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PremiumThe Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday, amid continued slogan-shouting from the Opposition benches over the demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation. Amid persistent uproar over Manipur and the motion of no-confidence against the Centre, both Houses were adjourned till 11 am on Monday.
Members of the INDIA bloc have been adamant on the demand that all listed businesses in both Houses be aside for a discussion on the Manipur situation.
They have also been insisting on a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the prevailing state of affairs in the Northeast state.
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The date for a debate on the no-confidence motion will be decided on Monday, July 31. PM Modi will be present in Parliament when the debate begins.
We once again appeal to our opposition to discuss in proper manner in parliament on Manipur issue. Any issue can resolve through dialogue...We had agreed to discuss it in the Parliament, but the opposition later said that they would only discuss it if it is done under rule 267. This rule is only evoked when there is no other medium...But today, the House has completed 7 days & a discussion under rule 267 is done under the rarest of the rare case: Piyush Goyal, Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said he has no objections if the Opposition wants to go to Manipur but I am only concerned that they might incite the situation.
Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan said that had there been some discussion in Parliament, some conclusion would have arrived by now. " If then (after discussions) you (Opposition) don't find the government's response satisfactory, you could have said that we need an answer from the PM and created a ruckus as much as you want," Paswan said told Opposition parties.
Bill to replace ordinance on control of services in Delhi on Rajya Sabha agenda next week. The bill will replace the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023.
Lok Sabha passes the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 with a voice vote. ‘The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023’ and ‘The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023’passed in Lok Sabha. The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 passed by the Lower House.
A bill to amend the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday amid disruptions by opposition members over violence in Manipur.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the bill after the House met following an earlier adjournment over the Manipur issue.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has adjourned proceedings of the House for the day after a spat with TMC leader Derek O'Brien.
Dhankhar adjourned proceedings after he was interrupted by the TMC leader over the issue of non-admission of notices given by opposition members under rule 267 to discuss the Manipur situation.
As many as 47 MPs from parties ranging from Congress to Left, to TMC and DMK had given notices under the rule that calls for suspension of the listed business and taking up the issue being raised.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan has targeted Opposition parties as they plan to go to Manipur on Saturday. Kishan said, "They (Opposition) can go wherever they want, they should go to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and China..."
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi took a swipe at the Opposition parties saying, " They (Opposition) do not take part in the discussions peacefully and do not cooperate to pass any bill in Parliament. We are ready to take constructive suggestions from them, but suddenly they brought the no-confidence motion. We will have discussions on the no-confidence motion as and when it is required".
Opposition parties on Friday alleged that the government is "subverting" the Parliamentary traditions by passing Bills even as the motion of no-confidence has been accepted in Lok Sabha.
Congress MP Manish Tewari cited former Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Satyendra Narayan Sinha as saying that "whenever there is a no-confidence motion, no substantive motion should be brought just to forestall the whole thing".
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha on Friday, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.
Rajya Sabha MPs Manoj Jha, Raghav Chadha, Ranjeet Ranjan, Syed Naseer Hussain, Jebi Mather, Dr V Sivadasan and Sandeep Pathak give suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the Manipur situation.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon amid demands for discussion on Manipur issue.
MPs of the INDIA alliance protest outside Parliament demanding PM Narendra Modi's statement on the Manipur in House.
The logjam over Manipur violence dominated the sixth day of the Parliament with the Opposition alliance INDIA members wearing black clothes in protest against the Central government. The INDIA bloc has demanded Prime Minister speak in the House regarding the situation in Manipur.
Hitting out at the opposition's I.N.D.I.A. alliance, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that parties "who used to hate each other" are now coming together "like a family."
The YSR Congress Party has decided to support the Narendra Modi government in Parliament. The party will vote against the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition bloc INDIA.
The 26-party Opposition alliance has moved a notice of no-confidence in Lok Sabha demanding the prime minister speak on the Manipur situation inside the House. While the notice has been admitted, no decision on a date has yet been taken.
