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Highlights: Lok Sabha adjourned till 4pm on March 8

The finance minister replied to the discussion on the Union Budget on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, Sitharaman had accused the Opposition of spreading falsehoods regarding the Union Budget and claimed that the schemes announced by the Centre were pro-poor.Home minister Amit Shah moved a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, as passed by Rajya Sabha. Congress leaders Adhir R Chowdhury, Manish Tewari, TMC leader Saugata Roy and Congress leader Amar Singh along with other lawmakers will move the resolution disapproves of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 (Ordinance No. 1 of 2021).Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Narendra S Tomar, Smriti Irani, TC Gehlot, Kiren Rijiju, Harsh Vardhan and Prahalad Singh Patel along with other union ministers are slated to present papers at the table.Follow live updates from the Parliament here:Follow all the updates here:Lok Sabha adjourned till 4pm on March 8The Lok Sabha has been adjourned until 4pm on March 8.Took objection to comments made by FM against Rahul Gandhi, says Congress MPCongress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that he objected to the statements of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman against Rahul Gandhi. "She should not indulge in such unparliamentary activity inside the House. Immediately, we took serious action to the comment made by her," he said.Lok Sabha passes The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021The Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021.Recession in Cong ruled states worse than J&K, says ShahIn another jibe to Manish Tewari, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the recession situation due to Covid-19 in Jammu & Kashmir was better than that of Congress ruled states like Punjab, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh.No fraud or unrest during DDC polls, says ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah said that even the BJP's rivals could not deny that there was no fraud or unrest during the J&K DDC polls. He said that 51% votes were cast in the Panchayat elections.Shah slams Mainsh Tewari over Cong handling of J&KUnion Home Minister Amit Shah slammed Mansih Tewari over the Congress' handling of Jammu & Kashmir. "Manish bhai (Manish Tewari), recall Congress days. Thousands killed, curfew imposed for days. Adjudge the situation on basis of data. Peace in Kashmir is a big thing. I don't want to recall the days of unrest. Such days won't be there (J&K) again as it's our Govt now," he said.Statehood to be given to J&K at appropriate time, says ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has nothing to do with J&K's statehood. Shah said that the union territory would be given statehood at an 'appropriate time'.Who pressurised you to not repeal Article 370, Amit Shah asks oppositionAmit Shah asks the opposition "Who pressurised you to not repeal Article 370 ?" He also asks "What do we do then ? Halt all the development projects ?"Amit Shah requests parties to not politicise Jammu and Kashmir issueHome minister Amit Shah asks parties in the house to not politicise the Jammu and Kashmir issue. He also asks "People asking questions on development, will they answer what they have done in the past 70 years ?"MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal says Congress against national integrationMP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal says that the Congress party is against national integration and their actions suggest they are anti development too. He also admires MP Malook Nagar's openness in criticising the Congress and for praising the government's initiatives despite being in the opposition. He says that the Congress party has lost direction and is sinking along with the opposition.Allow all party delegation to visit J&K, restore statehood soon, MP Premachandran urges CentreN K Premchand also suggests "Let an all party delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir to assess the situation and have first hand information." He also urged the central government to bring back normalcy in J&K by protecting the civil rights of all people and to restore statehood.Kerala MP Premachandran asks MHA about law and order situation in Jammu and KashmirKerala MP says N K Premachandran says "First time in the history of India that a state has been divided into two Union territories. MHA assured that statehood stature of Jammu and Kashmir would be provided once when law and order is restored. What is the actual situation in Jammu Kashmir now ?"FM fairly pointed out Congress not playing good role as opposition: BSP MP Malook NagarBSP MP Malook Nagar says the finance minister has outlined a fair point that the Congress is not playing a good role as the opposition. He also says Rahul Gandhi should not think of himself as a professor and us as students.Both houses passed the abrogation of article 370, says Dr Jitendra SinghDr Jitendra Singh points out that Hasnain Masoodi and DMK parliamentarian are mistakenly saying that Article 370 has been repealed bypassing the Parliament.Giving responsibility to J&K administrators for development of state would be helpful, says Hasnain MasoodiMP Hasnain Masoodi says "There has been a rise in encounters. The move may have been aimed at development but due to the rise in encounters in rural and urban areas development has taken a backseat.""If J-K administrators are given the responsibility for the development of the state it will be helpful as they are aware of the topography. We were always with