The third week of the Winter Session of the Parliament resumed today at 11 am. Within minutes, Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 pm, following protests by opposition MPs.
Three key bills – Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 are likely to be passed today.
In the first two weeks, most of the sittings were disrupted owing to protests by the opposition including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over several issues including Manipur unrest and Sambhal violence.
The BJP has accused the leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of being part of a plan to “derail” the economy and “disrupt” democracy.
Last week, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar clarified India’s position on the Israel-Palestine conflict in the Rajya Sabha, stating that “we condemn terrorism, hostage-taking” but also that countries have the right to respond but should be mindful of civilian casualties.
The Winter Session began on November 25 and will continue till December 20.
Here are the Live Updates from the Winter Session:
Parliament Winter Session Update: Both Houses Adjourned Till 2 PM
Soon after Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha resumed proceedings, both the houses adjourned till 2pm.
Parliament Winter Session Update: Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till Noon
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till noon.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says, “…We started our current session by entering into the fourth quarter of a century of adoption of the Indian constitution. The entire week the House could not function. No one should paralyse the House…”
#WATCH | Winter session of Parliament | Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says, “…We started our current session by entering into the fourth quarter of a century of adoption of the Indian constitution. The entire week the House could not function. No one should paralyse the… pic.twitter.com/1ajsIYO1Ih
– ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2024
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar extend birthday greetings to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.
Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankhar extended birthday greetings to Sonia Gandhi in the Upper House today. @VPIndiapic.twitter.com/hGPntyAP86
– SansadTV (@sansad_tv) December 9, 2024
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm, soon after the House proceedings began for the day.
During the question hour, the opposition MPs were raising different matters to which Speaker Om Birla objected and adjourned the House till noon.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the issue of bus marshals and appointment of civil defence volunteers. In his notice, he mentions about the sudden termination of 11,000 bus marshals, deployed for the safety of women.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over clean chit given to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. Mr Tagore has demanded a detailed explanation from the government.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on will move the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha which aims to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, in addition to the Banking Regulation Act, among other Bills.
The Bill seeks to amend different banking laws to alter the tenure of directors of cooperative banks and expand provisions for the settlement of unclaimed amounts.
In Lok Sabha, two bills are listed for consideration and passing – the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
