Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

There was no division of votes, no voice voting. Constitution was undermined in the temple of democracy. We have given a representation to President that Farm Bills have been passed unconstitutionally & he should return these bills: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Opposition., Rajya Sabha

Opposition MPs hold protest in Parliament premises against the recently passed agriculture Bills

India’s imports from China during April-July 2020 decreased to US$ 16.60 billions from US$ 23.45 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on the disruption of imports from China in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, according to ANI.

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet President Ram Nath Kovind at 5pm today

Jitendra Singh, Union Minister and MP from Udhampur said that in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, official languages provision existed from 1957 - Urdu and English were accepted as official language. After becoming a union territory, many past anomalies had to be corrected he added.

One great anomaly was that these two languages, put together, are not spoken even by 1% population of J&K: Jitendra Singh, Union Minister and MP from Udhampur, J&K on Jammu & Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020 https://t.co/gspjLRPtJr

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TMC and TRS MPs were seen protesting in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament premises over agriculture bills, reports ANI.

Delhi: TMC & TRS MPs protest in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament premises over agriculture Bills pic.twitter.com/tQKzW9xeZM

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Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die. The Monsoon Session, that was scheduled to go on till October 1st, was cut short in the wake of Covid-19 crisis.

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday returned the Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2020 and the Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2020, authorising payment of certain sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for the current financial year, reports PTI.

Rajya Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Under this bill, apart from English and Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi will also be the official languages of the union territory

Shiromani Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral, in Rajya Sabha, on Jammu Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020 said that it is unfortunate that Punjabi isn't being included in this Bill, as an official language in Jammu and Kashmir. Punjabi is the richest and oldest language of north India, with its own script Gurmukhi, he added, reports ANI.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed three bills related to industries, workers. The three Bills namely, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and the Code of Social Security, 2020, were moved for passing by Union labour minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar. These three bills were passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, reports ANI.

MPs of Opposition parties march in Parliament premises in protest over farm bills. Placards of 'Save Farmers' & 'Save Farmers, Save Workers, Save Democracy' seen. Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad, TMC's Derek O'Brien, and Samajwadi Party's Jaya Bachchan present, among others, reports ANI.

#WATCH: MPs of Opposition parties march in Parliament premises in protest over farm bills. Placards of 'Save Farmers' & 'Save Farmers, Save Workers, Save Democracy' seen.

Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad, TMC's Derek O'Brien, and Samajwadi Party's Jaya Bachchan present, among others. pic.twitter.com/PIIxqciFpG

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Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at 5 pm on Wednesday over the farm Bills and the suspension of the eight MPs, sources said, reports PTI.