Parliament highlights: Lok Sabha passes 2 Bills, Rajya Sabha passes one; Houses adjourned for the day

Amid uproar from the Opposition over Pegasus row and farmers' protest and multiple adjournments, Lok Sabha passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021. Rajya Sabha passed the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

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Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day

Lok Sabha passes the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha.

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha.

The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been passed in Rajya Sabha.

Clause-by-clause voting on the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is taking place in Rajya Sabha

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is being discussed in the Lok Sabha, being presented by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Proceedings resume in both Houses. The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 being taken up for consideration in the Rajya Sabha.

Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm

Union Ministry Smriti Irani is addressing the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour, answering questions about malnutrition schemes of the government.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12.30 pm.

Rajya Sabha proceedings resume

Proceedings resume in Lok Sabha. Question Hour has started.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11.30 pm amid disruption in the House

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 12 noon

Lok Sabha proceedings begin

Lok Sabha proceedings begin with Speaker Om Birla presiding. Birla condemns unrest in Parliament seen on Wednesday. He calls on members of the House to maintain discipline.

The Committee on Commerce may meet today to discuss one of its draft reports and to hear from the Secretary of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

Meetings in Parliament

The Public Accounts Committee is scheduled to meet today to be briefed on the GST Compensation Cess and Indirect Taxes, based on C&AG reports.

The Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers is scheduled to meet today to consider and adopt its draft report on the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021

CPI(M) floor leader gives notice to suspend business in RS

In Rajya Sabha, CPI(M) floor leaderElamaram Kareem gave notice to suspend business and discuss snooping on Opposition leaders, journalists, judges and union ministers using Pegasus spyware.

Opposition protest in Pegasus in Parliament to continue. In Lok Sabha, Congress MP Manicka Tagore among otherssubmitted adjournment notice

RS, LS adjourned repeatedly on Wednesday

Members of Congress and CPI(M), who were in the Well raising slogans, tore Parliament papers and flung a placard, which narrowly missed media persons seated in the press gallery. Both, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, witnessed repeated adjournments and the government pushed through three bills in the melee on Wednesday.

Disruptions related to Covid-19, Pegasus and farm laws are expected in the House today as well.

It took just six minutes to pass The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, while the Appropriations (No. 4) Bill authorising an additional expenditure of Rs 23,675 crore from the national exchequer, was approved in nine minutes without any debate.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) AmendmentBillwithoutanydiscussion on Wednesday.

Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed unruly scenes when some Congress members threw papers and torn placards at the Chair and Treasury benches. The unrest in Parliament has been continuing for seven days.

Questions in Lok Sabha

In Lok Sabha's question hour, National Sports Policy and Karnataka's expenditure under Smart City mission will be discussed. Pollution in Sutlej and Beas rivers, ground water pollution in Jharkhand and and the issue of green highways will also be discussed.

Rajya Sabha: List of Business

On agenda for the upper house, FM Nirmala Sitharaman will move that the Bill to amend the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.