Parliament Special Session Highlights: The five-day special session of the Parliament kicked off with an address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha. In an emotional farewell to the old Parliament building, the PM hailed key bills such as Article 370, GST and 'One Rank-One Pension'. His speech - which had jabs at Opposition - Modi recalled "bitter-sweet memories" associated with the old building.
"Bidding goodbye to this building is an emotional moment...many bitter-sweet memories associated with it. We had differences and disputes but we witnessed 'parivaar bhaav' ('feeling of family')," he said to a rousing reception by BJP leaders.
The PM also recalled his first memories of the old Parliament building. "When I first entered... as an MP... I bowed down and honoured the 'Temple of Democracy. It was an emotional moment... I could have never imagined a child from a poor family, living on the railway platform, would ever be able to enter Parliament. I never imagined I would get so much love..."
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Cabinet approves Women's Reservation Bill
The Bill seeks to allocate 33 percent or one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies to women.... Read More
Parliament Special Session 2023: Cabinet approved women's reservation bill, confirms Union Minister Prahlad Patel
"Only the Modi government had the moral courage to fulfil the demand for women's reservation, which was proved by the approval of the Cabinet," Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said, in his social media poston X.
Parliament Special Session 2023: Congress welcomes reported decision of Cabinet to approve women's reservation bill
"It’s been a long-standing demand of the Congress party to implement women’s reservation. We welcome the reported decision of the Union Cabinet and await the details of the bill. This could have very well been discussed in the all-party meeting before the Special Session, and consensus could have been built instead of operating under a veil of secrecy," Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said.
Parliament Special Session 2023: Cabinet approves bill to reserve 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha, state assemblies: Reports
The Union Cabinet has approved the bill to reserve 33 percent quota for women in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, reports said, citing sources. No official confirmation was so far issued by the government officials.
Parliament Special Session 2023: Centre considering bill to reserve seats for OBCs in legislative bodies: Sources
Among other legislations, the government is considering bringing a bill to reserve seats for OBCs in legislative bodies, sources told CNBC TV-18. Governmentofficials have declined to comment on the outcome of the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Opposition parties including Congress and TRS had asked for the introduction and passage of women's reservation bill and OBC reservation bill in parliament ahead of the special session.
Parliament Special Session 2023: No briefing, statement issued on today's Cabinet meeting
No press briefing was held, or a media statement issued, following the Union Cabinet meeting that was held for around one-and-a-half hour today.As Parliament is in session, the Cabinet decision are likely tobe announced tomorrow in the House.
Parliament Special Session 2023: Cabinet meeting concludes
A key Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi at the Parliament House Annexe in Delhi has now concluded. The meeting was held amid speculation that it may clear some important legislative proposals. Meanwhile, both the Houses have adjourned to meet in the new Parliament building tomorrow.
Parliament Special Session 2023: Ravi Shankar Prasad on shifting to new building
On the new Parliament building, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "There are many memories as an MP, minister, the ruling party and as the opposition but still all of us are friends. Today when the proceedings ended, the ruling party and the opposition were taking pictures together to gather the memories of the last day. This is the democracy of India... I have seen Atal Bihari Vajpayee here, Lal Krishna Advani, and Manmohan Singh here. We were active in exposing the 2G scam and other scams, coal scams... I had the fortune of working in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government... There are a lot of memories... This is a temple... We will enter the new temple with new enthusiasm to take India to a new level in the 'Amrit Kaal'... The opposition has to ask questions and the government has to answer, this is democracy..."
Parliament Special Session 2023: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh tweets on PM Modi's attendance
"From tomorrow afternoon, Parliament will convene in the new building. Hopefully, now at least the Prime Minister will sit more frequently in both Houses. His tenure has been marked by minimum non-customary interventions in Parliament with the worst attendance record of all PMs."
