RS: House adjouned till 11 AM tomorrow

18:22 February 05

House adjourned till 11 AM tomorrow

The House is adjouned till 11 AM tomorow. 

17:37 February 05

Sanjay Singh termed UP CM and poster boy as 'dhongi baba'

Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh slammed the centre for disturbing and inciting violence in the national capital, just before the election.

The leader termed the BJP star campaigner and Poster boy Yogi Adiyanath as 'Dhongi baba' (one who is hypocritical) and said, "The UP CM said Delhi Chief Minister is 'a terrorist'. Let me tell the 'dhongi baba', if he is a terrorist then why not his government arrest him and asked Kejriwal about his connection with Pakistan?"

The leader further favoured the Delhi Chief Minister and asserted that one who is an alumnus of IIT, Commissioner in Income tax quits his job in the shake of serving his country and the poster boy termed him as a 'terrorist'?

17:19 February 05

Centre ignoring problems of farmers over CAA, NRC says, BSP leader

BSP leader Satish Chandra Misra alleged the centre for neglecting the requirements of farmers over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizenship (NRC).

He said, "Whenever anyone protests against this act (CAA, NRC), your government tagged them with anti-nationals, Urban- Naxals and terrorists. We had also talked about the bill when it was tabled in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. Does it mean all the Members of Parliament are anti-nationals?

He further asked the ruling government, "what will you stand if the Supreme Court termed the act as 'unconstitutional'?" 

16:39 February 05

Muslims are the ornaments of our country says, Prof Ram Gopal Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Prof Ram Gopal Yadav advised the ruling party to trust the Muslim community of the country. He further said that this (Muslim) community always work as ornaments for our country. "If anyone wishes to make a good quality of dresses, he/ she prefers a Muslim tailor, if anyone wishes to have a good hair cut he prefers a Muslim barber. So, they shape you in such a way that you looks good," added SP leader.

The leader further cited the examples of some of the recent activity done by some of the Muslim men like Sharjeel Imam. "They do not represent the whole community, rather these types of people are termed as mentally insane. So, stop judging the whole community citing an example of Sharjeel Imam" added Yadav.

15:45 February 05

Collector's and peon's children should read in same school says, SP leader

Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Prof Ram Gopal Yadav while speaking in the Rajya Sabha said, "I want to tell the BJP government that building Sardar Patel statue does not help the country to unite. You have to work on it."

The leader further asserted the importance of implementing equal and cheap education system in the country. "If any guardian pays Rs 1 lakh as tuition fees whereas a guardian pays Rs 1 in the government school then how can we able to compare both of them? The government just make sure that the A-class officer's son and a peon's son share the same classroom. Then, we can expect a quality education from government-sponsored schools," added SP leader. 

14:48 February 05

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jhasaid, "Majority in Parliament is not a license for majoritarian Parliament. There is a distinction between them."

"It's unfortunate that the country is going through the chaos in the occasion of Mahatama Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary," added Jha.

14:29 February 05

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder Vaiko talked about detention of Jammu and Kashmir ministers.

He also expressed discontentment over the welcoming of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister by PM Modi and said that the government is betraying Tamil Nadu.

14:14 February 05

Nationalist Congress Party leader Majeed Memon while discussing on Motion of Thanks on the Presidential address said that the President should have neither praised not criticised the modification of Article 370 as it is currently under judicial review.

He also said that the President ignored the ground reality and the current situation of India.

13:09 February 05

House adjourned till 2 pm.

13:01 February 05

Questions taken during the Question Hour were:

• Scheme for job opportunities for unemployed youths
• Rehabilitation of slum population
• Cooking gas coverage in the country
• Unused land with PSUs
• Multistoried residential complexes under housing schemes
• Effective and transparent policing
• Senior citizens below the poverty line

12:59 February 05

Rattan Lal Kataria, MoS Social Justice and Empowermentanswered questions related to Senior citizens below the poverty line.

12:37 February 05

Union Home Affairs Minister G. Kishan Reddy talked about effective and transparent policing during question hour.
 

12:15 February 05

BJP leader Bhupender Yadav hit out at AAP as the police investigation revealed that the gunman was from AAP.

Kapil Gujjar who opened fired at the Shaheen Bagh protest site last week confessed to being a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Police’s Crime Branch said on Tuesday.

11:48 February 05

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the Southern states have been performing well but are failing to get economic support from the Centre.

"States which are performing well should not be penalised by the Finance Commission. Such states are at a serious disadvantage because they find their shares falling," said Ramesh.

11:31 February 05

Congress MP Viplove Thakur talked about compensations given to accident victims and said that the amount given to the injured ones are not enough as the treatments are costly especially for poor people.

11:17 February 05

Congress MP Pratap Singh Bajwa gave Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over "need to ensure airline safety". Bajwa is an MP of the Upper House of the Parliament from Punjab.

Congress MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh also gave a zero hour notice over the 'demand to give international status to Jay Prakash Narayan Airport in Patna'.

10:28 February 05

Rajya Sabha Live

New Delhi: BJP MP Y S Chowdary on Wednesday submitted a short duration discussion notice in Rajya Sabha over the development of the capital of Andhra Pradesh under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014.

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, popularly known as the Telangana Act is an Act that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, due to the Telangana movement.

The Act defined the boundaries of the two states, determined how the assets and liabilities were to be divided and laid out the status of Hyderabad as the permanent capital of the new Telangana state and the temporary capital of the Andhra Pradesh state.

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh received the then President's assent on 01 March 2014. 

The first phase of the Budget Session of the Parliament will conclude on February 11, while the second part of the session will begin from March 2 and end on April 3. 

(ANI)