Holding Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh culpable for the ethnic violence in the state, the CPIM on Thursday accused him of Meitei chauvinism and branding the Kuki tribal minority as "foreigners" and "poppy cultivators".
In the latest editorial in party mouthpiece People's Democracy, the CPIM has alleged Singh has been openly speaking out against the Kuki community.
It also highlighted remarks made by the CM where he allegedly echoed a "longstanding propaganda of the RSS about illegal immigrants flooding Assam and the North East."
"It is the culpability of Biren Singh in brewing the ethnic violence, which Narendra Modi and the BJP want to conceal," the editorial alleged.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to refer Manipur viral video case to CBI
Sanjay Raut, leader of Uddhav Thackery faction and Rajya Sabha MP said opposition members of the anti-BJP coalition were attempting to draw the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the ongoing violence in Manipur.
Raut said that PM Modi should make a statement on Manipur, which according to him, is "burning and its fire could spread to other states as well".
INDIA alliance parties' parliament Floor leaders will meet in the chamber of LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on 28th July to chalk out the strategy for the Floor of the House.
Opposition alliance INDIA on Thursday boycotted a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Rajya Sabha to protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi not making a statement on Manipur violence in Parliament, a senior leader said.
The Rajya Sabha BAC has 11 members including the Vice President as its ex-officio chairman. Three MPs from the 26-member opposition front INDIA are on the BAC committee -- Jairam Ramesh(Congress), Misa Bharti (RJD) and Derek O'Brien (TMC). BRS's Keshav Rao also gave the meeting a miss.
Opposition bloc INDIA wants the no-confidence motion moved by it in Lok Sabha to be taken up at the earliest as under rules and conventions, no legislative business can be transacted till such a motion is debated, the Congress said on Thursday.
It is a travesty to pass bills when the no-confidence motion is still pending, it said
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which proposes jail term for piracy.
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Thursday, speaking on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha, said that "piracy is like cancer... we are trying to eradicate it through the Bill."
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023, as reported by Joint Committee was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday after the House resumed at 3 pm amid Opposition sloganeering over the Manipur issue.
A bill to amend the offshore areas mineral law was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday amid opposition protests over the Manipur issue
The bill was introduced by Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi when the House assembled at 2.00 pm after an adjournment over the Manipur situation.
Piyush Goyal has been speaking amid constant slogans of I.N.D.I.A slogans.
A verbal spat broke out between Union minister Piyush Goyal and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha on Thursday over the disruption by the opposition of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement, prompting a brief adjournment of the House.
When the Chair asked Chowdhury to raise a point of order, Goyal stood up and said that he would not allow the Congress leader to speak in protest against the disruption of the external affairs minister's statement earlier in the day on India's foreign engagements since the Budget session.
A verbal spat broke out between Union minister Piyush Goyal and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha on Thursday over the disruption by the opposition of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement, prompting a brief adjournment of the House.
Piyush Goyal also took to Twitter saying, "काला कपड़ा, काला काम, नहीं सहेगा हिन्दुस्तान। (Black clothes, Black deed, Hindustan will not listen)
"I have resigned from BJP with a heavy heart. Manipur situation has defamed India," says BJP leader Vinod Sharma after resigning from the party over Manipur issue.
Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the Central Government must be aware of the situation in Manipur and should no longer remain in power.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav said that the situation in Manipur has happened due to the vote-bank politics of the Bhartiya Janata Party in the region.
"BJP and PM are one. Whatever is happening there is due to the hatred spread by RSS and the vote bank politics of BJP. Government must be aware of everything. It is not possible that Central agencies didn't know about the situation. They must be aware of whatever is happening there. If Government saw all this happening, they should not remain in power," Akhilesh Yadav told ANI.
