Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Opp destroying Parliament’s dignity, harming public, says Narendra Singh Tomar
Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Proceedings in both the houses were repeatedly disrupted before being called off for the day as opposition members protested on the Pegasus snooping issue, petrol price hike and farm bills.
Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Criticizing the opposition members for not allowing discussion in the house, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said that the uproar is destroying the dignity of the house. “Due to the uproar, the dignity of the house is being destroyed, the public is also being harmed and the character of the opposition parties towards the farmers is also evident,” Tomar said.
As Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha resumed their sessions on Tuesday, heavy sloganeering on the Pegasus snooping went on, more prominently in the upper house. Due to this, both houses were adjourned repeatedly, failing to conduct any proper order of business.
Today in Rajya Sabha, the 308th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on “Impact of the pandemic on MSME Sector and mitigation strategy adopted to counter it” was supposed to be laid. Smriti Irani was set to move that the Bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.
In Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was set to move that the Bill to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, be taken into consideration.
Amid disruptions, the Lok Sabha on Monday managed to pass two bills, the first ones since the Monsoon session began on July 19. The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 were passed, but discussions on them could not take place amid protests.
Amid protests, adjournments, Lok Sabha passes two Bills
The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed uproarious scenes and repeated adjournments as Opposition members protested over the alleged snooping and farmers’ issues. Amid the din, the treasury benches managed to pass two Bills and introduce one.
The Lok Sabha passed the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 – aimed at helping MSMEs tide over problems of delayed payments as it seeks to broaden the participation of entities undertaking factoring – and the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021, to declare certain institutions of national importance.
‘(Spyware) an attack on privacy, but is something previous govts have also done’: BSP MP Ritesh Pandey
BSP has been protesting in Parliament against the farm laws. Although the party has criticised the alleged snooping, it did not join the Congress or TMC in their protests over it. BSP MP Ritesh Pandey speaks to The Indian Express about this:
BSP was among the protesting MPs, what were you protesting against?
We are protesting against the three farm laws. We believe they should be revoked because they will not benefit farmers and were brought without due consultation with farmers.
Why have you decided to join SAD?
We have a coalition in Punjab. They are our partners and these issues are critical to our parties. We are focussed on assuring the farmers that they are heard.
News Courtesy : Indian Express
