Monsoon Session ends after passing 21 laws
The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die today, as the Monsoon Session ended after passing 21 laws, including one to amend the SC/ST Act and another relating to the Fugitive Economic Offenders, reports PTI.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the session has been the "more productive and safisfactory" compared to the previous Budget Session and last year's monsoon session.
The session, which began on July 18, also witnessed a discussion on a no confidence motion against the Government brought by Opposition. The motion was defeated later.
The House also greeted the people in advance on the occasion of the Independence Day.
Rajya Sabha discusses reservation system in India
In Rajya Sabha, CPI leader D Raja targetted Rakesh Sinha and asserted that the communists strive for a casteless and classless society. "But reservations are affirmative actions needed to uplift the downtrodden," he said. Quoting
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot speaking in Rajya Sabha
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot speaking on Private Members' Business (Resolutions)- regarding the need to implement uniform reservation system in the country, in Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha has been adjourned sine die. Today is the last day of monsoon session in Parliament.
Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha which began on July 18 adjourned Sine Die.
Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed in Lok Sabha
After Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's speech in the lower house, Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed.
Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan speaking on bills and amendments taken up in the current monsoon session as it comes to a close.
Rajya Sabha discusses The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Calling it a "momentous legislation", Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, asked the House to pass the The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 unanimously. "We want India to become an important hub for domestic and international arbitration. We are taking a giant leap in favour of institutional arbitration. Unless we have a strong element of institution, of judges, regulatory mechanism, arbitration will not take place at its peak," he said.
Opposition to the triple talaq Bill
It is not clear what the two big non-NDA parties, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal and the AIADMK, think about the changes. Between them, the two parties have 22 lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha.
When Lok Sabha debated the bill last year, both had opposed the legislation. The BJD's Bhartruhari Mahtab had called the framing of the bill "faulty" and "flawed" and insisted that it would be doing disservice to Muslim women. The AIADMK also wanted the centre to remove the provision of three years jail for husbands.
Sonia Gandhi wants triple talaq to be sent to select panel
More updates on triple talaq
Triple talaq Bill will be taken up for debate in the Winter Session for Parliament
Changes made in the triple talaq Bill
The first change allows only a woman, or a close relative, to file a police case against her husband for instant triple talaq, the Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives immediately by uttering the word "talaq" (divorce) thrice.
The second amendment allows her to drop the case if the husband comes around later and they arrive at a compromise.
A third amendment mandates that the magistrate can decide on releasing the husband on bail only after hearing the wife.
Private Members' Resolution taken up in Rajya Sabha
Private Members' (Business) Resolutions is under discussion in the House.
Triple talaq Bill deferred
Triple talaq bill which makes instant divorce an offence deferred to next session of Parliament
Rajya Sabha resumes
Chairman Venkaiah Naidu reconvenes Rajya Sabha proceedings.
Lok Sabha resumes; discussion over Arbitration and Conciliation bill underway
Chairing the Lok Sabha Kalraj Mishra is presiding has resumed the second-half of the session. Discussion over The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 is being held in the Lok Sabha. Union Minister of State for the Law and Justice P P Choudhary speaks on the bill. The billincludes provisions to establish an Arbitration Council of India (ACI).
Here's what Sonia Gandhi said on Triple Talaq Bill
Our party's stand is clear about this and everyone should support Triple Talaq. It is the easiest and fastest way to get divorce. No papers are wasted, court's time is also not wasted, no money needed for lawyers, one gets instant talaq.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.30 pm as Opposition creates a ruckus over Rafal deal.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon.
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BJP strategy meeting over TripleTalaqBill underway in Parliament. BJP President Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh , Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and other senior leaders also present. (ANI)
Government adds safeguards in triple talaq bill
Seeking to allay fears that a proposed law which makes the practice of instant triple talaq illegal and imposes a jail term of up to three years on the husband could be misused, the government on Thursday approved certain safeguards in it such as adding a provision of bail for the accused before trial.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Union Cabinet has approved three amendments to the 'Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill' which has been cleared by Lok Sabha and pending approval of Rajya Sabha.
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 11.00 am tomorrow.
Triple Talaq Bill will be tabled in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, news agency ANI has reported.
Parliament passes bill to restore original SC/ST atrocity law
Parliament today passed a bill to overturn a Supreme Court order concerning certain safeguards against arrest under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe law, with the Rajya Sabha unanimously adopting it amid din.
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote, had got the nod of the Lok Sabha on August 6.
The bill rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs, notwithstanding any court order.
It provides that no preliminary inquiry will be required for registering a criminal case and an arrest under this law would not be subject to any approval. (PTI)
RS passes Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) bill 2018
A bill to replace the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) with a board of governors and aimed at bringing accountability and quality in homeopathy education, was passed by the Rajya Sabha today, amid noisy opposition protests.
The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by a voice vote in the Upper House, replaces the ordinance promulgated by President in May 18. It was adopted by the Lok Sabha on July 30.
The HCC regulates homoeopathy education and practice in the country.
LokSabhahas passed theRepresentation of the People (Amendment) Bill.
Lok Sabha has cleared amendments to the GST and related bills
The lower house has passed The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018, The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018, The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill, 2018 and The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 has been passed by Lok Sabha.
Meanwhile, The DNA Technology (Use And Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha.
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11.00 am tomorrow.
Parliament has passed the National Sports University Bill 2018 as the Rajya Sabha has given its approval.
The Rajya Sabha is currently discussing The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
The Lok Sabha is discussing The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
Bill to set up DNA banks to store profiles introduced in Lok Sabha
A bill that seeks to set up DNA data banks across India to store profiles and proposes jail term for those who leak the information stored in such facilities was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
It also states that all DNA data, including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the person and not for any other purpose.
The bill, based on the one prepared by the Law Commission recently, says that national and regional DNA data banks will be set up for maintaining a national database for identification of suspects in cases, undertrials, victims, missing persons and unidentified human remains.
Provision of bail added in triple talaq bill
The Union Cabinet today approved inclusion of a provision of granting bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to their wives, sources in the government said.
Giving instant triple talaq will continue to be illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband.
The 'Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill' was cleared by Lok Sabha and is pending in Rajya Sabha where the government lacks numbers. Provision of bail was one of the demands of the opposition parties. (PTI)
Rajya Sabha is discussing The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018.
GST collection in-line, economy to grow faster than IMF projection: Piyush Goyal
Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections are in-line with FY19 budget aim and that the government expects the economy to grow faster than the IMF projections.
IMF has forecasted India's GDP to grow at 7.5 percent in the next financial year.
Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha have resumed. The House was briefly adjourned.
Congress protests over Rafale deal force adjournment of Lok Sabha
Congress members today created uproarious scenes in the Lok Sabha demanding a probe into the Rafale fighter aircraft deal by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, forcing an adjournment of the proceedings.
The Congress members raised the issue as soon as the Zero Hour began with their leader Mallikarjun Kharge seeking the Speaker's permission to speak on the alleged scam.
Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2:43 pm.
The Lok Sabha is currently discussing The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
TRS members stage protest in Lok Sabha
Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) members today staged protest in the Lok Sabha over the issue of transfer of defence land to the state government.
Jithender Reddy (TRS) said the state government has been seeking defence land for building a secretariat in Secundarabad as the existing one has become a "pigeon hole".
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
Harivansh Narayan Singh addresses the Rajya Sabha.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu congratulates Harivansh Narayan Singh.
YSR Congress leader Vijaysai Reddy congratulates Harivansh Singh Narayan.
Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose: says Sonia Gandhi. (News18)
