Its high time we stop politicising the issue of air pollution: Gautam Gambhir
Congress raised slogans seeking reasons behind removal of SPG cover of the Gandhis'. BSP MP Danish Ali raises JNU issue.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned until 2 PM
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BJP Parliamentary Committee meeting ends
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Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to be tabled in Rajya Sabha
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CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MLA gives suspension of business notice
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Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) & Trinamool Congress (TMC) raise JNU issue in Lower House
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Congress gives adjournment notice over withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) protection of the Gandhis
The second day of the winter session of the Parliament saw heated exchanges between the Opposition and the Centre on removal of SPG cover of the Gandhis'.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned by the Upper House Chairman and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu after few lawmakers started raising the JNU issue, as the former had earlier requested to pay attention to important matters at hand.
Nishikant Dubey, BJP MP from Jharkhand raised the issue of cyber crime and left-wing extremism affecting several parts of Jharkhand while TMC MP Pratima Mandal raised the issue of gender neutral toilets for transgenders. Tapir Gao, BJP lawmaker from Arunachal expressed his concern over Chinese aggression and asked the government to help prevent Doklam-like situations from happening. Discussion will continue in the Lok Sabha on the Bill designed to further amend the Chit Funds Act, 1982, as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will look to move the Bill. The second day of the winter session of the Parliament will see Union minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan move the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 along with the motion to further amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 in the Rajya Sabha. He will also seek to withdraw the National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011 in the Upper House.
Rajya Sabha adjourned until 2 PM
Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President adjourns the Rajya Sabha until 2 PM.
BJP Parliamentary Committee meeting ends
BJP parliamentary committee meeting ends as parliamentarians move towards the Upper and Lower Houses
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to be tabled in Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Prahlad Patel will table Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which will be taken up for consideration and passage.
Congress has been opposing the Bill because seeks to amend this to include the leader of largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha as a member. The Congress chief is a permanent member of the panel which plans to erect a national memorial saluting the sacrifices made by those slaughtered in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MLA gives suspension of business notice
Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswan gives suspension of business notice over the JNU issue.
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) & Trinamool Congress (TMC) raise JNU issue in Lower House
These three parties have given an adjournment notice to the Lower House over the JNU fee hikes and subsequent protests
Congress gives adjournment notice over withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) protection of the Gandhis
The SPG protection cover was withdrawn last week after recommendation from a top security review panel that carries out a threat perception analysis of protected persons. Gandhis continue to get Z+ security and are protected by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
First published: Nov 19, 2019 09:52 IST