Rajya Sabha adjourned till 9 am tomorrow

13:21 September 18

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 9:00 am tomorrow.

13:17 September 18

Rajya Sabha passes The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

13:06 September 18

"MPLADs is the money for thepoor. 800 people monitor this amount. The MPLAD amount should have been reduced but not stopped," Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress MP in Rajya Sabha.

12:49 September 18

I support this bill. Need to re-think on central vista project. There should a ban on banner in which central and state government promote themselves. We should think on our priorities. The building projects should be stopped," Manoj Kumar Jha, RJD MP in Rajya Sabha.

12:17 September 18

I support this bill. I am even willing to work for Re. 1 if that would aid COVID-19 response. The attempt to suspend MPLAD is wrong but it must be restored. There is no accountability for PMCARES fund," Rajeev Satav, Congress MP in Rajya Sabha.

12:07 September 18

Minister Kishen Reddy moves the motion for discussion on the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

11:48 September 18

Rajya Sabha passes The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

11:47 September 18

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan claimed that whenever History of Indian Medical Sciences and Heath will be written that time the Modi regime will be mentioned.

A member of the House called the reform and regulation of the Indian systems of medicine being undertaken through the bills, as promoting 'quackery'. I am pained by the use of this word," said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in Rajya Sabha.

11:42 September 18

"The amount set aside for homoeopathy in the AYUSH ministry budget is very small. The budget must be increased," Sanjay Singh, AAP MP in Rajya Sabha.

"I might be in jail after a few days. The person who is sitting in Parliament is being called anti-nationalist," he added.

11:17 September 18

" I want to ask the government after the formation of AYUSH ministry what benefits have bee gained? This government is an ordinance factory. Prime Minister and other ministers says cooperative federalism. I can't see this federalism. This bill needs to be balanced. Yoga and Naturopathy should be included in this bill. This bill should be balanced," said Manoj Kumar Jha, RJD MP in Rajya Sabha.

11:06 September 18

This bill is one more attempt of this is to dilute the principle of federalism. From the day they assumed office, most Bills passed have taken away powers of state Government. There is no representation of elected members of State Medical Councils in the advisory council," Tiruchi Siva, DMK MP in Rajya Sabha.

10:54 September 18

Homoeopathy is an old Indian system of medicine and it is accessible to the poor. So we need to make it robust," said Prasanna Acharya, BJP MP in Rajya Sabha.

10:46 September 18

"Some say that there is no scientific proof for homoeopathic medicines effectiveness. Homoeopathy is a strain of medicine that focusses not just on the disease but also the patient. The science behind this is not visible to us," Sudhanshu Trivedi BJP MP in Rajya Sabha.

10:45 September 18

"What can be expected from a government that says that drinking cow urine can cure disease," Dr Santanu Sen, AITC MP in Rajya Sabha.

10:45 September 18

The members are discussing both Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

10:26 September 18

"Central Council of Homeopathy has failed its responsibility. In the case of homoeopathy bill, 2018 there were charges of irregularities and lack of transparency and corruption. So the government has actually decided to bring about an ordinance so that it can supersede the central council of Homeopathy by the governor," said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister in Rajya Sabha.

09:04 September 18

BJP MP Ashok Bajpai has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'the issue of missing children.'

09:04 September 18

CPI(M) MP KK Ragesh has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over non-payment of GST compensation to states.

09:04 September 18

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over farmers' agitation over ban on the export of onion.

08:03 September 18

Rajya Sabha pays its condolences on passing away of members

New Delhi:Rajya Sabha on Friday paid its condolences on the passing away of MP Ashok Gasti.

"I refer with profound sorrow to the passing away of Ashok Gasti, who was a sitting member of this House from Karnataka. The country has lost an able parliamentarian," Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said.

Two minutes of silence was observed as a mark of respect to the departed members.

Vice President on Thursday called up Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to enquire about the health of Rajya Sabha member

Ashok Gasti who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the Vice President's Secretariat said.

Earlier, the Vice President's Secretariat had erroneously tweeted about the demise of Gasti.

Naidu is also the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.