New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day. The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021, Air Quality Commission Bill for NRC, Adjoining Areas, Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 were passed amid Opposition's ruckus.
The matter of suspension of six Trinamool Congress MPs was raised by Opposition MPs in the Upper House today. Dola Sen, Md. Nadimul Haque, Abir Ranjan Biswas, Shanta Chhetri, Arpita Ghosh, Mausam Noor, were suspended for the entire day on Wednesday.
The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 were passed last day amid the continuous din.
Opposition parties have been pressing on the Pegasus snoop gate, farm laws and Covid-19 crisis since the commencement of the Monsoon Session. Vociferous sessions kicked off after Union Minister of IT Ashwini Vaishnaw's statement that the media report on Pegasus row was an attempt to malign Indian democracy. The session commenced on July 19 and is scheduled to end on August 13.
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