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Parliament Highlights: Monsoon Session could end tomorrow

The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha passed three bills each on Monday. In the Rajya Sabha, a motion to refer bills to select committees was defeated as some members of the Opposition staged a walk out over the last time inclusion, insisting it gives them very little time to prepare. The government agreed to one of the key demands put forth by the Opposition this session, to debate farm laws. Opposition parties are slated to meet today to decide if they will participate as they’re insisting on a debate on the Pegasus snooping row before any other issue. Some 14 Opposition parties have also agreed to "cooperate" with the government to facilitate passage of the 127th amendment to the Constitution, which seeks restoring the power of states to identify socially and economically backward classes for reservation (quotas) in jobs and college admissions.Follow all the updates here:Monsoon Session could end tomorrowMonsoon Session is expected to adjourn sine die after passing the constitution amendment billLok Sabha adjournedLok Sabha adjourned for the day. To reconvene on August 11. Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Seventh Amendment) Bill 2021 passed in LSConstitution (One Hundred and Twenty Seventh Amendment) Bill 2021 passed in Lok Sabha, allowing states to make their own OBC lists. Premachandan says central list be made applicable to state govts and UTsPremachandan says OBCs will get benefits of the central list also. He says he will not move the amendment if assurance is received from the government. Amendment 3 and 4 put up for vote. 386 parliamentarians vote 'Yes'386 parliamentarians voted in favourVoting begins on OBC BillThe parliamentarians are casting their votes. The lobbies have been cleared for the voting and division to commence. JMM MP says he fears RS and LS will also be 'privatised'Hansdak says government should not enter into a self-congratulatory state of mind for bringing the Bill, says this should have been done earlier, extends support to the Bill. Malook Nagar says Cong did not do anything for OBCsThe BSP MP says OBC communities did not get fair treatment under Congress. Owaisi says Dalits and Muslims can also be included in Scheduled Caste listOwaisi says 1950 Presidential Order be made religion neutral. He says why do Muslims don't deserve reservation. Owaisi says Muslims also vote and contribute to the nation but in return they get wishes on Eid. He says BJP does not stand for the upliftment of the OBCs. Caste-based census need of the hour: TDP MPK Ram Mohan Naidu says that caste-based census is required for upliftment of the backward communities. He says that the 27% reservation for the OBCs are not being fully implemented. Akhilesh Yadav says BJP spreading hatred amid communitiesThe former UP CM says that BJP during the previous UP elections promised many benefits for the OBC communities, but did not keep those promises. Ritesh Pandey says BJP MP's comments 'casteist'BSP's Pandey criticises a BJP MP who he claims said, 'Being a Brahmin, I am speaking of OBC welfare'. Pandey says these statements reflect BJP is divisive. Discussion on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Seventh Amendment) Bill continues. JD(U) MP urges for caste-based census in Lok SabhaJanata Dal (United) MP from Munger Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh urged Centre to carry out caste-based census, reiterating Bihar chief minister and his fellow party men Nitish Kumar's stance. Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pmRajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm due to continued sloganeering by Opposition MPs'Transaction of the House is the onus of the govt', says Cong MP Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryCongress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the "transaction of the house is the onus of the government". Chowdhury was clarifying his government's stance on disrupting the proceedings of the House for highlighting issues which are of concern to the common man.Lok Sabha tables 127th Constitution Amendment BillThe 127th Constitution Amendment Bill that aims to bypass a May 2021 Supreme Court ruling granting Centre the sole power to notify socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs) — and not the states, has been tabled for discussion and passage in the Lok Sabha. Opposition parties have said they will support the move to pass the bill.SAD, BSP, Cong protest farm laws outside ParliamentMPs of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) & Congress Party stage a protest outside Parliament & urged Centre to repeal 3 agri laws "2024 Lok Sabha elections are not far away. The fight will continue," says SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur pic.twitter.com/1ughn7m21ULok Sabha adjourned till 12pmLok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon after Opposition MPs gathered at the Well, raising slogans and placards. pic.twitter.com/Sh0EkpAODVRajya Sabha adjourned till 12pmRajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the Upper House till 12pm amid uproar caused by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on Pegasus row.M. Venkaiah Naidu lists farm laws for discussionRajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu lists farm laws for discussions but says no to Pegasus as Opposition MPs voice their protest.Ripun Bora gives suspension of business notice in Rajya SabhaCongress MP Ripun Bora has given the suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 demanding discussion on rising fuel prices. pic.twitter.com/XR7MQTd7NR

Hindustan Times

11-08-2021

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