Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said the government is keen to bring the Sports Bill in the budget session of Parliament and is ready to tweak a few criteria so that more Indian sports administrators can seek bigger roles in international bodies. "I won't let sports suffer... 95 percent want the Sports Bill to come. Yes, there are some small reservations from some NSFs (National sports Federations), which we will take care," he said. "There are some clauses in the 70-year age provision which we need to consider. For example on the international platform, a person like Randhir Singh needed 50 years to build his rapport. He worked for all these years and has now become the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president," said Mandaviya in an interaction with the media. Soon after becoming OCA chief, Singh had asked the government to re-look at its policy which restricts the tenure of elected sports federation officials to three terms of four years each, saying it was a major hurdle in the way of Indian sports administrators seeking bigger roles in international bodies.
Soon after the Lok Sabha met at 4.40 pm on Wednesday, the House was adjourned briefly again following uproar over TMC member Kalyan Banerjee's remarks against Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Trouble arose when Banerjee was speaking during a discussion on the amendments to the Disaster Management Act.
Trinamool Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for making a derogatory remark against opposition leaders in the Upper House. The notice has been signed by 60 leaders from opposition parties, a source said.
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Parliament update: Lok Sabha resumes; immeditely adjourned till 2 pm
12:56 PM
Opposition MPs stage protest at Makar Dwar of Parliament against Centre
INDIA bloc MPs protested on Adani indictment issue prior to proceedings resuming in both Houses.
12:28 PM
Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned
Proceedings in the lower house have been adjourned till 1 pm amid heated spats between the BJP and Congress members over George Soros and Adani issues.
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Chairman's ruling cannot be questioned or criticised: BJP chief Nadda
BJP president JP Nadda hit out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks against Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. "The Chair cannot be questioned with regard to the admissibility or for other purposes. The Chairman's ruling cannot be questioned or criticised. To do so is contempt of the House or Chairman," Nadda said. "Yesterday, Leader of the Opposition Kharge ji, a senior leader, criticised the Chair in a press conference. This is objectionable and condemnable. This sets a wrong precedent."
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News update: Rajya Sabha adjourned after chaos over Soros-Congress links
Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering over various issues, including links between Soros and Congress leadership.
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Parliament Session LIVE: Opposition protests outside Parliament over Adani indictment issue
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Parliament Session Live: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh gives on 'rising' crimes in Delhi
AAP leader Sanjay Singh has given a Suspension of Business notice to discuss the worsening law and order situation and "rise" of crimes in the national capital.
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Parliament session LIVE news: Proceedings begin in both Houses
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