Parliament Special Session 2023: ‘Govt should bring in Women’s Reservation Bill’, urges Kharge
The Congress has urged the government to bring Women Reservation Bill in the parliament and highlighted the issue of unemployment saying rising joblessness will finish democracy in the country. During a discussion on 'Parliamentary Journey of 75 years Starting from Samvidhan Sabha - Achievements, Experiences, Memories And Learnings' leader of the opposition Mallikarjun Kharge from Congress said, "Women Reservation Bill should come. We all tried. This issue if you (Chair) raise then they will."
Kharge highlighted the small numbers of women lawmakers in parliament, saying they constituted only 14 per cent in both houses combined, while their number in legislative assemblies is just 10 percent. The proportion of women MPs was just five per cent in first Lok Sabha in 1952.
2023 Parliament Session: Key Cabinet meeting begins in Parliament House Annexe in Delhi
The meeting, chaired by PM Modi, comes amidthe commencement of special session of Parliament from today. Though the agenda of the meeting is yet to be revealed, it is expected that the key bills listed for consideration during the special session are likely to be discussed.
2023 Parliament Session: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned, to meet in new building on September 19
The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha will meet again on September 19 afternoon in the new Parliament building after they were adjourned on Monday following a discussion on the parliamentary journey of 75 years.
While the Rajya Sabha will meet at 2:15 pm in the Upper House chamber of the new Parliament building, the Lok Sabha will meet at 1:15 PM in the Lower House chamber of the newly constructed complex.
Parliament Special Session 2023: PM acknowledges contribution of chamber attendants, officials in smooth running of the House
''There is a group of people who help us, elected representatives, at every stage... sometimes they bring us papers and documents. Their contribution is no less,'' PM Modi said in his opening speech on ''Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha -- Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings''.
Some may have served ''us tea or water, some may have ensured that no one remains hungry when House proceedings stretch into the night'', he said and also remembered House Marshals who remain alert to ensure no mistake creeps in during parliamentary proceedings. ''Their contribution too has improved the quality of governance. I extend my compliments to them and those who have served in the past,'' he said on the first day of the five-day session of Parliament.
Parliament Special Session 2023: PM Modi says during G20, India emerged as a ‘Vishwa Mitra'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the success of G20 is of 140 crore Indians adding that India has carved a place for itself as 'Vishwa Mitra'. He expressed gratitude for the acknowledgement of the success of G20 by the Chair.
Special session of Parliament: Piyush Goyal addresses Lok Sabha
In Lok Sabha Union Minister Piyush Goyal says "Today is our last day in this Parliament, I hope we can raise the dignity of our Parliamentary discussions & put out a unified message today."
Special parliament session LIVE: Lok Sabha panel tables report on Adhir's conduct in House
The report was adopted by the Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha on August 30 and Chowdhury's suspension was revoked by Speaker Om Birla on the same day.
The Committee, in its report, said Chowdhury's conduct of frequently interrupting or disturbing the proceedings of the House during the speech of the prime minister or other ministers was a ''clear case of 'contempt of the House'.'' ''Nevertheless, in view of the regrets expressed by Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Member of Parliament, during his evidence before the Committee, the Committee would recommend that no further punitive action is called for in the matter,'' said the report, tabled by Committee Chairman Sunil Kumar Singh.
Parliament Special Session: BJP MP Dinesh Sharma last to take oath at old Parliament building
"This is an opportunity for me. I am also leaving old responsibilities to enter into the new. And now we are leaving the old Parliament building to enter the new Parliament tomorrow...And it is also a coincidence that I alone took the oath today and it is the last day of this (old) Parliament...I will say that today is also historic and tomorrow will also be a historic day," BJP MP Dinesh Sharma told news agency ANI.
Parliament Special Session: Actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha on Women's Reservation Bill
On Women's Reservation Bill, actor-turned-TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha says, "The discussions are on, I will say that it is better late than never. Our leader Mamata Banerjee raised this issue first...But I would like to say that all these talks could have been done in the Winter session also. What is so urgent that a special session is been called whose agenda has not been decided yet. The agendas they have come up with, it doesn't look like that a special session was required...However, this Women's Reservation Bill is good, we all are in support of it...Now the question is this, that this news is based on rumours, will this Bill come or not?..."
