Highlights: Lok Sabha passes Taxation Law Amendment Bill, 2019

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed by Lok Sabha.

Public sector banks disbursed ₹2.52 lakh crore loans during outreach programme: Nirmala Sitharaman

It is unfair to say government is not willing to hear criticism, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman on industrialist Rahul Bajaj's comment: PTI

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha: We're called 'suit-boot ki sarkaar' again and again. We are told that lowering corporate tax helps only rich. I want to tell them that corporate tax cut helps all small and big businesses registered according to Companies Act.

A lot of domestic and foreign companies have shown interest to invest post corporate tax reduction: FM Nirmala Sitharaman.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha: I have been called names in Parliament. If it is in anyone's DNA to ask questions and run away before answers are given, it is some other party and not our party. Each time we come to give replies instead of name-calling.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha: I have been told that I am the worst Finance Minister, they're not even waiting for me to finish my term. I told them that please give me more ideas, we will work on it. If there is a government that listens, it is PM Narendra Modi's government.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha: We are a government that listens, whether it is criticism or an input. When Home Minister responded to an industry leader, it was with a clear attitude that we are willing to hear or take criticism.

Parliament passes Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra in Lok Sabha: If this bill was really to help everybody, especially MSME sector then the tax rate reduction should apply to all entities. It should not apply to just the companies, it should apply to LLPs, partnership firms & other non-corporate entities also.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in Lok Sabha: The (corporate) tax cut that you have proposed only helps the profitable become more profitable. It does not do anything to revive a very large part of this economy which is struggling.

Finance Minister in Lok Sabha: Keeping in mind the trade war between USA and China, with indications that many of these corporates and multinational companies would want to get out of China.....we thought it was necessary to quickly take a call in reducing the corporate tax.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi in Lok Sabha: I condemn his (Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury) statement. President of Congress party ghuspethia hai. If Congress has any sense he should apologise. Otherwise, I will demand that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi apologise on his behalf

BJP members in Lok Sabha on Monday protested against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as "infiltrators" and sought his apology for the "insult".

"This act has brought shame to the entire country. It has hurt everyone. The accused must be given the most stringent punishment for their crime, said Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha on rape & murder of woman veterinary doctor