Lok Sabha: Pragya Thakur apologises again, says 'never referred to Godse as patriot'

18:21 November 29

House adjourned for today

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha have been adjourned till 11 am on December 2, 2019. 

18:18 November 29

MPs demand that private members' bills be taken up on Wednesdays

Many members in Lok Sabha said that private members' bills should be taken up on Wednesdays instead of Fridays.

The members were also of the view that the time allotted for private members' bills should not be cut short until and unless there is an issue of national significance to be discussed in the house.

BJD member B Mehtab raised the demand that private members' bills be taken up on Wednesdays.

Speaking in the same vein, Trinamool Congress' Sudip Bandyopadhyay said such bills have a special role in the House. "You ( Speaker) make history. The private members' bills should be taken up on Wednesday," he told Speaker Om Birla.

Rajiv Ranjan Singh of JD(U) said that the members bring the bills after a lot of effort and research, and so they should either be taken up on Wednesday or any other week day as on Friday the members are in a hurry to go back to their constituencies.

P V Midhun Reddy (YSRCP) also expressed similar views.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that private members' bills should be taken up on Wednesdays and given proper time and attention.

Private members' bills are brought in by members of Parliament who are not ministers, but they are mostly rejected. These bills are taken up only on Fridays.

16:51 November 29

Notice issued against Rahul Gandhi

BJP MP Pragya Thakur has given a privilege notice against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

15:16 November 29

Pragya Thakur tenders apology for second time

After several opposition leaders demanded an unconditional apology from BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur over her comments on Nathuram Godse, the Bhopal MP tendered an apology in the Lok Sabha again

"I did not call Nathuram Godse a 'deshbhakt'. I did not even mention his name. I apologise again if I have hurt any sentiments," she said.

This is the second time in the day when Thakur made a statement regarding her remarks on Godse which had triggered a row.

Her fresh statement came after Speaker Om Birla convened a meeting of party leaders to end the impasse in the House.

14:37 November 29

Proceedings resume after adjournment

13:41 November 29

Proceedings adjourned till 2:30 pm

13:25 November 29

Speaker calls for meet with floor leaders over Pragya's comment 

Speaker Om Birla calls for a meeting of floor leaders of political parties to end impasse over Pragya Thakur's remarks on Nathuram Godse

13:23 November 29

Something said outside the House, shouldn't be raised inside: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

"This remark concerns the dignity of the House, not what happens outside", said Leader of Congress Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over Pragya Singh Thakur's reference to Rahul Gandhi's tweet calling her a terrorist.

13:19 November 29

I want to ask the government if Godse was a murderer or a patriot: Owaisi

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi demanded a 'categorical' apology by Pragya Singh Thakur on her remark on Nathuram Godse.

"I want to ask the government if Godse was a murderer or a patriot.  This is an egregious breach. It goes against the basic standard of the conduct of a member. The member should categorically say that Nathuram Godse was a murderer."
 

12:55 November 29

Nishikant Dubey demands privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey today demanded a privilege motion against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for calling BJP MP Pragya Thakur a 'terrorist'.

12:52 November 29

We demand unconditional apology: INC's A Raja

Hitting back at Pragya Singh Thakur for launching a veiled attack against Rahul Gandhi for calling her a 'terrorist' in a tweet, Congress' A Raja said, "Something that has been said outside the Hosue, shouldn't be raised in the House. Let the member apologise unconditionally and the entire matter will be settled."
 

12:42 November 29

Pragya Singh Thakur hits out at Rahul Gandhi over his 'terrorist' remark

Taking a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Thakur said, "A member of the House referred to me as 'terrorist'. It is an attack on my dignity. No charges against me have been proven in court." On Thursday, Rahul had tweeted, "Terrorist Pragya calls terrorist Godse, a patriot. A sad day, in the history of India’s Parliament." 
 

12:41 November 29

Mahatma Gandhi amar rahe: Slogans echo in LS

Slogans of "Mahatma Gandhi amar rahe" echoed in Lok Sabha.

12:33 November 29

Ruckus in Lok Sabha after Pragya Thakur's apology

Chaos erupted in Lok Sabha after BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur's statement in the House. Opposition leaders chanted slogans of 'Mahatma Gandhi ki Jai, and 'Down, down Godse'.

 

12:15 November 29

Pragya Thakur apologises, says her remarks were misconstrued

On her Godse remark, Bhopal MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur said, "If my statements have hurt anyone, then I would like to apologise. But I would also like to say that my statements were twisted and presented in another manner and this is condemnable. I was tagged as a terrorist. No charges have been proven against me in the court. This is against the law to call me a terrorist without any proof and an attempt to insult me." 
 

12:15 November 29

Speaker indicates Pragya Thakur to be called to Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today indicated that he would call BJP member Pragya Thakur, who is facing opposition fire for her remarks on Nathuram Godse, to the House after the Question Hour. Without naming Thakur, the Speaker said he would "ask the respected member to come to the House at noon after Question Hour".

11:46 November 29

Lok Sabha: BSP to discuss loss of crops in UP

The Bahujan Samaj Party has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over the "loss of crops in western Uttar Pradesh due to untimely rain and demand of compensation to farmers."
 

11:40 November 29

Javadekar replies to Tewari's query; avoids answering question on cost-benefit analysis

Prakash Javadekar, Minister, Information and Broadcasting replied to Manish Tewari's question by saying that the government has recently adopted a thematic approach to advertisements but didn't provide an answer on cost-benefit analysis being done by the government.

"We have made three changes. We have shifted to thematic ad's."

11:36 November 29

Has the I&B ministry done cost-benefit analysis of govt expenditure on Ads: Manish Tewari

Indian National Congress' Manish Tewari raised the issue of government expenditure on advertisements and if the Information and Broadcasting ministry has done a cost-benefit analysis of the same.

"Till December 2018, the BJP-led NDA had spent 5. 24 crore on advertisements.  Have you done a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of such advertisements on the promotion of government sponsored schemes and policies."

11:09 November 29

TMC to take up WhatsApp issue, Cong to move censure motion against Pragya Thakur

On the 10th day of Winter Session, the Trinamool Congress gave an Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha on the WhatsApp snooping controversy that has sparked a furore among opposition leaders and privacy rights activists who are seeking answers from the government. Congress, on the other hand, is likely to move a censure motion against Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Thakur for calling Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a ‘deshbhakt’ (patriot) in the Lok Sabha. Follow our live blog for all the latest updates.

11:03 November 29

Proceedings begin in Lok Sabha

09:40 November 29

Lok Sabha LIVE: Nishikant Dubey demands privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: The list of business in the Lok Sabha on Friday includes a bill on taxation laws and reports of the Standing Committee on Labour for consideration and passing.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to move the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the Income Tax Act 1961 and the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019.

An ordinance was promulgated on the same by the President on September 20.

The Standing Committee on Labour will table three reports in the House for consideration and passing.

The reports include - Demands for Grants (2019-20)) of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Demands for Grants (2019-20) of the Ministry of Textiles, and Demands for Grants (2019-20) of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.