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Parliament LATEST Updates: Speaker Om Birla has extended the Lok Sabha proceedings till 10 pm today. The House is taking up the Zero Hour now. The Lok Sabha is likely to be adjourned sine die on Wednesday, eight days ahead of the scheduled end of the Monsoon Session, amid concerns of spread of coronavirus among lawmakers, sources said on 22 September, reports PTI. The labour reforms that are being undertaken by the government will prove to be a milestone for the welfare of workers, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday Opposition MPs, including Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary and NCP’s Supriya Sule, hold a meeting in Parliament premises after boycotting the ongoing Lok Sabha session. Opposition parties led by Congress boycott Lok Sabha session, in support of Rajya Sabha MPs who have been suspended for one week and the farm Bills issue. Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 4:15 pm after MPs led by the Congress shouted slogans and raised banners to protest against the contentious farm Bills Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday targeted the government over the passage of the “dangerous” farm Bills without division of votes in Rajya Sabha, while lauding the sit-in protest on the Parliament premises by the eight suspended MPs Lok Sabha has been adjourned for an hour as Opposition members shout slogans, raising the issue of farmers protest over the recently passed Agriculture Bills in the Lower House. The Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020, The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, The Code On Social Security, 2020 are a few bills that will be discussed today in Lok Sabha The Upper House was adjourned after the passage of the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020 and Taxation Amendment Bill 2020. A total of seven bills were passed since the session began at 9 am today Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government will consider revoking the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha MPs only if they apologise for their unruly behaviour in the House. The Rajya Sabha passed The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote. Responding to concerns of MPs over Yes Bank and PMC Bank scams, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the amendment aims to protect the interest of depositors. The Rajya Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, with Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Danve Raosaheb Dadarao assuring the House that the Bill is in the interest of farmers and consumers. The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which seeks to declare five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) set up under the Public-Private Partnership model in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur as institutions of national importance. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh is observing a one-day fast against the unruly behaviour with him in the House by Opposition MPs during the discussion on agriculture reform Bills on 20 September. Parliamentary Affair minister Pralhad Joshi said many leaders have asked him to finish the proceedings of the House quickly, owing to the pandemic. He added, “The government is not hellbent upon keeping the suspended MPs out of the House. If they express regret, the government will look into it.” Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said no one is happy with what transpired in the House over the past two days. “We fight for each minute in the House like it’s a fight at the border. If we go beyond time restrictions, things will be de-escalated 90 percent,” he said. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Singh met the eight MPs, who were suspended for unruly behaviour during the debate on two farm bills on Sunday and have been protesting in the Parliament Complex. The Rajya Sabha will continue discussion on the The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which could not be conducted on Monday even as protests were witnessed in the Opposition Benches over the suspension of eight MPs. The House will also see the introduction of The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, a proposed legislation that has been in contention along with the two farm Bills that have led to protests in the PArliament ever since their introduction in the Lok Sabha last week. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move motions for the consideration and passage of The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020, The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020, The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2020 and The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2020. Other proposed legislations on the Rajya Sabha’s List of Business are The National Forensic Sciences University Bill, 2020 and The Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020. Meanwhile, according to Lok Sabha’s List of Business, consideration and passage of The Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020, The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, The Code On Social Security, 2020 and The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 are on the agenda. The sit-in protest in front of the Parliament Complex’s Gandhi statue by eight suspended MPs on Monday continued past midnight. Senior opposition leaders, including NC leader Faroukh Abdullah, JD(S)’ HD Deve Gowda, Samajwadi Party’s Jaya Bachchan, Congress’ Ahmed Patel and NCP’s Praful Patel, paid a visit to the MPs. After witnessing ruckus despite reconvening after the fifth adjournment for the day on Monday, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Tuesday, even as eight suspended MPs refused to leave the House. They were suspended by Chairman Venkaiah Naidu for unruly behaviour, who also dismissed the no-confidence motion against deputy chairman Harivansh Singh. The Lok Sabha passed Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in proceedings that continued past midnight. These Bills were moved for passage after the House passed the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that seeks to bring a law that punishes those who attack health workers or doctors who are fighting the coronavirus outbreak or during any situation similar to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Lower House also passed the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2020.
