Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow.
LIVE: RS passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill
18:26 November 19
18:25 November 19
Kahkashan Perween: Adoption rules and procedures should be simplified
Kahkashan Perween, JD(U), Bihar asked for clarification regarding the definition of 'close relative'.
"Adoption rules and procedures should be simplified that's why people are resorting to surrogacy," commented Perween.
17:11 November 19
Rajeev Gowda: Rules and procedures of surrogacy are complicated presently
INC Rajeev Gowda listed out core contradictions, unjust provisions and made suggestions with regard to the Bill. He said that the rules and procedures of surrogacy are complicated at present.
16:57 November 19
RS discussing Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill
Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill is being discussed in the Rajya Sabha. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is listing out the key features of the Bill.
16:49 November 19
Rajya Sabha passes Jallianwala Bagh Bill
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill. The Bill amends the provision to have the Congress chief as a trustee of the Jallianwala Bagh Trust. It adds that when there is no Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, then the leader of the single largest opposition party will be the trustee.
16:47 November 19
Prahlad Singh Patel questions appointment of Indira Gandhi as the member of the Trust
"How did Mrs Indira Gandhi become member of the trust? I researched and found no records," told Minister of Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel.
16:15 November 19
YSRCP supports the Bill
"Politics should be removed from the national memorial as the Bill exactly does the same," says V. Vijayasai Reddy of YSRCP, AP.
15:49 November 19
Swapan Dasgupta in support of the Bill
Nominated member Swapan Dasgupta supported the Bill, adding that no one who was a part of the Jallianwala Bagh incident would be alive now.
15:29 November 19
Concerned about BJP's hidden agenda, they had no role in freedom struggle: Ragesh
Speaking against the proposed amendment, CPI(M) member from Kerala, KK Ragesh, said that he is concerned about the hidden of the BJP, and said that the ruling party had no role to play in the freedom struggle.
15:08 November 19
Shouldn't do politics over memorials: Ram Gopal Yadav
SP Member Ram Gopal Yadav appealed to bothe BJP and Congress to not do politics over the memorial, but rather work towards making the trust better. He further pushed for those killed to be accorded martyr status.
14:55 November 19
End of injustice, there should be no politics here: Malik
Speaking in support of the Amendment, BJP MP Shwait Malik said that it marks the end of injustice. He further said that monuments like Jallianwala Bagh, which are dedicated to martyrs, should be away from politics.
14:47 November 19
Show magnanimity, withdraw bill: Bajwa
Urging the government to show "magnanimity", Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa said it should withdraw the bill as it would provide no benefit as deleting the mention of 'President of the Indian National Congress' as a trustee would not improve the situation
14:10 November 19
RS takes up Jallianwala Bagh Bill for discussion
Upon resumption of the session, the Upper House took up The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for discussion. The Bill seeks to "delete" the mention of 'President of the Indian National Congress' as a trustee. It was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha amidst a walk-out from the Congress.
13:59 November 19
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Here are 4 good reasons why govt have run away from RS today & adjourned ZH & QHour:First 4 questions in QHour were to be answered by Finance Min 1)Hoarding notes after Demonetization
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 19, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
2)PMC Bank Fraud
3)Public Sector Banks fraud
4. PSU's disinvestment #SansadWatch #Parliament
">Here are 4 good reasons why govt have run away from RS today & adjourned ZH & QHour:First 4 questions in QHour were to be answered by Finance Min 1)Hoarding notes after Demonetization
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 19, 2019
2)PMC Bank Fraud
3)Public Sector Banks fraud
4. PSU's disinvestment #SansadWatch #ParliamentHere are 4 good reasons why govt have run away from RS today & adjourned ZH & QHour:First 4 questions in QHour were to be answered by Finance Min 1)Hoarding notes after Demonetization
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 19, 2019
2)PMC Bank Fraud
3)Public Sector Banks fraud
4. PSU's disinvestment #SansadWatch #Parliament
RS adjourned even though no Oppn member went into the well: O'Brien
Reacting to the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha, TMC MP Derek O'Brien in a statement said that the House was adjourned "within minutes" even though not a single member from the Opposition stormed into the well.