India and we too want development."Time to rethink Jammu and Kashmir issue, says ChowdhuryShould BJP not accept that they were not able to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pundits ?Maybe it is time to rethink the J-K issue. Do things that reflect that you are committed to giving J-K statehood, take gradual steps at least.Abrogation of article 370 led to developmental activity in J&K, says Kishan Reddy"Abrogation of article 370 led to developmental activity in the Jammu and Kashmir region. Experienced UT administrators were sent their for social and infrastructure development," says MHA's G Kishan Reddy.Government allocation for minority affairs increased in Budget 2021For minority affairs, ₹4,811 crores has been allocated in total which is a 8.6 per cent increase. For Scheduled Castes, ₹83,257 crore in 2020-21 budget and it has increased to ₹1,26,259 crore in BE 2021-22. For the Scheduled Tribes ₹53,653 crores in budget 2020-21 and it has been increased to ₹79,942 crores in BE 2021-22, says FM.9 crore farmers benefited through direct cash transfers, says FMNearly 9 crore farmers registered under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, Rs. 6000 direct benefit transfers granted, Mudra Yojana loans have been sanctioned for 27 crore small business farmers.Government implemented schemes for common people of this country, says FM"PM Awas Yojana more than 1.76 crores houses have been completed. Since October 2017, 2.67 crore houses have been electrified under the Saubhagya scheme, nearly 11 crore household toilets were constructed. Are these for cronies ?" asks FM.PM Swanidhi Yojana not for cronies, but for street vendors, says FMPM Swanidhi Yojana not for cronies but tailored for small traders who are in the streets. ₹10,000 given to them as working capital for an year's tenure for 50 lakh street vendors.The scheme lends to Dalits, backward class people, poor people and women and not for cronies, says FM.FM says government supported MSMEs via various steps during lockdownEven during lockdown, we made announcements to support MSMEs by two ways -Business owners were notified by SMS, phone calls via banks that lending will be available and we ensured it, says FM.Congress gives birth to schemes, then mismanages them, uses them for their cronies, alleges FM"Congress party gives birth to good schemes but lacks the will to use them transparently. It uses them to favours the cronies," says FM.Retorts to the 'Hum Do, Hamare Do' remarks made by Rahul Gandhi."In 2009-10 budget, ₹39,100 crore was allocated and ₹33,000 crore was used. In 2015-16 budget, ₹34,699 crore was allocated and ₹37,000 crore was utilised."In the year of the pandemic (2020-21) ₹61,500 crore was allocated and was then increased to ₹1,11,500 crore. However ₹90,000 crore might only be utilised by the end of this year, but a far higher allocation has been made," the FM asserts.Clearing OROP arrears through one-time payment led to higher defence allocation last year, says FM"This year ₹2,09,319 for the revenue component, ₹1,13,734 for capital component and ₹1,33,825 for pensions component for the defence sector. Compare it with 2013-14, the last budget of the UPA government," FM says.Higher allocation to defence last year because one time payment to clear OROP arrears, the FM confirms and that one time payment component wouldn't be repeated.FM says health allocation increased by 9.79% in new budget"Even WHO has said water and sanitation contribute to health and hence we have it in the budget. In budget speech I said, we are taking a holistic approach to health," says FM."It is a comprehensive logical approach. Allocations to core health has not come down but gone up. Budget 2021-22 marks 9.67 per cent growth. We have only increased," the FM says.Agricultural allocation in budget 'misread' says FMData in budget regarding agriculture allocation has been 'misread'. A total of ₹1.15 lakh crores has been transferred to 10.75 crore farmers through the PMKSY, Nirmala Sitharaman says.We respected Indian entrepreneurial skills since Jan Sangh days, says FMRespecting India's entrepreneurial skills, managerial skills, business skills has always been us, since Jan Sangh days, says FM Sitharaman.Respecting wealth creators, tax payers and honest citizens has always been consistent with our government, she says.Covid-19 didn't deter government from taking up reform measures, says FM SitharamanFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says government not deterred by the Covid-19 pandemic to take up reform measures necessary for sustaining long term growth.These reforms riveted in a policy to lay a path for India to be one of the top economies in the world in the coming decade and further.Rahul Gandhi says will continue to support agitations against farm lawsना सच्चे ना अच्छे,दिन मोदी सरकार के!देश के बेहतर भविष्य के लिए हमारे अन्नदाता शांतिपूर्ण संघर्ष कर रहे हैं।मैं उनके साथ था, हूँ और रहूँगा। pic.twitter.com/9bxJzGL7umCongress MP Rahul Gandhi said that the BJP government has been unable to keep its promises and reiterated his support for the ongoing protests against farm laws by farmers' unions representatives. For Live updates on the farm laws, click here. Earlier on Friday, the Wayanad MP had said the Union Budget failed to uplift the poorer sections of the society.Finance minister Sitharaman to address Lok SabhaFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the Budget discussion in Lok Sabha at 10 am today. (file photo) pic.twitter.com/RN5bztldBbThe Union minister for finance will reply to the Budget session on Saturday in the Lower House.

Hindustan Times

14-02-2021

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