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Parliament passes bill to bring cooperative banks under RBI’s supervision
Parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the Banking Regulation Act to bring cooperative banks under the supervision of the RBI, a move aimed at protecting the interest of depositors. The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which replaces an ordinance that was promulgated on June 26, was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha. The amendment had received approval from the Lok Sabha on September 16.
The bill, which comes in the backdrop of the PMC Bank scam, seeks to strengthen cooperative banks by increasing their professionalism, enabling access to capital, improving governance and ensuring sound banking through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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Massive backlog in recruitment, promotions of SCs, STs in NDMC: Parliamentary panel
A massive backlog exists in the direct recruitment and promotion of SCs and STs in various posts at the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), a parliamentary panel has pointed out.
According to a report of the committee on the welfare of SCs and STs on the subject “Reservation for and employment of SC and ST in NDMC”, representation of SC/ST employees, who attended the training, seminars, symposia, conferences in foreign countries during the last five years, is not adequate.
“The committee noted that a massive backlog or shortfall exists in the direct recruitment and promotion of SCs and STs in group A, B, C and D categories of posts,” the report, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, said.
The panel recommended that the NDMC in conjunction with the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) should devise an effective plan and make sincere efforts to overcome such shortfall, and the backlog should be cleared on priority basis, it said.
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Speaker extends Lok Sabha proceedings till 10 pm
Speaker Om Birla has extended the Lok Sabha proceedings till 10 pm today. The House is taking up the Zero Hour now.
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Anantnag MP Hasnain Masoodi says Urdu link langugae across Jammu and Kashmir; 5 official languages will create confusion
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Hasnain Masoodi said that the Centre was misleading the House by saying only 0.16 percent people spoke Urdu language in the Valley. He said that Urdu has seeped into the administration, judiciary and the police system across the countty and not just Jammu and Kashmir. He said that it was the link language between various regions of the state.
He also said: “No other Union Territory or state has more than two official languages, then why is Jammu and Kashmir treated differently.”
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Only 0.16% people speak Urdu, the current official language of state: Centre
Reddy said that according to the Census of 2011 only 0.16 percent of the state’s population speaks Urdu, which has remained the sole official language in the state. He said that Kashmir, spoken by over 56 percent population, Dogri, the language of over 20 percent people and Hindi, spoken by over 2 percent people were all ignored in the state for 70 years.
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Centre says non-recognition of a language spoken by over 50% of J&K population historical blunder
MoS Home, G Kishan Reddy said that it is surprising that a state where over 56 percent population understands and speak Kashmiri is still not recognised as an official language in the state. Reddy termed it a ‘historical blunder’, adding that all such historical blunders of past 50 years will be ‘fixed’ under the leadership of Narendra Modi.
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Lok Sabha discusses Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020
Minister of State Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy introduced the bill in thee Lok Sabha.
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Lok Sabha passes key labour reform bill
Lok Sabha passed the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, The Industrial Relations Code 2020 and The Code on Social Security 2020 by a voice vote, even as the Opposition remained missing from the House.
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Database on migrant workers soon
Ministry of State, Labour and Employement Santosh Kumar Gangwar says “this government gives importance to the plight of migrant labourers. Many initiatives for for their benefit have been introduced. We are looking at provision for a database on migrant workers.” The minister also said that the bill has provisions for migrant workers to get a yearly travel allowance to go back to their home states. The bill also provisions for a free health checkup.
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MoS labour and employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar invokes Ambedkar in speech to defend labour laws
Gangwar told the Lok Sabha that the amendments in labour laws were a realisation of revolutionary Bhimrao Ambedkar, who was also the writer of India’s Constitution. He said the first ever bill the NDA government brought in the Lok Sabha in 2014 was to grant more rights to workers. He also said that the Modi government has given importance to the motto of ‘Shramik Jayate’ (Victory to workers).
