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Oppn disrupts Rajya Sabha proceedings over suspension of MPs

Rajya Sabha did not transact any significant business for the second consecutive day as opposition parties continued their protest on Tuesday demanding the revocation of suspension of 12 MPs. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya introduced The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill 2021 and The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2020 amid the din. In all, the House witnessed two adjournments before the final one for the day at around 3.12 PM. As the House resumed proceedings at 3 PM, Deputy Chairman Harivansh asked Mandaviya to introduce the bills. With opposition members raising slogans, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the treasury benches would also like the suspended MPs to participate in the proceedings of the House and they should apologise for their conduct so that their suspension could be revoked. "We also do not want bills to pass amid the din. Through the Chair I would like to request them to apologise... the entire nation has seen what has

Oppn parties continues protest in Parliament over suspension of 12 MPs

Opposition parties continued their protest over the suspension of 12 MPs on Tuesday with a 'dharna' in Parliament premises

Ready to withdraw suspension if Opposition MPs apologize: Pralhad Joshi

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that if the suspended Rajya Sabha MPs apologize, their suspension will be revoked

Winter Session: RS adjourned till 2 pm amid protests over suspension of MPs

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid demand by Opposition members for the revocation of suspension of the 12 Members of Parliament

Bills approved without debate, Parliament will be rubber stamp: ex-HC judge

Former Madras High Court judge Krishnaswamy Chandru said, "Parliament will soon become a rubber stamp for the government" with bills getting passed without any debate.

Nagaland firing issue raised in RS; Opposition demands statement from HM

Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge demanded the home minister make a statement on the matter

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM after Oppn uproar over MPs' suspensions

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned twice during the pre-lunch period on Monday after Opposition members created uproar in the house over the suspension of some of their colleagues. The house was first adjourned soon after it met and then again a few minutes after the house met at 12 for the Question Hour. Opposition members belonging to the Trinamool Congress, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and the Left trooped into the Well of the House, raising slogans against the government. The Opposition members carrying placards demanded the revocation of the suspension of 12 members while raising slogans. Deputy chairman Harivansh appealed to the protesting members to go back to their seats and allow the Question Hour to be taken up. TMC member Derek O'Brien rose to ask a supplementary question but sought to raise the issue of suspension of members instead, but was not allowed by the chair. "Why has democracy dried up in the country?" Derak asked anyway. Leader of the House Piyush Goyal sai

Oppn leaders hold protest in Parliament complex over suspension of RS MPs

Leaders of several opposition parties on Monday staged a protest in Parliament complex here in support of the suspended MPs of the Rajya Sabha. Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and other Opposition MPs raised slogans in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament complex and demanded that the suspension of the MPs be revoked. The 12 opposition MPs -- six from the Congress, two each from the Trinamool Congress and Shiv Sena, and one each from the CPI and CPI(M) -- were suspended from the Rajya Sabha last Monday for the entire Winter Session of Parliament for their "unruly" conduct in the previous session in August. The Opposition has termed the suspension as "undemocratic and in violation of all the Rules of Procedure" of the Upper House. The 12 suspended MPs have been sitting in protest against their suspension, which they claim is against the rules.

Union Health Minister Mandaviya to table Surrogacy Bill in RS today

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare of India Mansukh Mandaviya is scheduled to move 'The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2020' in Rajya Sabha on Monday for consideration and passage.The Bill seeks to constitute the National Surrogacy Board, State Surrogacy Boards and appointment of appropriate authorities for regulation of the practice and process of surrogacy, as passed by Lok Sabha and as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha.The winter session of Parliament is scheduled to conclude on December 23.

RS MP Hooda moves adjournment motion demanding legal guarantee of MSP

Congress MP Deepender Hooda moved an adjournment motion in Rajya Sabha demanding a legal guarantee of MSP, financial and employment help to families of farmers, who died during protests

Oppn leaders to meet at office of RS LoP to chalk out strategy for floor

The leaders will meet at the office of Mallikarjun Kharge and decide on the strategy

Winter session: Rajya Sabha shows signs of return to normal functioning

Rajya Sabha showed signs of a return to normal functioning as the productivity remained above 95% on the last two days of the first week of the winter session

Vice President suggests minimum of 100 sittings of Parliament per year

Naidu also stressed on improving the functioning of Committees of Parliament as they enable bi-partisan discussions rising above the political divide

Govt has Rs 100 cr budget for chip design programmes this fiscal: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that semiconductor design is a highly knowledge-intensive field and needs exceptionally skilled manpower and tools

BJD in RS demands procurement of 28 lakh tons of surplus parboiled rice'

With paddy crop lying in the field and prediction of a cyclonic storm soon to hit the Odisha coast, BJD on Friday appealed the central government to procure its surplus grain in interest of farmers

Uttar Pradesh question paper leak case raised in RS, AAP MP seeks SIT probe

A demand was made in the Rajya Sabha on Friday to set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the Uttar Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test question paper leak case

Govt must regulate online gaming industry: RS member Sushil Kumar Modi

Voicing concern over children getting addicted to mobile games, Rajya Sabha member and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday demanded that the government should regulate the online gaming industry and impose a uniform tax on it. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, he said these online games have now given way to gambling and betting. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu asked Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is Minister of Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, to take note of this issue. "Consult the Law Ministry and do the needful. It's a big menace," Naidu remarked. Modi said the booming online gaming industry has become a big problem for the youngsters in this country. "Online gaming is becoming a big addiction. I would like to highlight that this sector, like the crypto industry, certainly has a regulatory lacunae. So, I would urge the government to bring a uniform tax on online gaming. I urge the government to make a comprehensive framework of regulation for

12 suspended MPs not ready to apologise, what do we talk to Oppn: Goyal

Amid a stalemate over the suspension of 12 opposition Rajya Sabha MPs, Leader of the House Piyush Goyal on Friday said how can there be a reconciliation when these members are unwilling to apologise

Naidu rejects notices to discuss municipal polls, MSP law in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday rejected notices under Rule 267 by some Opposition leaders seeking a discussion on municipal polls and legislation on the minimum support price (MSP)

India's policy on Taiwan clear, consistent: External Affairs minister in RS

India's policy on Taiwan is clear and consistent and it is focused on promoting interactions in areas of trade, investment and tourism among others, said MEA V Muraleedharan in Rajya Sabha