(New Delhi)PM Modi And LOP Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Words in Rajya Sabha Expunged
In a rare move, a word from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Rajya Sabha was expunged from records.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was pleased to direct expunction of a certain portion of the proceedings of Rajya Sabha dated February 6 at about 6.20 and 6.30 pm,” a statement issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.
Modi had made the remark as he launched a strong defence of the NPR saying the country’s population register was being updated with demographic information for better targeting of government’s welfare schemes.
He had targeted the opposition Congress for making a U-turn, saying the party had brought the NPR in 2010 and was later updated in 2015 by adding photographs and some biometric information.
Naidu also expunged a word from Leader of the Opposition and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s statement made after Modi had finished his speech.
Azad had stated that the Congress was in favour of giving citizenship to persecuted migrants from Pakistan but was against framing of a law based on religion.
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PM Modi And Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Word in Rajya Sabha Expunged
Fall in Production of Sugar By 24%
(New Delhi) Fall in Production of Sugar By 24%
In the current sugar season 2019-20, the sugar mills in the country have produced about 14.1 million tonnes of sugar till January, 2020, as against 18.6 million tonnes in the corresponding period of previous sugar season, which is down by about 24 per cent.
The decline in sugar production is due to fall in the production of sugarcane mainly in the major sugar producing states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, due to drought in some parts and heavy rains and floods in some other parts of these states.
. In view of sufficient availability of sugar in the country, the sugar prices in the domestic market are expected to remain stable.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha today.
Senior Parliamentarians Passed Address of President
(New Delhi)Senior Parliamentarians Passed Address of President
Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed a motion thanking the President for his address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session.
The Upper House passed the resolution after opposition-sponsored amendments were negated.Few Members Raised Many Amendments But Absented So These Were Negated by the Chair
Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the motion that lasted over 13 hours.
Dhindsa Resigned From Leadership of SAD in Rajya Sabha
(Chd,Pb)Dhindsa Resigned From Leadership of SAD in Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (82) said he tendered his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday and also informed the same to the party on Friday.
However, he said that he did not give any reason for tendering his resignation
.As per
SAD senior vice president and former minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema the party had already elected Rajya Sabha MPs Balwinder Singh Bhunder as party’s leader and Naresh Gujral as deputy leader in the Upper House.
In September last year, Dhindsa had resigned as the party’s secretary general and from its core committee, citing health reasons.
Dr Manmohan Singh Takes Oath as Rajya Sabha Member
[New Delhi]Dr Manmohan Singh Takes Oath as Rajya Sabha Member
The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.
Top Congress leaders Smt Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel and Anand Sharma were among those who were present during the oath taking in the Chairman’s chamber.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and some BJP leaders were also present.
Ex PM Dr Singh, 86, has come back as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. He was elected unopposed as the BJP did not put up a candidate against him.
Singh returned to the Rajya Sabha after a brief gap since his retirement from the Upper House on June 14 this year.
He had earlier represented the state of Assam in Rajya Sabha for a long period.
Congress Gets Jallianwala National Memorial Bill Deferred in RS
[New Delhi]Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Bill Passed In LK But Deferred in RS
The Congress chief is a permanent member of the panel.Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded that the bill should be deferred as the “heaven will not fall in one or two months”.
LOP said this was the time to mourn the death of Swaraj, one of the tallest political leaders. “Let’s not fight today,” he said.
The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (amendment) Bill, which seeks to remove the Congress president as a trustee, could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday in the absence of a broad consensus on the legislation.
The government in the Upper House urged members to pass the Bill without discussion as this year marked the centenary of the Jallianwala massacre and also in view of the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel moved the Bill in the House further to amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951, as passed by Lok Sabha on August 2 for consideration and passage without debate.
Anand Sharma (Cong), however said the minister must be allowed to talk about salient features of the Bill, which was agreed to by the minister.
The bill seeks to amend this to include the leader of largest Opposition party in Lok Sabha as a member.
Sharma said members don’t want any acrimony or argument on the last day of the session but the issue pertained to national sentiments related to India’s Independence.
Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) said there should not be any acrimony today in view of Swaraj’s death, a view echoed by Satish Chandra Misra (BSP).
Derek O’Brien (TMC) said there was an option of either taking up the bill and discuss it or not taking it up.
