RS LIVE: House adjourned to meet at 9 am tomorrow

14:13 February 04

House adjourned to meet at 9 am tomorrow.

14:12 February 04

Binoy Viswam, MP from Kerala, CPI said that the farmers are struggling in the bitter cold and government has created a fortress to prevent them.

14:07 February 04

Toilets removed from protesting sites, while govt boasts of Swachh Bharat

Deepender Singh Hooda, MP from Haryana (INC) said that the government boasts about building toilets, but farmers are treated worse than enemies. Electricity , water supply, toilet, internet were removed from farmers' protesting sites. Farmers are fighting for the consumers too, who would have to bear heavy prices. Farmers' are fighting for their self-respect. With the power of love, they would overcome the hatred, he said. He further stated that as a son of a farmer I appeal to repeal the laws. The government is not aatmanirbharrather aatmamukth, he said.

13:58 February 04

Nation's development to be chronicled in world history

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that the government's measures would be laid in world history in terms of development. The government stands for the welfare of poor, suppressed and women. Under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan scheme, toilets were built across the country.Electricity, solar power, internet were installed in villages. Watershed system was established in tribal villages. Through the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme, farmers were given aid and benefits.

13:46 February 04

H D Devagowda , JD (S) Karnataka said that an increase in migration from rural areas to urban areas is witnessed. The condition of slum dwellers has remained the same for many years.

13:12 February 04

Covid recovery rate high

K Vanlalvena, MP from Mizoram (MNF) said that India fought the pandemic well. In the midst of a staggering economy owing to Covid, the nation's Covid recovery rate stands high.

13:11 February 04

Aaatmanirbar Bharat, a hoodwinking slogan

M V Shreyams Kumar, MP from Kerala, LJD said that India ranks 142 in press freedom index while, countries like  Myanmar, Palestine ranks higher.  

The barbed wires and fortress created in Delhi borders to block farmers is a blotch to right to protest. Internet is suspended in Delhi borders attempting let the protest down.  

PM's Aaatmanirbar Bharat is nothing but a hoodwinking slogan, he said.

12:51 February 04

Farm laws would end up in inflation

Sanjay Singh, MP (AAP) said that those who raise voice against the Centre are termed as Khalistanis and anti-nationals. Farmers understood the laws and they are demanding repeal. The black laws would lead to price hike of food products and farmers would be deprived. FIRs are filed against journalists who document reality.

12:37 February 04

Repeal and re-enact farm laws

Bikash Ranjan, MP from West Bengal,  CPI (M) urged for the repeal and re-enactment of the farm laws. The farmers need MSP and assurance of procurement.He added that peasants are not traders. It is not just the case of Punjab and Haryana, go to every village, you can witness agitation.

The meagre allocation for MSME, the provider of jobs in the country is unfortunate. He invoked Gitanjali verse to demand freedom of expression in spite of the arrest of many journalists.

"Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free;

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;

Where words come out from the depth of truth;

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake."

12:33 February 04

Dr Banda Prakash, MP from Telangana (TRS) urged the Centre to boost the Jal Jeevan mission as well as rename the Central University of Hyderabad to be renamed after P V Narasimha Rao. He also put forth the demands for IIM, National Institute of Design in Hyderabad and IIIT in Karimnagar as well as OBC reservation in legislature , reservation for women in Assembly and Parliament

12:33 February 04

N R Elango , MP from Tamil Nadu said that it was expected that the government would repeal the farm laws in the wake of the uproar.

11:47 February 04

Four TMC MPs and others stand in condolences to farmers died in protest

11:29 February 04

Four TMC MPs and others stand in condolences to farmers died in protest

Derek O' Brein, MP from West Bengal (AITC) said that he would speak on what was not mentioned in President's address. He said that the Central Government has failed in upholding the sanctity of Parliament on September 20, 2020. He cited Rule 242 which states that while passing a bill, any member can bring resolution and it should be forwarded to Select Committee, examined and passed after consultation.

Everyone says that Opposition is not strong. After all, seven MPs had spent a night in front of Gandhi statue. They added a drop in the ocean and the movement started.

194 or more farmers died in the protest, he said and urged his fellow three TMC MPs to stand in solidarity with farmers. 

Many people are reacting on foreigner's comment on farmers' protest, while on the contrary, during the Namaste Trump event, 'Aap ki baar Trump Sarkar' slogan resonated everyone. No one cared about intervention then.

11:01 February 04

'Congress follows democratic processes'

Subsequently,  Digvijay Singh, MP from Madhya Pradesh (INC) spoke. Congress government would not pass any law without consulting Selected Committee unlike BJP, he said, while referring to Scindia's criticism.

He said that demonetisation did not return black money, rather the economy got destabilised. Terrorism was not curbed with Article 370.

Lakhs of people were summoned for Namaste Trump event in the onset of Covid -19 pandemic. Migrants faced hardship with the sudden lockdown imposed within four hours. Even filing RTI does make PM Cares accountable. He asked what was the need to institute such fund.

Civil rights activists, journalist are attacked whereas dissent is the essence of democracy. Scholar honoured by Harvard law school along with civil rights activists are imprisoned in India in Bhima Koreagan case because they stood with Dalits and suppressed.

10:33 February 04

Covid combated well like a bouncer, says Scindia

Jyotiradiya Scindia, (BJP) MP from Madhya Pradesh lauded Centre's efforts in handling pandemic. He said that the Centre hit at Covid well like a bouncer in cricket and held Covid back like a hooker. 

Today, India is one of the top suppliers of Covid vaccine and PPE kits in world. Everyone slammed PM for imposing lockdown, but the recovery rate is very high in India, he said.

Regarding farm laws, he said that the Congress had put forth the laws earlier. Sharad Pawar had sent letters to many CMs urging for the inculcation of private players for boosting the agriculture sector.

10:33 February 04

Andhra Pradesh projects need funds 

Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar, MP, (TDP) raised the demand for funds for Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam projects. Central government should allocate funds for Polavaram Project, he said.

09:59 February 04

Swapan Dasgupta urges for integral development

Swapan Dasgupta, responding to Prasanna Acharya, MP from Odisha, demand for special status for Odisha said that the nation is an integral entity. The problem of illegal migration in Odisha is similar to that of West Bengal. He said that he dreams of a time when all eastern states wait unitedly for the arrival of Prime Minister, while referring to Assam MP's statement that PM had visited the state 40 times.  

He said that PM Kisan Samman Nidhi should be implemented well that everyone benefits from the scheme. We should take the strong and weak together for development, he said. He also slammed contract farming.

09:45 February 04

Pramod Kumar Jha, MP from Bihar (RJD) presided.

09:04 February 04

Rajya Sabha LIVE: House adjourned to meet at 9 am tomorrow

The House adjourned yesterday to meet at 9 am on February 4. The Budget Session of Parliament started on January 29 with the President's address. Due to uproar over farm laws, the House was adjourned on February 2. As opposition and Government reached a consensus, it was decided that fourteen hours would be allocated to discuss on farmers' protest on February 3.

On February 3, citing Rule 255, Sanjay Singh, Sushil Kumar Gupta, N D Gupta were withdrawn from the House by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaih Naidu due to improper code of conduct.

Gulam Nabi Azad, referring to British's repeal of agricultural laws, pleaded for the repeal of farm laws. The House witnessed Prasanna Acharya, MP from Odisha, Dr K Keshava Rao, MP from Telangana, Tiruchi Siva, MP from Tamil Nadu, Prof Ram Gopal Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Elamaram Kareem, MP from Kerala and others discussing on the motion of thanks.