2023 Parliament Special Session: Today and tomorrow historic for India, says Tejaswi Surya
On the commencement of the special session of the Parliament today, BJP MP Tejaswi Surya said, "Today and tomorrow are historic for the country...Everybody has equal rights in the Parliament. This is the reflection of the true spirit of our democracy...From tomorrow this new journey will get more energy."
Parliament special session live updates: Cabinet meet at 6.30 pm
A key meeting of the Union Cabinet has been called at 6:30 pm on Day 1 of Parliament's five-day special session. The agenda, however, is not known yet.
Parliament special session live updates: AIUDF backs Women's Bill
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MP Badruddin Ajmal said his party will support the women's reservation Bill, and that "it should definitely be brought".
Parliament special session live updates: Hoped PM would talk about farmers, jobs, says AAP's Sushil Gupta
AAP leader Sushil Gupta said he was hoping PM would talk about farmers, employment, education, providing clean water and 24-hour electricity to the people but he didn’t, instead he talked about G20, Chandrayaan and about the new Parliament building.
Parliament special session live updates: What RJD MP Manoj Jha said
I don’t know how 75 years of Constituent Assmebly is being celebrated. If we look at Constituent Assembly, it got completed it 2021, if we connect it with independence then it got completed in 2022. And if we connect the 75 years with first Lok Sabha then it gets completed in 2027
Parliament special session live updates: Shashi Tharoor on PM's speech
Referring to the PM's speech where he said the old building was full of memories, the Congress leader said it is also full of history. "It will be a sad moment. Let's hope that the new building has better facilities, new technology and more convenience for the members of the Parliament."
Parliament special session live updates: Mahua Moitra on Reservation bill
The TMC leader said reservation bill (for women legislators in Parliament) has been pending for many decades. "Those who wanted to implement this (women reservation in Parliament), they already have done it as TMC and BJD have sent more than 35 per cent women to the Parliament without the implementation of the bill. If other parties wanted, they too could have done it, she added
Parliament special session live updates: Chorus for Women's Reservation bill grows louder
The chorus of opposition parties demanding the government to introduce Women's Reservation Bill is growing both inside and outside Parliament. MPs in both Houses have voiced their support for it.
Parliament special session live updates: Goyal pushes for corruption-free India
Speaking at the special session of the Parliament, Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal called for making India a "corruption-free and developed nation".
He also recalled the contributions of various Members of the House over the years. Goyal further urged everyone to take steps to advance women empowerment in the country.
Parliament Special Session live updates: Kharge charges Centre of weakening ‘strong’ Opposition
In a Rajya Sabha address, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the Centre was focusing on weakening the "strong" Opposition through central agencies like CBI and ED.
Parliament special session live updates: 0 was covered with lotus in G-20
In his speech, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said we are busy talking about G-2, not on issues of inflation. When chairman Dhankar corrected him, saying it was G-20, he said the 0 was covered with Lotus.
Parliament special session live: Kharge pushes for women's reservation Bill.
Mallikarjun Kharge requested Rajya Sabha chairman to bring Women Reservation Bill, saying that even after 75 years, there’s a less participation of women MPs in the House. He also raised the issue of unemployment, inflation. "If government doesn’t work on these two issues, democracy in the country will vanish."
Parliament special session live updates: Nothing special, says DMK
DMK MP T R Baalu said that the special session of the Parliament was "not special". "It is being organsied to fulfil ulterior motives of ruling party," he said, adding that the new Parliament building has been constructed at great expense of public money.
Parliament special session live updates: In Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge takes a swipe on BJP government
Here's what he said in his speech
If you want to change, change the circumstances now,
What happens by changing names like this?
If you want to give, provide employment to the youth,
What happens by making everyone unemployed?
Enlarge your heart a bit and see,
What happens by hurting people?
If you can't do anything, then leave your seat,
What happens by scaring people with words?
You take pride in your authority,
What happens by intimidating and threatening people?
Parliament special session live updates: What Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in LS
-- India as a nation and civilisation is known for celebrating pluralism. The government needs to take everyone along and make sure no one feels insecure.
