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		&#39;One Nation One Election&#39; Bill likely to be introduced on Dec 17 in Lok Sabha.<small class="brtagPara">&nbsp;</small>
		The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has disbursed 9,431,000 loans amounting to a total of Rs 13,422 crore to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme till December 8, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said that out of 9,431,000 loans, 4,036,000 loans have been repaid by street vendor beneficiaries. The micro-credit scheme for urban street vendors, which provides collateral-free loans up to Rs 50,000, was launched by the Narendra Modi government in 2020 during the Covid-19 outbreak.</div>
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		The minister said that no fraud-related complaints have been received against the agencies or companies disbursing loans under the Prime Minister Street Vendor&#39;s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (SVANidhi) scheme.</div>
	<small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small> PM Modi must apologise for misleading nation by &#39;twisting&#39; Nehru&#39;s letter to states, said Kharge. RSS opposed the Constitution in 1949 as it wasn&#39;t based on Manusmriti, said kharge in Rajya Sabha. BJP government should try saving Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, says Kharge in Rajya Sabha. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge while replying to Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha said, &ldquo;Today is the Bangladesh Liberation Day. Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi saved our nation, she has been the Iron Lady, maybe she can be a motivation for BJP leaders.&quot;<small class="brtagPara">&nbsp;</small> Licence quota raj of Congress rule ruined Indian economy, said Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha. During the ongoing Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Congress denied Muslim women their right to alimonies. Congress repeatedly amended Constitution to favour dynasty and family, said Nirmala Sitharaman. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman initiates Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha. The debate marks the 75th anniversary of the Constitution&#39;s adoption.</div>
<small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small> The Rajya Sabha will meet today for a two-day debate commemorating 75 years since the adoption of the Constitution. The discussion will focus on the Constitution&#39;s significance and its evolution since November 26, 1949.&nbsp;The debate to take place amid rising tensions over the opposition&#39;s no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.BJP chief and Union Health Minister JP Nadda will kick off the discussion at 11 am today, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah set to respond.<small class="brtagPara">&nbsp;</small> Participating in a special discussion marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday noted in the Lok Sabha that the Constitution had overcome all the predicted possibilities for India after independence. Prime Modi also alleged that the Congress, having &quot;tasted blood&quot;, repeatedly wounded the Constitution while his government&#39;s policies and decisions since it took office in 2014 have been aimed at boosting India&#39;s strength and unity in line with the vision of the Constitution. Participating in a two-day debate in the Lower House on the &quot;Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India&quot;, the Bangalore South MP also alleged that parties like the Congress consider India not as a civilisational state or a nation but &quot;a mere hotchpotch union of states&quot;.<small class="brtagPara">&nbsp;</small> <small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small>
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	The Congress on Saturday termed as &quot;hollow&quot; Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s 11 resolutions articulated in his speech in the Lok Sabha and said if the BJP has zero tolerance on corruption then why doesn&#39;t it discuss the Adani issue. The opposition party also questioned why Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were not present in the House when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi spoke while participating in a two-day debate on the &quot;Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India&quot;.</div>

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AAP's MP Sanjay Singh moves suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday morning moved suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha, demanding a discussion on the law and order situation in Delhi. He said that Delhi has become a &quot;hub of crime,&quot; which poses a threat to the safety of citizens including public representatives.

Congress repeatedly wounded the Constitution, we strengthened it, says PM Modi in LS

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the Congress, having &quot;tasted blood&quot;, repeatedly wounded the Constitution while his government&#39;s policies and decisions since it took office in 2014 have been aimed at boosting India&#39;s strength and unity in line with the vision of the Constitution.</div>
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Debate on Constitution to be taken up in Rajya Sabha today

The Rajya Sabha will meet today for a two-day debate commemorating 75 years since the adoption of the Constitution. The discussion will focus on the Constitution&#39;s significance and its evolution since November 26, 1949. The debate to take place amid rising tensions over the opposition&#39;s no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Six newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs take oath

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	Six newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs, including former National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma and industrialist Sana Sathish Babu, took oath as members of the Upper House of Parliament on Monday.</div>
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	BJP&#39;s Sharma and Telugu Desam Party&#39;s (TDP) Babu were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana and Andhra Pradesh respectively last week.</div>
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	TDP&#39;s Beeda Mastan Rao and BJP&#39;s Ryaga Krishnaiah were also among those who took oath on Monday. Both of them were elected unopposed from Andhra Pradesh.</div>
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	BJP&#39;s Sujeet Kumar and TMC&#39;s Ritabrata Banerjee, who was elected from West Bengal, also took oath.</div>
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	The newly elected MPs signed the members&#39; register and greeted Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.</div>

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Priyanka Gandhi brought 'Palestine bag'. What message does she want to convey? asks BJP MP Anurag Thakur

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	&quot;Priyanka Gandhi brought &#39;Palestine bag&#39;. What message does she want to convey? She didn&#39;t say a word on violence against Hindus in Bangladesh. Leaders of her party didn&#39;t find it important to raise the voice of Hindus. She wants to make a fashion statement with her &#39;Palestine bag&#39;, this shows the mindset of Congress,&quot; said BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday.</div>

Kharge cites Sachin's 99s to seek Rajya Sabha Chairman's 100% attention

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	Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s dismissals at 99 got a mention in the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on the Constitution on Monday, when Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge urged the Chairman to give his speech absolute attention.</div>
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	Kharge made the remark when he was speaking about one of Baba Saheb Ambedkar&#39;s speeches delivered on November 25, 1950, and noticed that the Chairman was not looking at him but towards members of the ruling party.</div>
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	Addressing Dhankhar, Kharge complained that he was neither looking at him nor listening to him.</div>
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	&quot;99 per cent main aap ko hi dekh raha hoon (I am looking at you 99 per cent),&quot; Dhankar replied with a smile.</div>
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	To which, Kharge responded, &quot;But this 1 per cent (pointing his finger at the paper he was reading from) is very important.&quot;</div>
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	&quot;Sachin Tendulkar scored 99 runs 10 times or 12 times but it couldn&#39;t become a century. That&#39;s why I am requesting you as it is a very important issue,&quot; Kharge added, and started reading while Dhankhar smiled showing full attention to him.</div>

