Rajya Sabha adjourned till 9 am tomorrow.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 9 am tomorrow
12:34 February 02
12:12 February 02
House adjourned till 12:30 pm.
11:45 February 02
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11:30 am as Members continued to raise slogans.
10:40 February 02
Rajya Sabha Chairman adjourns Parliamentary proceeding to 10 30 am.
09:49 February 02
"Government had agreed to the Question Hour but the Opposition is not allowing the House to function. Whether the Opposition wants Question Hour or not, let them place it on record," tweeted Pralhad Joshi.
09:48 February 02
Members raise pro-farmer slogans
Members raised slogans in support of farmers agitation during question hour. Parliamentary Affairs Minister stated that the protesting members intend to disrupt the House, even after staging a walkout.
09:44 February 02
Research receives optimum support, says Health Minister
During question hour, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister said, when asked about the allocation for research in the Budget, allocation improved by 4,000 crores since 2014. The infrastructure of National Institute of Virology was improved drastically during the pandemic. Moreover, many researchers received assistance during the pandemic.
09:32 February 02
Vice President sets aside suspension of business notice
Upon the notice issued for suspension of business in the wake of farmers' agitation, Venkiah Naidu said that discussion can be held tomorrow during the President's address as per the conventions. Naidu also added that during the passing of farm laws, discussion for four hours was held.
"I've repeated that there was discussion threadbare in the House on farm laws. It is a wrong impression being created that there was no discussion. With regard to voting, people may have their own arguments but every party had completed their part & made suggestions", said RS Chairman.
Elamaram Kareem stated that the suspension of electricity and water supply at borders is inhuman.
09:12 February 02
M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India also appreciated team India and captain for their victory against Australia.
09:09 February 02
Use native language , urges Vice President
M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India urged the members to use native language in the Parliament. He also stated that the use of native language has increased in the House. Earlier, Dogri, Kashmiri, Santhali were spoken in the Parliament for the first time. He also asked the members to maintain decorum.
09:07 February 02
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaches Parliament in New Delhi.
08:30 February 02
Rajya Sabha LIVE: Opposition gives suspension of business notice
Rajya Sabha LIVE: Opposition gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition parties have given a suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday over the farmers' agitation. The notice has been given by Congress Deputy leader in the house Anand Sharma and CPI MP Binoy Viswam.
The Opposition has demanded suspension of the business and also repeal of farm laws. Earlier, as many as 18 opposition parties had boycotted the President's address on Friday. The Opposition said that the laws were passed amid a ruckus and it should be repealed as demanded by the farmers.
Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad had said on Thursday, "The only issue for the boycott is farm laws." A joint statement by the opposition parties said, "India's farmers have been collectively fighting against the three farm laws, arbitrarily imposed by the BJP government that threatens the future of the Indian agriculture which sustains over 60 per cent of India's population and the livelihood of crores of farmers, sharecroppers and farm labour.
"Lakhs of farmers have been agitating at the gates of the National Capital of Delhi braving the biting cold and heavy rain for the last 64 days for their rights and justice. Over 155 farmers have lost their lives. The Government remains unmoved and has responded with water cannons, tear gas and lathi-charge," the statement further said.
However, during the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, the Prime Minister had said that the government still stands by the proposal given to the protesting farmers of suspending the three contentious farm laws for 18 months.