Parliament updates: There's undeclared emergency in country, says Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi
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New Delhi: Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi at the Parliament House complex during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
The discussion on the Union Budget 2024-25, presented on July 23, will continue in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday. Both Houses of Parliament took up discussion on the Union Budget 2024 on July 24, with opposition parties accusing it of being "discriminatory" to most states and lacking vision. The discussion was initiated by former Finance Minister and Congress MP P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha and Congress MP Kumari Selja initiated the discussion in Lok Sabha. Raising four major challenges, Chidambaram said the most significant challenge is unemployment and data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) indicates that the unemployment rate for June 2024 is 9.2 per cent .
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kirtivardhan Singh will lay papers on the table today.Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar is likely to make a statement regarding status of implementation of recommendations and observations contained in the 250th report of the department-related parliamentary standing committee on Home Affairs on action taken by the government on the recommendations and observations contained in the 243rd report of the committee on demands for grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
The INDIA bloc will put pressure on the government and ensure that the farmers get a legal guarantee for MSP, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday after he met a delegation of farmer leaders in Parliament House complex. The delegation of farmer leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka apprised Gandhi of the issues being faced by the tillers. "We will have a discussion with INDIA bloc leaders and will put pressure on the government to ensure that the farmers get a legal guarantee for MSP," Gandhi told reporters after the meeting.
4:59 PM
Over 18.4 million women-owned MSMEs in country, says Centre in Lok Sabha
There are over 1.84 crore women-owned MSMEs in the country and the government has taken a number of initiatives to increase the participation of women in the sector, Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Jitan Ram Manjhi stated today.
4:20 PM
A former CM is behaving like a traitor, says BJP MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Channi's comments
"A former CM is behaving like a traitor and is misleading the entire country through the House. He said that NSA has been slapped on farmers. But who has it been actually slapped on - on those who wanted to break the country and Punjab. He said that NSA has been invoked against farmers and this is absolutely incorrect. An ex-CM has spoken about breaking the country and Punjab. Congress and Rahul Gandhi were sitting before him and making him say it. When we told him to bring evidence to the Floor of the House, he went on backfoot and had no reply. Congress party and the entire INDI Alliance are ashamed due to him," says Union MoS and BJP MP Ravneet Singh Bittu.
3:58 PM
Lok Sabha adjourned twice amid war of words between treasury, Opposition benches
The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice in the post-lunch period on Thursday as a war of words broke out between the treasury and opposition benches, triggered by Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi's spat with the BJP's Ravneet Singh Bittu. Participating in a debate on the Union Budget, Channi referred to the assassination of Bittu's grandfather, former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. This led to a war of words between Bittu, who recently quit the Congress to join the BJP, and Channi.
3:28 PM
Parliament LIVE: What Charanjit Singh Channi said on 'Waris Punjab De' Chief
"They speak about Emergency every day. But what about the undeclared Emergency in the country today?.This too is Emergency that a man who was elected as an MP by 20 lakh people in Punjab is behind bars under the NSA. He is unable to present the views of the people of his constituency, here. This too is Emergency," Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi said today.
3:24 PM
We pay taxes like those in UK, England, says AAP MP Raghav Chadha
AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha raised the issue of the high taxes levied on Indian citizens. "We pay taxes like those in UK, England and get services similar to those in Somalia," Chadha said.
2:14 PM
Tribal population in Jharkhand has decreased by 10 per cent, alleges Nishikant Dubey
JMM has not taken any action towards it, BJP MP from Jharkhand, Nishikant Dubey claimed today . Muslims from West Bengal are getting married to people in Jharkhand and their population has grown, Dubey alleged.
1:55 PM
Parliament Session LIVE: Oppositon just shouts slogans outside, they don't have issues, says BJP MP
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma told PTI, "The Opposition is frustrated, they don't have the issues. They just create rumours, they make the narratives on the basis of rumours. They were misleading people on reservation. Then, they started talking NEET, they colluded with international educational institutions to defame Indian educational institutions. After the SC verdict, their mouths were shut. So, they are now talking Niti Aayog, Budget. They don't discuss it in the Parliament because they know that it is a comprehensive Budget. They just shout slogans outside."
1:53 PM
Parliament updates: PM Modi meets with All NDA MPs of Maharashtra
PM Modi met with all NDA MPs of Maharashtra to discuss several key issues on Thursday.
12:22 PM
PM Modi did not receive a mandate, therefore more has been given to Andhra and Bihar in the budget, says TMC
"Modi ji has not received the mandate, which is why more has been given to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, and this will be discussed," TMC MP Saugata Roy said in response to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's statement.
11:58 AM
There were 164 cancellations in last month, says civil aviation minister
Minister of Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu stated in the Lok Sabha that there were 164 cancellations in last month. Naidu stated that there were strikes launched by Air India workers and during the days there were technical glitches
11:41 AM
Karnataka government has misused the SC/ST funds, alleges Minister Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi says,"The Karnataka government has misused the SC/ST funds. Rs 189 crores were supposed to be transferred but out of that Rs 89 crores were initially transferred... This was a very big scam. SIT was constituted, and the accused ministers who had resigned after much pressure were not investigated. When the ED entered, they filed an FIR against the ED. There is an involvement of the CM in the Valmiki Board scam. At the same time, in the MUDA scam, the 14 most valuable sites have been allotted in his wife's name, worth crores."
10:50 AM
We will put pressure on govt to get legal guarantee for MSP: Rahul Gandhi
The INDIA bloc will put pressure on the government and ensure that the farmers get a legal guarantee for MSP, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday after he met a delegation of farmer leaders in Parliament House complex. "We will have a discussion with INDIA bloc leaders and will put pressure on the government to ensure that the farmers get a legal guarantee for MSP," Gandhi told reporters after the meeting.
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First Published: Jul 25 2024 | 10:59 AM IST
