Budget Session 2023 Live Updates: Opposition MPs protest on the first floor of the Parliament demanding joint parliamentary committee probe into the Adani Group issue during Budget Session, in New Delhi. (PTI, file)Parliament Budget Session News Live Updates: Proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till April 5. The Parliament will meet again at 11 am on Wednesday. Soon after the Budget session of Parliament resumed after a four-day break Monday, proceedings in both Houses were adjourned till 2 pm. While the Upper House was adjourned as MPs from the Congress and other Opposition parties created a ruckus, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Probe into charges against the Adani Group, Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned after obituary references to sitting MP Girish Bapat and former MP Innocent who passed away recently.
The second leg of the Budget session, which began March 13, has so far not witnessed any significant business as the ruling and Opposition parties have been at loggerheads over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks in London and the Adani-Hindenburg row. Meanwhile, the grand old party MPs held a meeting in the Congress Parliamentary Party office Monday to chalk out the strategy for the day. The party MPs were asked to wear black clothes during the meeting. The meeting was held ahead of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s move to file today an appeal in a Surat court against his conviction in a criminal defamation case.
Earlier in the day, Congress Rajya Sabha MPs Pramod Tiwari and Ranjeet Ranjan had given Suspension of Business notices under Rule 267 demanding a discussion on the “government’s failure in constituting a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the charges of fraud, corruption, and financial mismanagement on the Adani Group”.
This impasse has brought back the spotlight on repeated adjournments and disruptions in Parliament over the years, which has obstructed the passage of key bills. (Express archive)
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha on March 24. (File)
Serious issues about Parliament are not getting coverage. Politicians must set the narrative by creating compelling communication and amplifying it. (PTI photo)
Elaborating on the essence of the Upper House in India's democratic polity, on the occasion of Rajya Sabha Day, Vice-President and House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday said: "Rajya Sabha contributes towards the welfare of the people by voicing their concerns and acting as a platform for erudite discussions."
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday extended greetings on the occasion of Rajya Sabha Day.
Noting the importance of the Council of States, he asserted that the House should be a platform for debate, dialogue, deliberations and discussions, and called for its rightful role in Amrit Kaal.
Proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till April 5. The Parliament will meet again at 11 am on Wednesday.
Soon after the Budget session of Parliament resumed after a four-day break Monday, proceedings in both Houses were adjourned till 2 pm. While the Upper House was adjourned as MPs from the Congress and other Opposition parties created a ruckus, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Probe into charges against the Adani Group, Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned after obituary references to sitting MP Girish Bapat and former MP Innocent who passed away recently.
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday after obituary references to sitting MP Girish Bapat and former MP Innocent who passed away recently.
Bapat, who was a sitting BJP MP from Pune, passed away on March 29 while Innocent, a former independent MP from Chalakudy constituency in Thrissur, passed away on March 26. Lok Sabha now adjourns for a few hours as mark of respect for a sitting member who has passed away. Earlier, the House used to adjourn for the day after paying obituary to a sitting member who has passed away. (PTI)
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned in the pre-lunch session on Monday as MPs from the Congress and other opposition parties created a ruckus, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Probe into charges against the Adani Group.
Congress MPs came dressed in black clothes while TMC members sported black face masks. They and other opposition MPs began shouting slogans as Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar called for laying of the listed official papers on the table of the House at the start of day's proceedings. No sooner had the papers been laid than Dhankhar adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm.
The opposition MPs wore black, considered as a mark of protest, to oppose the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha. "Modi-Adani bhai-bhai," they shouted, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The MPs also raised slogans demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into allegations of corporate fraud and stock price manipulations against the Adani Group. The Adani Group has denied all the charges. (PTI)
Launching a scathing attack on the grand old party, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Monday said: "They (Congress) are doing a drama to threaten the judiciary. I condemn it. If a court has convicted somebody, then the drama is basically about pressuring. Congress party considers a family above the country..." (ANI)
Referring to a Surat court verdict convicting Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case over his 2019 remark about the surname Modi and sentencing him to two years in prison, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Monday said: "We can't argue over the court's verdict, but we can fight against the Central government. They (the Centre) don't want to form a JPC in Adani row. They plan that the House does not function." (ANI)
Soon after the Budget session of Parliament resumed after a four-day break Monday, proceedings in both Houses were adjourned till 2 pm owing to a ruckus.
The second leg of the Budget session, which began March 13, has so far not witnessed any significant business as the ruling and Opposition parties have been at loggerheads over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks in London and the Adani-Hindenburg row.