Rs 13,422 crore disbursed to street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme, Rajya Sabha told

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has disbursed 9,431,000 loans amounting to a total of Rs 13,422 crore to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme till December 8, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said that out of 9,431,000 loans, 4,036,000 loans have been repaid by street vendor beneficiaries. The micro-credit scheme for urban street vendors, which provides collateral-free loans up to Rs 50,000, was launched by the Narendra Modi government in 2020 during the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Kharge takes a dig at PM Modi, says 'Chaos during making of Constitution reduced by Congress party'

Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge says, &quot;Speaking in the Lok Sabha, he (PM Modi) took a dig at the Congress for taking credit for the making of the Constitution. Baba Saheb himself has said- &quot;The task of the Drafting Committee would have been a very difficult one if this Constituent Assembly had been merely a motley crowd, there would have been nothing but chaos. The possibility of chaos was reduced to nil by the existence of the Congress Party inside the Assembly which brought into its proceedings a sense of order and discipline.&quot; You have not respected him since the beginning...&quot;.

RS LoP Kharge says, 'Patel, Ambedkar were with Nehru; Modi disrespecting everyone'

Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge says, &quot;...You are insulting everyone in the name of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Sardar Patel was also with him, Ambedkar was also with him... Nehru ji had written a letter to the Chief Ministers, which Modi ji mentioned in his speech to defame Nehru ji by distorting the facts, for which he should apologise to the country. This is my demand...&quot;

Kharge slams govt, says 'who did not fight for country won't understand importance of freedom, Constitution'

Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge says, &ldquo;...Those who did not fight for the country, how will they know the importance of freedom and the Constitution? ...The Prime Minister was teaching us and said that we lie but the number one liar is the Prime Minister. It was said that Rs 15 lakh will come but nothing came...these people are misleading the country and deceiving the people by lying...The Prime Minister should have told what he has done in the last 11 years to strengthen the Constitution...&quot;

BJP giving 'jumlas' to befool people of country and blaming us: Kharge in Rajya Sabha

RSS does not respect national flag or Constitution, says Kharge in Rajya Sabha

BJP govt should try to save Hindu minorities in Bangladesh: Kharge in RS

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	Our brave leader Indira Gandhi divided Pakistan into two parts and liberated Bangladesh... The pride of this country spread across the world. The chaos that is going on there (in Bangladesh), at least these (BJP) people should open their eyes and try to save the minorities there, said Kharge in Rajya Sabha.</div>
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People who have no respect for flag or Constitution are teaching us lessons today: Kharge

Late PM Indira Gandhi saved our nation, she has been the 'Iron Lady': Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge while speaking in the Rajya Sabha said, &ldquo;Today is the Bangladesh Liberation Day. Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi saved our nation, she has been the Iron Lady, maybe she can be a motivation for BJP leaders.&quot;

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge replies to Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha.

B R Amebdkar never got Bharat Ratna because of Congress, says Sitharaman in RS

Congress failed to deliver 'Gareebi Hatao', says FM Sitharaman in RS

Indira Gandhi Crushed Samvidhan in 1975, says JP Nadda in RS

BJP President and Union Minister JP Nadda joined the Constitution debate amid a heated exchange between Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress&rsquo; Jairam Ramesh. He said that the Janata Party government introduced the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, adding that Indira Gandhi attempted to suppress democracy during the Emergency in 1975.

Congress didn't allow Ambedkar's photo to be displayed in old Parliament, says FM

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	&#39;Cong didn&#39;t allow Ambedkar&#39;s photo to be displayed in central hall of old Parliament for decades&#39;, said Nirmala Sitharaman during the ongoing Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha.</div>
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Politicians named their children 'MISA' to remember the infamous law: says Sitharaman

Politicians named their children &#39;MISA&#39; (Maintenance of Internal Security Act) to remember the infamous laws, said Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha.

Congress denied Muslim women their right to alimonies, says Sitharaman in RS

Congress banned book named 'Nehru' in 1975, says Sitharaman in RS

Jawaharlal Nehru&rsquo;s political biography was banned in 1975. They also banned John Dalvi&rsquo;s book on the 1962 China war and Salman Rushdie&rsquo;s book &lsquo;Satanic Versus&rsquo;. Movie named &#39;Kissa Kursi Ka&#39; was also banned. Congress keep curtailing freedom of speech, said Sitharaman.

Cong changed Preamble of Constitution when all Oppn was in jail,': Sitharaman in RS

Constitutional amendment was brought in because HC had questioned Indira Gandhi's election', says Sitharaman

By amending Constitution Nehru restricted freedom of speech, says Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman slammed former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, accusing him of bringing Constitutional amendments to curb freedom of speech within one year of its adoption.

Our Constitution has stood the test of time, says Sitharaman in RS

Sitharaman said &quot;Post Second World War, over 50 countries had become independent and had their Constitution written. But many have changed their Constitutions, not just amended them but literally changed the entire feature of their Constitution. But our Constitution has stood the test of time, of course, yielded itself to very many amendments.&quot;

Union Finance Minister Sitharaman initiates Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman initiates Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha. The debate marks the 75th anniversary of the Constitution&#39;s adoption.

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar pays tributes to deceased Rajya Sabha members

Question Hour begins in Lok Sabha with MPs raising issues of public importance

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