Parliament Monsoon Session highlights: Lok Sabha passes the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020; adjourned till 3 pm tomorrow

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. Lok Sabha on Saturday passed a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

. Companies having not less than 300 workers will soon be allowed to hire and fire workers without seeking prior government permission, with the labour ministry proposing changes to rules in a bill introduced in Lok Sabha on Saturday.

. President of Indian National Congress is part of managing committee of PM National Relief Fund. With this only party, transparency is achieved? How many parties are there in India? There are thousands of parties. Is it example of transparency? Finance Minister in Lok Sabha. - ANI

. Members of opposition parties like the Congress, DMK and the TMC on Saturday opposed in Lok Sabha the setting up of the PM Cares Fund, alleging that it lacked transparency.

. The issue of continuation of cooking gas subsidy will be considered before inviting financial bids for BPCL privatisation, Parliament was informed on Saturday.

. I also want to ask our FM if it's true that you took loan from Chinese banks even after our Indian Army personnel were fighting in the Galwan valley. How much loan has been taken from China since April?: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha. - ANI

. I want to ask our Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman what is the need for creating a parallel fund when we already have PMNRF?: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha (ANI)

. PM-CARES Fund is a public charitable trust so it was suggested that CAG audit is not required. But, those who are demanding CAG audit for this trust, are they ready for audit of all the trusts being managed by one family?: Union Minister Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha. - ANI

. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases among serving Armed Forces personnel are 22,353. As on date, a total of 41 deaths have taken place in Armed forces that can be directly ascribed to the infection: MoS for Defence Shripad Naik in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. -ANI

. PM-Cares Fund is absolutely transparent. It has been set up under the law, registered as Trust under 1908 Act. An independent auditor appointed, it's the same auditor who audits PM National Relief Fund. Nobody is forced to donate to this fund: Union Min Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha

. The government on Saturday introduced three bills related to labour laws, including on industrial relations, in the Lok Sabha amid opposition from the Congress and few other parties.

. Congress has called a meeting of AICC general secretaries, states incharges & members of special committee to assist interim party president Sonia Gandhi to chalk out the party's strategy on the issue of three farm bills in Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. - ANI

. MPs of many political parties expressed willingness to curtail the ongoing session of Parliament amid Covid-19 pandemic. "Will ask for a curtailed session. Can't risk lives," said representatives of a political party while heading to Business Advisory Committee meeting. - ANI

. 2,453 incidents of ceasefire violations occurred along LoC in Jammu region this yearfrom 1 March to 7 Sept. Also,192 cross-border firing incidents occurred along Indo-Pak IB in Jammu this yr from 1 March to 31 Aug: MoS for Defence Shripad Naik in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha

. The strength of women officers serving the Indian Air Force (IAF) as on 1st September, 2020 is 1,875. Of these, 10 women officers are Fighter Pilots and 18 women officers are Navigators.

Ministry received proposal from IAF to induct women officers as fighter pilots. After approval of MoD, IAF commenced a scheme for “Induction of Women SSC officers in Fighter Stream of Flying Branch” in 2016, under which 10 women fighter pilots commissioned till date: Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

. There have been 10 fatal casualties of Army personnel along Line of Control/International Border in cross-border firing by Pakistani forces in the last six months: Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said that farmers & farming related bills introduced by Centre in Parliament would do a lot of injustice to farm sector in country. CM said these bills are nothing but a sugar-coated pill & should be opposed at all costs: CM's Office. - ANI

. No progress is taking place in Jammu & Kashmir. People there do not have access to 4G facility, how are they going to grow in the present time when the rest of the country has access to every facility on the internet: Farooq Abdullah, National Conference MP in Lok Sabha.

. The farm bills brought by the government undermine the food security system, the Congress claimed on Saturday and urged opposition parties to collectively oppose the bills so that they do not become law in their present form.

. YSRCP MPs continue demonstration demanding CBI inquiry into Amaravati capital land scam

"Opposition is damaging image of Andhra. There is an SIT & a cabinet sub-committee which found some clear discrepancies. We want a probe into these" says AAR Reddy, Rajya Sabha member. - ANI

. The government is contemplating curtailing the ongoing Monsoon Session in view of the rising Covid-19 cases amongst MPs, but nothing has been finalised so far, sources said on Saturday.

. Opposition parties Saturday demanded in the Rajya Sabha that the government waive interest on loans to farmers and individuals for the coronavirus pandemic period on the lines of a pause in insolvency proceedings against defaulting corporates.