-- No one knows what is the agenda of the government. Centre did not have due consultations with Opposition parties before calling the Session
Parliament special session live updates: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury attacks BJP
In his speech, the Congress leader said the party had always played an important role in opposition. "We did show our apprehension when Article 370 was abrogated. Look at Kashmir, what is happening there. We should have maintained at least a two-minutes silence for those officers who were killed in action during counter-insurgency operation in the Valley
Parliament special session live updates: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lists Cong policies
Under the leadership of former PM Rajiv Gandhi, a three-tier governance was implemented. Congress government brought landmark policies such as Right to Information, Right to Education, National Food Security Act and MGNREGA, which was referred as MAREGA (lifeless) by the present regime, the Congress leader said.
Parliament special session live updates: Cong's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury takes a jibe at BJP
Adhir Ranjan Chowhdury in his speech said India had seen the glorious times under the leadership of Manmohan Singh, who was always referred as Maun-mohan. He talked less and worked a lot
Parliament special session live updates: Cong's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury speaks
Adhir Ranjan Chowhdury highlighted the contribution of the Congress government, sahing in the previous years, their government established institutes such as ISRO
Parliament special session live updates: What PM said on Nehru, Vajpayee
“The echo of Pandit (Jawahlal) Nehru's 'at the stroke of midnight' in this Parliament will continue to inspire us. And this is that very Parliament where Atal Ji said ‘sarkaren ayyengi, jayengi; partiyan banegi, bigedgi; magar ye desh rahna chahiye’.”
Parliament special session live updates: Congress on Amrit Kaal
Speaking after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "I don't understand where 75 years of Amrit Kaal have come from".
PM Modi recalls first time he entered parliament as an MP: ‘I bowed my head'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he did not imagine he would become reach this position when he was living on a railway platform. PM Modi recalled the first time he entered the Parliament house and called his entry into the house "an emotional moment".
Parliament special session live: Nehru gave his 'stroke of midnight' speech in this building
In his address in the Lok Sabha, the PM talked about the historic moments that defined the old building of the Parliament, and recalled how it was here that Jawaharlal Nehru, the first PM of the country, gave his 'stroke of midnight' speech that made India.
Parliament special session live: GST, OROP, Article 370 remembered
In his speech, Modi said the mantra of Sabka Saath Sabka Vishwas and solution of many issues have taken place in this House. This Parliament witnessed GST, OROP, Abrogation of Article 370, he added.
Parliament special session live: PM remembers terror attack
In his speech, the PM said those who took bullets in saving the lives are heroes and they will be always remembered. I also remember the journalists who reported the happenings of the Parliament. Their contribution is also unforgettable
Parliament special session live: The 8 bills that will see discussion
-- The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022
-- The Post Office Bill, 2023
-- The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
-- The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023
-- Senior Citizens Welfare Bill, 2023
-- The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019
-- The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023
-- The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023
Parliament Special Session live updates: PM gets emotional about old building
During his address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became emotional, saying he had never thought he would receive so much love from people when he first entered as an MP."As a child, I never thought I would be in this Parliament," he said.
Parliament special session: PM thanks House staff
PM Modi said India should never forget the contribution of staff members of the Parliament, who always ensured there is no error in the delivery of governance. There are innumerable people who gave their best to ensure the MPs serve the best
Parliament special session: PM remembers Pandit Nehru to Manmohan Singh
In his speech, the PM said from Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru to Manmohan Singh, this Parliament has given a direction to the country. There are many leaders who have strengthened this institution and they all had compassion and commitment for the nation
Parliament special session live: Time to take India forward, says PM Modi
In his speech, the PM said generations of the yesteryears have shown their commitment of making this country and we too need to take the nation forward. And I am sure, we will work together to make our nation powerful. We have to make sure, the faith of the people in this institute is respected and valued
Parliament special session live: As many as 600 women MPs brought changes
In his speechh, PM said as many as 600 women MPs brought changes in the country. They took important decisions from this Parliament. This House was also graced by the presence of a 25-year-old member as MP, he added. "We may have had many differences, but all the members are like a family."