Lower House adjourned amid ruckus
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "...Politics of hatred will destroy the country and this is what is happening in Manipur...What is Manipur's Governor doing?...No one knows what is happening there...President's rule should be imposed there...Only, one video has surfaced, but no one knows what is happening. There is an internet ban in the state...When all this was happening, PM Modi was on his Japan, UAE & America tour. Sanjay Singh is a chosen Rajya Sabha member. If we are not given a chance to speak only then we will get up from our seat..."
Sloganeering continues in both Rajya Sabha annd Lok Sabha. INDIA bloc chants ‘We want justice.’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, “You would be surprised why is the PM of the country not going to Manipur and speaking on it. It is because Narendra Modi is the PM of only a selected few, of RSS. He has nothing to do with Manipur. He knows that his ideology has set Manipur ablaze."
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of tarnishing democracy by not speaking in Parliament and instead making political speeches outside.
He said the country has not seen a "darker period than this" in the history of Parliament.
Kharge also dubbed the central government as a "blot on humanity" for its "indifference" towards Manipur, which he said was "burning" since the last 85 days.
He said people have now become aware and will fight "this kind of politics".
"The Parliament session is going on and instead of speaking on the floor, the prime minister is making speeches here and there and by doing so he is tarnishing democracy.
"The misdeeds of the Modi government cannot be erased by calling names to the opposition parties," Kharge said.
The Congress chief also hit out at the BJP for not allowing him to speak inside Parliament and for jeering at opposition members for wearing black clothes as a mark of protest for not allowing them to raised the Manipur issue in Parliament.
"Only those having a mindset against Dalits, tribals and backward people can make fun of black clothes, but for us black is a symbol of protest and strength. Black colour is a symbol of justice and a symbol of dignity. The people of Manipur deserve justice, peace and respect," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
Kharge said the BJP cannot run away from its responsibility by plunging the life of Manipur into "black darkness", by adopting a "dictatorial attitude" and by diverting the attention from the issue.
"There has never been a darker period in the history of Parliament than this," he said.
"Today, people have become aware and they will fight and continue to do so...This means you do not want to talk in Parliament - the temple of democracy, and want to give a political speech in Rajasthan while opening new medical colleges," Kharge told reporters outside Parliament, while attacking the prime minister for not speaking in Parliament on the Manipur violence.
He said the burning of Manipur is a "black chapter" for the country.
The government which did not take care of the crying people of Manipur in the last 85 days that "government is a blot on humanity", he alleged.
The opposition has been accusing the prime minister of not making a statement in Parliament on the northeastern state, which has seen violence since May 3.
Both Houses of Parliament have not been able to transact any business amid the uproar caused by the opposition, demanding a statement from the prime minister and a discussion on Manipur thereafter.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday urged suspended AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh not to sit on protest overnight and end it every day when Parliament's proceedings conclude.
He told Singh that the protest sit-in should be held when the day's proceedings begin and end when both Houses adjourn for the day.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been witnessing disruptions every day since the Monsoon session began on July 20.
Singh readily agreed to Kharge's suggestion and said he will follow what the leader of the opposition bloc says. However, he is yet to formally announce his party's decision on the suggestion made by the Congress veteran.
Kharge along with other Congress members and those of other opposition parties had come to join Singh's protest when he gave his suggestion.
Singh has been protesting in the Parliament premises since his suspension Monday from Rajya Sabha for "unruly behaviour" for the entire session which ends on August 11.
LoP in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge says, "...The House is functioning. We are demanding that the PM come there and make a statement. But he is giving political speeches and campaigning in Rajasthan. When he can go there, can't he come to the House for half an hour and make a statement? It means that has no interest, no faith in democracy. He doesn't want to protect democracy and the constitution. He is disrespecting the Parliament..."
A day after Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi moved a no-confidence motion against PM Modi's government in the Lok Sabha, CPI MP Binoy Viswam opined that the motion would have been stronger and more effective if it included representation from other INDIA parties.
"Not only CPI, but many other parties raised objection in a responsible way. The Congress leadership understood it and they are so democratic that they agreed that it happened out of hurry," Binoy Viswam said while speaking to ANI.
