Page 20 - Monsoon Session Of Parliament

TMC not keen on attending Parliament's monsoon session in August

The Trinamool Congress is likely to give the monsoon session of Parliament a miss if it commences from August, a senior party leader said. The party, however, would take a call on attending the session if it is held in September, he said. Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on March 23, nearly two weeks before schedule, as the budget session was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Last week, the Lok Sabha speaker had called me regarding the possibility of beginning the session in August. The party has told the speaker that it will not be able to attend the session if it starts this month," TMC Lok Sabha party leader Sudip Bandopadhyay told PTI. "We also won't be able to attend the meetings of the parliamentary committee this month," he added. If the session commences from September, TMC would discuss the matter and take a call on it, Bandopadhyay said. "As per norms, there cannot be a gap of more than six months between two sessions. The last one

Preparations in final stages for monsoon session by September first week

Plan involves Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha seating half their members in respective chambers; rest will join virtually from either Central Hall or GMC Balayogi Auditorium in Parliament House premises

Prospect of monsoon session bleak as Covid-19 surges in national capital

Officials tell RS chairman Naidu and LS speaker Birla that chambers not big enough to ensure social distancing norms

Amid anti-China sentiments, police use TikTok to spread Covid-19 awareness

Besides Covid-related information, the Bengaluru police has used TikTok to highlight issues related to women's safety and online frauds.

Covid-19 crisis: Naidu, Om Birla discuss monsoon session of Parliament

They said the leaders have taken note of reports suggesting that the fight against COVID-19 is likely to be a long haul

Making space in Parliament: DMK MP advises Naidu to use Central Hall

There is uncertainty whether the monsoon session of Parliament can be held on schedule

Flight resumption paves way for Parliamentary committee meetings in June

Monsoon session of Parliament likely to be on schedule, though social distancing challenges remain

Monsoon session of Parliament should begin on time in mid-July: V-P Naidu

Naidu, as chairman of the Rajya Sabha, has reached all members of the Upper House and is learnt to have told some that he hopes the session to follow 'normal schedule'.

Triple Talaq deferred, PM Modi's remarks expunged as monsoon session ends

Minister Ananth Kumar says session was more productive than previous two, Lok Sabha productivity at 118%, Rajya Sabha's at 68%; Lok Sabha passed 21 Bills and Rajya Sabha, 14

Most productive monsoon session since 2000, LS worked 110%: Think tank

PRS Legislative Research says 20 bills were introduced, 12 passed; Rajya Sabha worked for 66% of scheduled hours

How Modi is undermined by more than a hug and a wink from Rahul Gandhi

Lacklustre except when insulting opponents, PM Modi came across as a top-class bore in his one-hour soliloquy, reading out a laundry list of his government's achievements, often unsupported by data

Not just Modi & Rahul, these politicians too made it a 'Blockbuster Friday'

From Rahul Gandhi's stinging allegations against Modi to PM's fiery comeback, a highlight of who said what during the No-Confidence Motion debate in the Lok Sabha on July 20

Chandrababu Naidu says Modi hurt Andhra Pradesh, showed arrogance

The chief minister wondered why the prime minister could not even say he would do justice to AP by rectifying the mistakes

Modi mocks Rahul's hug-and-wink, asks why he's in a hurry to get PM's seat

He also termed the surgical strikes being described as 'jumla strike' an insult to the security forces

Modi govt faces Opposition challenge in Parliament: Who said what

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech during no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha as an 'old rhetoric'

No-confidence motion against Modi govt rejected, House adjourned

The monsoon session of Parliament saw the first no-trust motion faced by Modi govt in its 4-year rule. The govt won the motion by 325 against 126 votes. Catch the highlights here

LS Speaker chides Rahul for hugging Modi, says decorum should be maintained

Mahajan said she was not opposed to Rahul hugging any individual but everyone has to maintain decorum in Parliament

No-confidence motion against Modi 27th in history of LS, first in 15 years

Of the 27, 15 were against Indira Gandhi during her various tenures as prime minister

No more a Pappu: How Rahul Gandhi made most of an impossible situation

In his speech, Gandhi got under the skin of BJP MPs by attacking Amit Shah and PM Modi, turned self-deprecating when he said he didn't mind people calling him 'Pappu', and went on to Modi

Ahead of LS elections, a resurgence of coalition politics threatens PM Modi

The federal election due by next year will determine whether Modi extends business-friendly policies he put in place after the 2014 vote