs "misbehaved" with the treasury bench members, including a minister, even after the House was adjourned.

Sen snatched papers from Vaishnaw after the TMC, Congress and other opposition party members, who had earlier forced two adjournments of the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha, rushed into the well of the House as the minister was called to make a statement on the Pegasus snooping row.