"The chapter is closed now. What is important is that the no-confidence motion is there in Parliament and it has the signature of sufficient number of MPs," the CPI MP said. (Read here)
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar by members of opposition, treasury benches.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav says, "BJP and PM are one. The hatred spread by RSS and the vote bank politics of BJP - whatever is happening in Manipur is due to this. Government must be aware of everything. It can't be that the Agencies didn't know. They must be aware of whatever is happening there. If Government saw all this happening, they should not remain in power..."
INDA MPs chant "Modi, Modi" in Rajya Sabha as EAM Dr S Jaishankar makes a statement on the latest developments in India's Foreign Policy. To counter this, INDIA alliance MPs chant "INDIA, INDIA."
In the upper House, EAM Jaishankar faces opposition protests demanding a discussion on the Manipur issue and a detailed statement from PM Modi.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering in the House by Opposition MPs. They are demanding discussion on Manipur issue in the presence of PM Modi. Speaker says, ‘I will not run the house like this. Watch how are you behaving, entire country is watching you’
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "PM is rubbing salt to the wounds of the people of Manipur. At a time when we are saying that he should go to Manipur and work in the interest of national security, he is giving speeches here. For the first time in India's history, we have a PM who is busy giving speeches when a corner of the country is burning...Our black clothes are against the arrogance of the PM. When the country is burning and Manipur is divided, he is bothered only about his own image..."
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says, "PM Modi had said that they (Opposition) can bring No Confidence Motion in 2023 once again. They have come prepared. But there is a little divide there. Congress party, as per its usual attitude, did not consult the other Opposition parties. First, there should be confidence among Opposition parties, among each other. After that, they can talk about people's confidence in PM Modi. People showed this in 2014, 2019 and even in 2024, they will show the credibility of PM Modi. Moving No Confidence Motion and wearing black clothes will serve no purpose.."
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss border situation with China.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.
RJD MP Manoj Jha, DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, Congress MPs Imran Pratapgarhi, Syed Naseer Hussain & Deepender Hooda and AAP MP Raghav Chadha give suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the Manipur situation
As per Hindustan Time, the debate on the one-line motion — which says the House has lost its confidence in the Union council of ministers — is likely to start next week, two Lok Sabha officials said.
Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says, “...We do not get a chance to speak in the Parliament. We demanded that PM Modi should come to the Parliament & have a detailed discussion on the Manipur issue...Don't know why the Prime Minister is not speaking. We were forced to bring a no-confidence motion. We know that this will not bring down the government, but we have no choice. The Prime Minister of the country should come in front of the country and speak on Manipur."
On wearing black clothes at the Parliament, AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "Today the MPs of INDIA alliance have decided that to oppose the atrocities on the people of Manipur and the barbarism going on there, we will wear black clothes and go to the Parliament today. This will be a symbolic protest to give a message that we stand with the people of Manipur in this hour of grief. We will try to make the Govt realise that an integral part of this country, Manipur is burning. We urge the Govt to save Manipur and shoulder their Constitutional duty...The State Govt of the day should be dissolved and the CM should be unceremoniously sacked."
Opposition alliance INDIA is likely to boycott a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Rajya Sabha to be held on Thursday morning to protest against the prime minister not making a statement on Manipur violence in Parliament, a senior leader said.
The Rajya Sabha BAC has 11 members including the Vice President as its ex-officio chairman. Three MPs from the 26-member INDIA are on the BAC committee -- one each from Congress, RJD and TMC.
Sources said the parties may send someone who is not a member as an "observer" to the meeting.
However, it is not clear if such an "observer" will be allowed to attend the meeting.
On July 20, several opposition leaders had walked out of a BAC meeting to protest against Modi not making a statement on the Manipur issue in Parliament and the Centre bringing a bill to replace an ordinance on the control of services in Delhi despite it being sub-judice.
