11:42 (IST)
LS, RS adjourned till noon amid ruckus
11:36 (IST)
TMC MP Shantanu Sen suspended from RS for tearing IT Minister’s speech
TMC MP Shantanu Sen suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the session.The government had brought a motion of suspension against the MP after he snatched papers from Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday and tore them on the floor of the House.
11:28 (IST)
TMC trying to bring its culture of violence to Parliament: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav
#WATCH | IT Min Ashwini Vaishnaw says, “TMC has culture of violence in Bengal. They’re trying to bring the same to Parliament. What message do they want to give to the next generation of Parliamentarians?”
TMC’s Santanu Sen snatched a paper from his hands & tore it in RS y’day. pic.twitter.com/LezONBUJfh
— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021
11:27 (IST)
LS adjourned till 12 pm amid Oppn sloganeering
11:19 (IST)
Congress, DMK, Shiv Sena protest over Pegasus
Congress, DMK, and Shiv Sena MPs protest against the ‘Pegasus Project’ in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue inside the Parliament premises.
Delhi | Congress, DMK, and Shiv Sena MPs protest against ‘Pegasus Project’ media report in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises pic.twitter.com/vDRHm8EGj8
— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021
11:16 (IST)
BJP issues whip to all RS MPs
The Bharatiya Janata Party has issued a whip to all its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House. This comes amid speculations that the government will move a motion seeking suspension of Trinamool Congress MP Shantanu Sen for snatching papers from Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
11:01 (IST)
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha convene on Day 4 of monsoon session
Parliament is expected to witness another stormy day today with media houses putting out more names of alleged targets of the Pegasus snooping programme while the government preparing to double down on Opposition MPs who reportedly misbehaved in the House yesterday.
The government will move a motion seeking suspension of Trinamool Congress MP Shantanu Sen for snatching papers from Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, sources said. They said some opposition MPs “misbehaved” with the treasury bench members, including a minister, even after the House was adjourned.
The rumours were strengthened as the BJP issued a whip to all its Rajya Sabha MPs asking them to be present in the House.
Meanwhile, Congress has moved another privilege motion against Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar for misleading the parliament on deaths due to shortage of oxygen in the country amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Lok Sabha schedule
Bills for consideration and passin
The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020The National Institutes of Food Technology,Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021.Private Members’ business
Rajya Sabha schedule
BJP MP Rakesh Sinha to move bills on population control in Rajya SabhaObituary referencesPrivate Members’ business
With inputs from PTI