Naidu said the Congress was not ready and also objected to the behaviour of some members.
The amendment bill also paves the way for the leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha to be a member of the trust.
But no such post exists at present as no non-BJP party has won the required 10 per cent of total seats to get the status.
As of now, the trust which manages the memorial, has the prime minister as the chairperson, President of Indian National Congress, Culture Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Punjab governor, Punjab CM as its members.
Later the House was adjourned sine die.
Punjab Cong MP Bajwa Raises Drug Smuggling In His Party Ruled State
[New Delhi]Punjab Cong MP Bajwa Raises Drug Smuggling In His Party Ruled State
Recently 532 kg of heroin is seized at Attari check point
Pratap Singh Bajwa (Cong) said during Zero Hour that this matter is being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
One of the main accused, who was arrested on the same day of drug seizure, died in the central jail of Amritsar on July 21,
“He was an important witness. He should have been kept in solitary confinement,”
He said Punjab has already suffered due to terrorism and international drug smuggling may also bring in weapons and resurrect terrorism.
In the biggest-ever haul, the Customs Department had seized 532 kg of heroin, worth Rs 2,700 crore in the international market, smuggled in a truck through the trade route at the Attari border on June 30.
Rajya Sabha Proceedings Adjourned 3rd Time Till 2pm:Language Hazard
[New Delhi]Rajya Sabha Proceedings Adjourned 3rd Time Till 2pm
Rajya Sabha proceedings were Tuesday adjourned Three Times following vociferous protests by Tamil parties led by the AIADMK against holding of recruitment exam for postmen only in English and Hindi language.
Soon after listed papers were laid on table of the House, AIADMK members shouted slogans demanding that the government cancel the postal department exam for recruitment of postmen and other posts and hold it afresh by including Tamil as a language of exams.
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu [first] ordered stopping of the transmission of House proceedings on television and [then] adjourned proceedings till 1200 hours.
Naidu said the issue was raised by AIADMK on Monday and he cannot order the government to respond to their demands.
“This is not allowed as per rules,” he said. “I will not direct, it is very unfair.”
He repeatedly asked members to take their places. He adjourned proceedings till 1200 hours after his pleas went unheeded.
On July 15, AIADMK leader A Navaneethakrishnan had raised the issue through a Zero Hour mention, saying questions in the postal department’s examination for appointments of postmen and assistants in rural areas held on Sunday were only in Hindi and English, and not Tamil.
Naidu asked V Maitreyan, who was leading the AIADMK protests, to lower his voice.
To this, Maitreyan said Tamil Nadu is burning and he cannot lower his voice.
Then Deputy Chaiman Harivansh Took Over The Charge at 12pm but house behaviour ws the same So He adjourned the proceedings for 15 minutes Then Again Till 2 pm
BJP MP Also Demands A Check On Social Media
[New Delhi] BJP MP Also Demands A Check On Social Media.Earlier Congress’s Digvijay singh Raised The similar Demand in Rajya Sabha
BJP member Nishikant Dubey Wednesday demanded that regulations be brought in to keep a check on social media to ensure there is no intrusion of privacy.
“Electronic and print media are regulated. Similar regulations should be brought in for social media so that fake news spread through such medium does not intrude on the privacy of an individual,” Dubey said in the Lok Sabha during Zero Hour.
Speaker Om Birla said that it is a “very good topic” and if a member gives notice under Rule 193, the issue could be taken up for short duration discussion.
Jayadev Galla (TDP) asked the government to take steps to ban TikTok app saying it poses serious threat.
Saugata Roy (TMC) and K Suresh (Cong) said even if the members raise important issues, neither a Cabinet Minister nor Parliamentary Affairs Minister was present in the House to take note.
To this, Birla said the Ministers have gone for a meeting of the Union Cabinet and have taken his permission before leaving the House.
Rajya Sabha ,Witnessing Wasting Precious Time,Adjourned Sine Die
[New Delhi]Rajya Sabha ,Witnessing Wasting Precious Time,Adjourned Sine Die
The Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die after it passed some Bills including Interim Budget and Finance Bill for 2019-20 without debate.
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu in his customary address at the close of the session rued that precious time of the House was lost in protests, stalling proceedings.
The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on January 31.
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