. In an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Sena said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during the time of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and senior BJP leader L K Advani was "different" as they used to "treat the NDA constituents with respect and consult with them".

. This farm bill which has been passed by the Lok Sabha is only to help the corporates. The farmers are now on a war-path. The Modi government has completely ignored the farmers of this country & now their plight is very severe: R Chennithala, Congress, Kerala Opposition Leader.

. A "dramatic" decline in the number of incidents of violence against health workers has been witnessed in the country after an ordinance was brought, making such activities a non-bailable offence, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Rajya Sabha on Saturday.

. The Farm Bills will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow.

. A majority of Rajya Sabha Opposition members Saturday supported a Bill granting interim relief to businesses from insolvency proceedings, even as some expressed fears over its possible misuse, and urged the government to also help the poor during the crisis.

. Parliament session that began this week is likely to be cut short after 30 lawmakers were found infected with the coronavirus, two senior parliament officials said, as the number of cases in the country rose to 53 lakh.

. "You thought of healthcare workers now? Bengal has Medicare Service Prevention of Violence & Damage to Property Act 2009. What happens to it? Bill is an attempt to encroach states' constitutionally assigned functioning," said Derek O'Brien during Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill discussion

. "We were fighting our people during March, when vegetable vendors were being assaulted. We ought to have fought Covid-19 from a scientific point of view from the very beginning," said Manoj Kumar Jha in the Rajya Sabha speaking on the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

. “Centre ispaying 60% of schemes, States are paying 40% but Centre is taking all the credit… You want to manufacture a majority in states, you get excited. The centre cannot impose its will on the states. It is constitutionally wrong,” said Derek O'Brien.

. Congress MP K Suresh gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over 'compensation package for families of those who died due to Covid-19, from the existing corpus of funds'.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding discussion on the status of clause 6 of the Assam Accord.

. Many healthcare workers including doctors, paramedics were insulted in some form or the other, due to stigma attached to Covid-19. The central government acted on this situation and found that there was a need for a law, a prohibitory mechanism against such incidents: Dr Harsh Vardhan in Rajya Sabha on the Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020.

. A demand for the government escalating its engagements with the international media to build a global opinion against Pakistan for sponsoring cross-border terrorism and harbouring fugitives such as Dawood Ibrahim was made in the Rajya Sabha.

Through a Zero Hour mention, Sasmit Patra of the BJD said the government should also engage with the G-8 nations to increase international pressure on Pakistan just like its engagement with the US that reflected in the recent Indo-US joint asking Pakistan to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorist activities.

. - The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019.

- The Industrial Relations Code, 2019.

. - The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020.

- The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

. - The Industrial Relations Code, 2020.

- The Code On Social Security, 2020.

. "There are 24 lakh Tuberculosis patients in India. Due to the focus on fighting Covid-19, the fight against TB has slowed down. Govt should intensify the tracking system and pay more attention to treating TB patients," said Rajya Sabha MP KJ Alphons.

. During the zero-hour, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Neeraj Shekhar said in Rajya Sabha that about 20 crore people speak Bhojpuri in India and about seven to eight crore in foreign countries. "I demand inclusion of Bhojpuri in the 8th Schedule to the Constitution," he said.

. Rajya Sabha MP Sonal Mansingh has given zero-hour notice over the demand to provide support to artists facing hardships due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Neeraj Shekhar has given zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha over demand for inclusion of Bhojpuri in the 8th Schedule to the Constitution.

. On Sunday, Narendra Singh Tomar will move that the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, in the Rajya Sabha.

. -The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020

-The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

-The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

. The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the first batch of supplementary demands for grants authorising the government to spend an additional Rs 2.35 lakh crore, mainly to meet people-centric expenditures rising out of Covid-19 pandemic.

. At least three parties have asked the government to curtail the Monsoon Session of Parliament in the wake of increasing cases of Covid-19 cases, including MPs and Ministers testing positive for the virus infection.

. Under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, one-time cash transfer of Rs. 1000 has been done for 8.3 crore poor families. In another measure, one-time cash transfer of Rs. 1000 done for 3 crore senior citizens: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha.

. Govt lists 3 contentious bills - Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, Farming Produce Trade & Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Bill, Farmers (Empowerment & Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance & Farm Services Bill - in Rajya Sabha for passage on Sunday.

Opposition wants these bills to be sent to Select Committee. Setting stage for a high-voltage proceedings, govt had told Opposition leaders in Rajya Sabha that they weren't acceding to their demands in a meeting earlier.

Parliament Monsoon Session highlights: Lok Sabha passes the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020; adjourned till 3 pm tomorrow

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