"Oppn deprived of raising imp issues in Zero Hour & holding ministers accountable in Question Hour. #Parliament When you don’t have answers, u run away," he added in a Tweet.
11:10 November 19
House adjourned till 2 pm
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm following uproar after Chairman Venkaiah Naidu refused to allow suspension of business under rule 267. Three MPs had moved suspension of business notice.
11:09 November 19
RS to revisit marshals' new 'military' uniform: VP Naidu
Following criticism over Rajya Sabha marshals' new military-style uniforms, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu informed that the Secretariat will revisit the issue.
11:03 November 19
RS to also focus on envt and climate change
The Rajya Sabha will also focus on environment and climate change issues as two key reports are set to be placed before it by the government, besides papers by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Finance and Power.
Ministers to lay papers on the Table: Raj Kumar Singh for Ministry of Power; and Anurag Singh Thakur for Ministry of Finance; and Rattan Lal Kataria for Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Ravi Prakash Verma is to present the 325th Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on "An Expanded Role for the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in Cancer Treatment in India through an Enlarged Network of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC)".
Ashwini Kumar Choubey to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 753 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 24th July, 2018 regarding Recruitment in CGHS Dispensaries.
10:24 November 19
BJP MPs give zero-hour notice on air pollution issue
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs, RK Sinha, Vijay Goel, KTS Tulsi, GVL Narasimha Rao, and Narendra Jadhav have given zero-hour notice on the issue of air pollution in the country.
10:23 November 19
CPI MP gives suspension of business notice over JNU
Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswan gives suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha under rule 267, over Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue.
10:13 November 19
BILLS FOR CONSIDERATION AND PASSING:
- The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Bill seeks to "delete" the mention of 'President of the Indian National Congress' as a trustee. It was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha amidst a walk-out from the Congress. - The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019
The Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha in August, seeks to ban commercial surrogacy in the country.
18:26 November 19
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow.
18:25 November 19
Kahkashan Perween: Adoption rules and procedures should be simplified
Kahkashan Perween, JD(U), Bihar asked for clarification regarding the definition of 'close relative'.
"Adoption rules and procedures should be simplified that's why people are resorting to surrogacy," commented Perween.
17:11 November 19
Rajeev Gowda: Rules and procedures of surrogacy are complicated presently
INC Rajeev Gowda listed out core contradictions, unjust provisions and made suggestions with regard to the Bill. He said that the rules and procedures of surrogacy are complicated at present.
16:57 November 19
RS discussing Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill
Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill is being discussed in the Rajya Sabha. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is listing out the key features of the Bill.
16:49 November 19
Rajya Sabha passes Jallianwala Bagh Bill
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill. The Bill amends the provision to have the Congress chief as a trustee of the Jallianwala Bagh Trust. It adds that when there is no Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, then the leader of the single largest opposition party will be the trustee.
16:47 November 19
Prahlad Singh Patel questions appointment of Indira Gandhi as the member of the Trust
"How did Mrs Indira Gandhi become member of the trust? I researched and found no records," told Minister of Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel.
16:15 November 19
YSRCP supports the Bill
"Politics should be removed from the national memorial as the Bill exactly does the same," says V. Vijayasai Reddy of YSRCP, AP.
15:49 November 19
Swapan Dasgupta in support of the Bill
Nominated member Swapan Dasgupta supported the Bill, adding that no one who was a part of the Jallianwala Bagh incident would be alive now.
15:29 November 19
Concerned about BJP's hidden agenda, they had no role in freedom struggle: Ragesh
Speaking against the proposed amendment, CPI(M) member from Kerala, KK Ragesh, said that he is concerned about the hidden of the BJP, and said that the ruling party had no role to play in the freedom struggle.
15:08 November 19
Shouldn't do politics over memorials: Ram Gopal Yadav
SP Member Ram Gopal Yadav appealed to bothe BJP and Congress to not do politics over the memorial, but rather work towards making the trust better. He further pushed for those killed to be accorded martyr status.
