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Parliament session highlights: Both Houses adjourned till July 27

The ongoing monsoon session of Parliament recommenced on Monday and opposition parties continued to target the Centre over various issues including the Pegasus hacking controversy, Covid-19 pandemic and the farmers agitation against the farm laws. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned multiple times.The Lok Sabha, which passed two important bills today- the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 and the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, has been adjourned till 11am tomorrow. The Upper House of Parliament is also adjourned till 11am tomorrow. The Centre is keen to push key bills this week since there remain only 14 working days in the ongoing session, people familiar with developments told Hindustan Times.It has listed five ordinances to be taken up during this week’s proceedings.They are -- The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance and The Essential Defence Services Ordinance.Follow all the updates here:Both Houses adjourned till July 27The Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till tomorrow 11am. No consensus among opposition parties on any issue: Piyush GoyalUnion minister and leader of House in the Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal said on Monday that there is no consensus among opposition parties on any issue, adding he personally reached out to different opposition parties on a daily basis. Rajya Sabha again adjourned till 5pmThe Upper House of Parliament is again adjourned till 5pm today. Rajya Sabha resumes after being adjournedThe session of the Upper House of Parliament has resumed after it was adjourned till 4pm. National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 passed in Lok SabhaThe National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 was also passed in the Lower House. The bill seeks to declare two institutes, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management at Kundli, and the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology at Thanjavur as instutes of national importance.Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Lok SabhaThe Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha today. It was introduced in the Lower House in September 2020 and seeks to liberalise the Factory Regulation Act of 2011 by widening the scope of entities involved in the factoring business.Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow 11am.The Lower House of Parliament has been adjourned till tomorrow 11am. Govt reduced basic customs duty on Masur dal to nil: Nirmala SitharamanUnion finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the Centre reduced the basic customs duty on Masur dal to nil and halved Agriculture infrastructure Development Cess on the lentil to 10 per cent."Basic customs duty has been reduced from 30 per cent to 20 per cent on lentils (Masur) originating in or exported from the USA. The Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on Lentils (Masur) has been reduced from the present rate of 20 per cent to 10 per cent," Sitharaman added. Govt didn't mention Pegasus in this week's agenda, says TharoorGovt has not mentioned 'Pegasus' in this week's agenda items. Also, they don't want to speak in the Lok Sabha on COVID management, vaccine policy, and hike in fuel prices: Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, Shashi Tharoor pic.twitter.com/2mYQh58byVCongress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday that the Centre did not mention the Pegasus project in this week's agenda, adding it does not want to speak on Covid management, vaccine policy, and hike in fuel prices in the Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha session resumes after being adjourned; opposition uproar continues over Pegasus hacking controversyThe session in the Lower House of Parliament has resumed. However opposition parties continue to raise the issues of the Pegasus hacking coLS adjourned till 2.45pm amid Oppn uproar over Pegasus projectLok Sabha has been adjourned till 2.45 pm as opposition parties continue to target the central government over the Pegasus hacking controversy. Opposition ruckus continues, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pmRajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering in the House by Opposition MPs, against 'Pegasus Project' media report.Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 12pmLok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 PM amid disruptions by opposition members. Earlier, the Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm following sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report.Akali Dal, BSP protest against farm lawsMPs of Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party stage a protest at Parliament against the three agriculture lawsParliament lauds Mirabai Chanu, silver medal winner at Tokyo OlympicsLok Sabha and Rajya Sabha congratulate weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for winning a silver medal at Tokyo Olympics.Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm amid Opposition ruckus over Pegasus issueRajya Sabha adjourned till 12pm following sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report (ANI)Rahul Gandhi drives a tractor to Parliament, says govt must repeal farm lawsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi drives a tractor to reach Parliament, in protest against the three farm laws. "I've brought farmers' message to Parliament," he says. "They (the government) are suppressing voices of farmers and not letting a discussion take place in Parliament.""They'll have to repeal these black laws," he added. "The entire country knows these laws favour 2-3 big businessmen."DMK MP Tiruchi Siva gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over Pegasus issueDMK MP Tiruchi Siva gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha, demanding a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report.Opposition leaders meet at Mallikarjun Kharge's office to strategise over monsoon sessionFloor leaders of Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha meet at Mallikarjun Kharge's office in Parliament, to discuss the strategy regarding the issues raised by them in the House.Congress MPs Manish Tewari and Manickam Tagore give adjournment notice in Lok Sabha over Pegasus issueCongress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the 'Pegasus Project' report(File photo) pic.twitter.com/VKxBM7Bs3CUnion finance minister to introduce amendments to bankruptcy code todayUnion finance minister Nirmala Sitharam will introduce a Bill to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, in the Lok Sabha on Monday.The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, is the bankruptcy law of India that seeks to consolidate the existing framework by creating a single law for insolvency and bankruptcy. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha in December 2015.Bill allowing change of power connections to soon be taken up in ParliamentThe Union cabinet is expected to take up for approval soon the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. The Bill, once passed, will allow consumers to choose electricity connections from multiple service providers and change one as per their convenience on the lines of mobile connections.Amid protests, govt looks to push key bills in HouseAfter the first week of Parliament’s monsoon session was mostly washed out due to disruptions by the Opposition, the ruling dispensation plans to push key bills this week as there are just 14 working days remaining in the session, people aware of the developments said on Sunday.

Hindustan Times

26-07-2021

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