The Monsoon Session of the Parliament will conclude on August 13. Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Parliament session witnessed stormy scenes on Monday after the Opposition raised slogans and placards on the Pegasus snooping row and farmers’ issue. The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day.
In Rajya Sabha MPs belonging to the Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), and other opposition parties rushed into the well of the House raising slogans against the government. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said members are being prevented from raising issues of public importance. “We are becoming helpless day by day,†he said. Lok Sabha ran for nearly 30 minutes taking up some questions during the Question Hour when Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings till 2 PM amid the continuous din.
Earlier this morning, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Parliament on a tractor, marking his protest against the three contentious farm laws. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Rahul said, “I have brought farmers’ message to Parliament. They (Govt) are suppressing voices of farmers and not letting a discussion take place in Parliament. They’ll have to repeal these black laws. The entire country knows these laws favour 2-3 big businessmen.â€
In Lok Sabha, The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 are listed for discussion. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will also introduce The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021. In Rajya Sabha, The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 and The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021 are listed in the business for the day.
TMC MPs display placards as they stage a protest over the issue of surveillance during the Monsoon Session of Parliament (PTI)
PM must make statement in Parliament: Chidambaram on Pegasus row
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the government should either call for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations or request the Supreme Court to appoint a sitting judge to investigate the matter, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament clarifying whether there had been surveillance or not.
TMC MP is suspended, Naidu says his conduct assault on democracy
With the BJP Government not yielding to the demand for a discussion on the Pegasus spyware phone hacking scandal and the Opposition remaining firm on answers from it, Parliament remained stalled for the fourth day Friday. In the Rajya Sabha, Trinamool Congress MP Santanu Sen who tore IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaws statement Thursday was suspended for the remaining part of the session, leading to more uproar.
Divided Opp shows up at Pegasus protest in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha was adjourned without transacting any major business due to disruptions, largely over the Pegasus snooping allegations, for the fourth consecutive day on Friday. However, the opposition parties yet again remained disunited in their protests, failing to coordinate and build an offensive that may bring the Treasury benches under pressure.