14:55 November 19
End of injustice, there should be no politics here: Malik
Speaking in support of the Amendment, BJP MP Shwait Malik said that it marks the end of injustice. He further said that monuments like Jallianwala Bagh, which are dedicated to martyrs, should be away from politics.
14:47 November 19
Show magnanimity, withdraw bill: Bajwa
Urging the government to show "magnanimity", Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa said it should withdraw the bill as it would provide no benefit as deleting the mention of 'President of the Indian National Congress' as a trustee would not improve the situation
14:10 November 19
RS takes up Jallianwala Bagh Bill for discussion
Upon resumption of the session, the Upper House took up The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for discussion. The Bill seeks to "delete" the mention of 'President of the Indian National Congress' as a trustee. It was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha amidst a walk-out from the Congress.
13:59 November 19
-
Here are 4 good reasons why govt have run away from RS today & adjourned ZH & QHour:First 4 questions in QHour were to be answered by Finance Min 1)Hoarding notes after Demonetization
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 19, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
2)PMC Bank Fraud
3)Public Sector Banks fraud
4. PSU's disinvestment #SansadWatch #Parliament
">Here are 4 good reasons why govt have run away from RS today & adjourned ZH & QHour:First 4 questions in QHour were to be answered by Finance Min 1)Hoarding notes after Demonetization
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 19, 2019
2)PMC Bank Fraud
3)Public Sector Banks fraud
4. PSU's disinvestment #SansadWatch #ParliamentHere are 4 good reasons why govt have run away from RS today & adjourned ZH & QHour:First 4 questions in QHour were to be answered by Finance Min 1)Hoarding notes after Demonetization
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 19, 2019
2)PMC Bank Fraud
3)Public Sector Banks fraud
4. PSU's disinvestment #SansadWatch #Parliament
RS adjourned even though no Oppn member went into the well: O'Brien
Reacting to the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha, TMC MP Derek O'Brien in a statement said that the House was adjourned "within minutes" even though not a single member from the Opposition stormed into the well.
"Oppn deprived of raising imp issues in Zero Hour & holding ministers accountable in Question Hour. #Parliament When you don’t have answers, u run away," he added in a Tweet.
11:10 November 19
House adjourned till 2 pm
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm following uproar after Chairman Venkaiah Naidu refused to allow suspension of business under rule 267. Three MPs had moved suspension of business notice.
11:09 November 19
RS to revisit marshals' new 'military' uniform: VP Naidu
Following criticism over Rajya Sabha marshals' new military-style uniforms, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu informed that the Secretariat will revisit the issue.
11:03 November 19
RS to also focus on envt and climate change
The Rajya Sabha will also focus on environment and climate change issues as two key reports are set to be placed before it by the government, besides papers by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Finance and Power.
Ministers to lay papers on the Table: Raj Kumar Singh for Ministry of Power; and Anurag Singh Thakur for Ministry of Finance; and Rattan Lal Kataria for Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Ravi Prakash Verma is to present the 325th Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on "An Expanded Role for the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in Cancer Treatment in India through an Enlarged Network of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC)".
Ashwini Kumar Choubey to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 753 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 24th July, 2018 regarding Recruitment in CGHS Dispensaries.
10:24 November 19
BJP MPs give zero-hour notice on air pollution issue
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs, RK Sinha, Vijay Goel, KTS Tulsi, GVL Narasimha Rao, and Narendra Jadhav have given zero-hour notice on the issue of air pollution in the country.
10:23 November 19
CPI MP gives suspension of business notice over JNU
Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswan gives suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha under rule 267, over Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue.
10:13 November 19
BILLS FOR CONSIDERATION AND PASSING:
- The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Bill seeks to "delete" the mention of 'President of the Indian National Congress' as a trustee. It was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha amidst a walk-out from the Congress. - The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019
The Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha in August, seeks to ban commercial surrogacy in the country.
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