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Parliament Winter Session 2021 Highlights: TMC, Congress promise smooth functioning; Houses adjourned till Wednesday

The Centre and the opposition parties gathered on Tuesday for the second day of Parliament’s Winter Session after a dramatic opening on Monday. Utter chaos was witnessed in the Upper House of the Parliament again as Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu rejected the request by opposition leaders to revoke the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2pm today.Earlier on Day 1, a ruckus broke out in the House during the passage of the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, as the opposition demanded a discussion over the bill. A total of 12 opposition MPs of the Rajya Sabha were suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session for their “unruly and violent behaviour” on the last day of the Monsoon Session on August 11.Congress and 13 other parties are also considering boycotting Parliament’s Winter Session after the bill to repeal three farm laws was passed without discussion.Follow all the updates here:Split in Opposition ranks? TMC skips Cong-chaired meeting on suspended Rajya Sabha MPsTMC, Congress say they will ensure smooth functioning of HouseAfter complete disarray at the Parliament on Monday and Tuesday, the Congress and Trinamool Congress have assured that they will ensure smooth functioning of both the Houses.Lok Sabha adjourned till December 1Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day. Proceedings will resume again on Wednesday.1678 migrants returned to J&K to take up jobs under PM development package since abrogation of Article 370As per the information by government of Jammu and Kashmir, after the abrogation of Article 370, a total of 1678 migrants have returned to Kashmir for taking up jobs under PM Development Package 2015. The land of 150 applicants has been restored, says home ministry in a written reply in Lok Sabha.Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11am on December 1Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11am on Wednesday.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calls for meeting of floor leaders, House adjourned till 3pmLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called a meeting of Floor Leaders of all parties to discuss and end the deadlock. The House has been adjourned till 3pm following sloganeering by Opposition MPs.Opposition has no regard: Union minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha“You have seen that the opposition didn't even let PM introduce ministers in the last session. They had no regard for the large number of women who were being inducted,” says Union minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha.“The entire country witnessed how badly the protestors behaved when minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was speaking in the house… They broke the glass in the House which injured some officials. But we wanted to let the House run so no further action was taken. But on the day the bill was being passed and they asked for a division of votes (count), then the Opposition found that they were outvoted,” he said.Will invite other MPs to show solidarity in dharna at Parliament: TMC MP Derek O'Brien“Our two MPs will sit before the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises from tomorrow 10am-6pm daily till 23rd December. We will invite other MPs also to come to show solidarity with our MPs,” says TMC MP Derek O'Brien.Suspended Opposition MPs to hold dharna at Gandhi statue on Parliament premisesAll 12 Opposition MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha will sit in dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue from Wednesday. The Leader of Opposition will also write to Rajya Sabha chairperson to reconsider the suspension and also to highlight the irregularities in the process followed for suspension, leaders at Kharge's office said after meeting.On cryptocurrency, FM Sitharaman says ‘risky area’, bill to be tabled soon“This is a risky area and not in a complete regulatory framework. No decision was taken on banning its advisements. Steps are taken to create awareness through RBI and SEBI. Govt will soon introduce a bill," Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha.40 civilians killed, 72 injured in J&K till Nov 15 this year, says home ministry“Forty civilians killed, 72 injured in Jammu and Kashmir till Nov 15 this year,” home ministry said in the Parliament.No steps taken to prepare NRC at national level, Centre tells Rajya SabhaThe persons covered under the CAA may apply for citizenship after the rules are notified under the CAA. Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the national level”, the government said in Rajya Sabha.The MHA informed that a total of 1,11,287 Indians gave up their Indian citizenship in 2021.Farooq Abdullah seeks revival of Article 370 for ‘normalcy’ in Kashmir“If normalcy is to be brought in Kashmir, then Article 370 has to be reinstated,” says National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah at the Parliament.No case of omicron variant in India so far: Health minister in Rajya SabhaNo case of Covid-19 variant Omicron reported in India so far, says Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.Won't return to the House today: Opposition leaders amid protest at ParliamentOpposition parties said they will not to go back to Rajya Sabha today.Opposition leaders protest in front of Gandhi statueOpposition parties, including leaders from AAP, TRS protest in front of Gandhi statue at Parliament premises.Opposition parties to hold another meeting at LoP Kharge's officeAfter walking out of Rajya Sabha, opposition parties will now hold another meeting at Leader of Opposition Mallickarjun Kharge's office to take a further decision.Opposition in Rajya Sabha stages walkout, TMC staysOpposition MPs in Rajya Sabha stage a walkout after House chariman rejects revocation of the 12 MPs. Trinamool Congress leaders stay. Chairman empowered to take action, says Naidu amid utter chaos in Rajya SabhaAmid utter chaos in Rajya Sabha, House chairman M Venkaiah Naidu says, “The Chairman of the Rajya is empowered to take action and also the House can take action.”Naidu rejected the request for the revocation of suspension of 12 MPs.LoP Kharge requests Rajya Sabha chair to revoke suspension of 12 MPs“We came to your office to request for revocation of the suspension of 12 MPs. The incident happened in the last Monsoon session. So, how can you take this decision now,” says LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikaarjun Kharge.Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm amid Opposition protestLok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 2pm after Congress, DMK and National Conference stage walkout.Bitter experience of Monsoon Session continues to haunt us: RS chair“The bitter experience of the last Monsoon Session still continues to haunt most of us. I was expecting and waiting for the leading lights of the House to take lead in expressing outrage over what happened in the last Session. Such assurance would have helped me in appropriately handling the matter but unfortunately it will not be,” said Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.Congress, Shiv Sena gives adjournment notice in Lok Sabha over fuel price hikeCongress and Shiv Sena has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding a discussion on the rising fuel prices.Leader of the Congress Party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has given adjournment motion notice on the issue of rising prices of essential commodities.Opposition parties to meet Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu over suspension of 12 MPsOpposition parties are going to meet Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today to discuss the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for the remaining part of the current session.PM Modi hold meeting with top ministers to discuss strategy over Parliament sessionPrime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with top ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Narendra Singh Tomar in Parliament to discuss strategy for the ongoing winter session. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman also present.The meeting comes amid the opposition party meeting where they are deciding whether or not to boycott the Parliament Winter Session.Govt to rethink suspension if all 12 MPs apologise, says Pralhad Joshiसदन की गरिमा बनाए रखने के लिए सरकार को मजबूरी में निलंबन का यह प्रस्ताव सदन के सामने रखना पड़ा।लेकिन यदि ये 12 सांसद अभी भी अपने दुर्व्यवहार के लिए सभापति और सदन से माफी मांग लें, तो सरकार भी उनके प्रस्ताव पर खुले दिल से सकारात्मक रूप से विचार करने को तैयार है।#WinterSession pic.twitter.com/JszBgbNCOIIn a video statement shared on Twitter, Union minister Pralhad Joshi said that the government was “compelled to place this proposal of suspension before the House” to maintain the diginity of the House.“If these 12 MPs apologize to the Speaker and the House for their misbehavior even now, then the government is ready to consider their proposal positively with an open heart,” he said.TRS joins opposition meet on Parliament boycottTelangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has joined opposition parties today for their meeting on boycotting Parliament session.Opposition meeting today to discuss boycotting Parliament sessionOpposition parties are meeting today to discuss future course of action. The question of offering an apology doesn't arise. The MPs were suspended against rules of the House. This action is like strangulating the voice of opposition LoP in RS, said Mallikarjun Kharge on suspension of 12 MPs.Rajya Sabha MP Deepinder Hooda gives suspension of business notice over MSP guaranteeRajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives suspension of business notice demanding a 'discussion on legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price and aid to farmers who lost their lives during protest'TRS MP gives notice in Rajya Sabha over 'discriminatory crop procurement' policyTRS MP Dr K Keshava Rao gives adjournment motion notice in Rajya Sabha over 'discriminatory crop procurement policy of Central government and non-procurement of crops from Telengana'.Congress MP Manish Tewari, Manichrak Tagore give adjournment notices in Lok SabhaCongress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on the issue -'to direct the government to create a record of farmers who lost their lives during farm laws protest and give compensation to their families'.On the other hand, Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice 'to discuss reasons for the increase in prices of essential commodities across the country and to direct the Govt to take appropriate steps to reduce the Excise duty on petrol, diesel, LPG to the level of 2013'.Bill on regulation of reproductive tech to be tabled in Lok Sabha todayThe Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020, seeking supervision of reproductive technology clinics, will be tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.'Drama very old': BJP Bengal's Dilip Ghosh on TMC skipping Oppn meet“These dramas are very old... Every party wants to be the leader (of Opposition parties). Mamata Banerjee wants to be the leader. The days of Sonia Gandhi are over,” said BJP Vice President Dilip Ghosh on TMC skipping Opposition meeting called by Congress.

Hindustan Times

30-11-2021

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