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Lok Sabha Monsoon Session likely to end tomorrow
The Lok Sabha is likely to be adjourned sine die on Wednesday, eight days ahead of the scheduled end of the Monsoon Session, amid concerns of spread of coronavirus among lawmakers, sources said on 22 September, reports PTI.
The House, which will meet at 3 pm on Wednesday is likely to be adjourned sine die (when there is no decided date for resumption) around 5 pm after taking up an extended Zero Hour, the sources said.
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RS Dy Chairman goes on fast over Opposition’s ‘humiliating’ conduct towards him
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Harivansh invoked his humble origins in Bihar and socialist inspirations like JP and Karpoori Thakur on Tuesday, as he went on a fast citing opposition members’ “humiliating” conduct towards him, which the ruling NDA has made into a political issue in the poll-bound state
He announced his 24-hour fast in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, speaking at length about his anguish over the ruckus in the House during the passage of two farm bills on Sunday
The content of his letter – enlivened by emotions, reference to the Mahabharata and his ideological moorings – coupled with his gesture to offer tea to opposition members accused of “insulting” him and sitting on a dharna against their suspension, drew lavish praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Suspended RS MPs end dramatic sit-in after oppn decide to boycott House
With the Opposition deciding to boycott the Rajya Sabha, its eight suspended MPs on Tuesday ended their overnight sit-in inside the Parliament House complex and said they would take their fight against the farm bills to the street.
The suspended Rajya Sabha parliamentarians, who spent the night on the lawns near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in what several old-timers said was the first such overnight protest in the complex, got a surprise visitor in the morning — Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh who came with tea and snacks.
Till late night, the protesting MPs raised slogans and sang songs while a host of Opposition leaders such as National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah, Samajwadi Party’s Jaya Bachchan and Congress’ Ahmed Patel, Digvijaya Singh and Shashi Tharoor visited them to express their support.
-PTI
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YSRC says labour codes will help attract FDI
Margani Bharat of the YSR Congress said the codes will push forward ease of doing business in the country as well as help in attracting more foreign direct investments.
According to BJP’s Virendra Kumar, the codes will help in ensuring the welfare of labourers and also reduce ‘inspector raj’.
TDP’s Jayadev Galla and Dileshwar Kamait (JD-U) also supported the codes.
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Bill to benefit tea garden workers most, says BJP MP Raju Bista
Raju Bista of BJP said, supporting the three labour code bills, said that the tea workers of Bengal gets daily wage of ₹176 instead of the allocated ₹350, as the Minimum Wages Act was not implemented in the tea gardens. The Bill will thus benefit the tea garden workers most, he adds.
“It also guarantees men and women same rights. An appointment letter to migrant workers will be given now. The workers will aslo be provided ration at their workplace,” adds the BJP MP.
Additionally, AIADMK MP says, in the wake of COVID-19, the migrant workers are facing a lot of issues. “Therefore, I urge the government to provide them free rations. The government should also arrange free health check-up for them,” he said.
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Bills will create better future for workers, says Dilip Ghosh
BJP’s Dilip Ghosh told the Rajya Sabha that the condition of migrant workers in Bengal are deteriorating be it the workers of tea gardens or coal fields. “There was a time when everyone used to come in Bengal in search for work but now migrant labourers from Bengal has to go down south.” he said.
“I hope the Bills will create a better future for these workers,” added Ghosh.
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Labour reform Codes to provide a milestone for welfare of workers, says labour minister
The labour reforms that are being undertaken by the government will prove to be a milestone for the welfare of workers, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha took up three bills on the labour code, which were moved by Gangwar, amid boycott of House proceedings by several opposition parties, including the Congress, in protest against the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members.
While moving the bills for consideration and passage, the minister said the government has come out with the changes in the legislations after extensive consultations with state governments and other stakeholders.
He said about three-fourth of the recommendations of the standing committee, which scrutinised the codes, have been incorporated in the bills by the government.
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BJD, YSRCP support labour safety Bills
Pinaki Misra of the BJD said that the Standing Committee laboured over many months on the Bills, the government accepted 74% of the recommendations. The nomenclature of “Chief Inspector”, which is a reminder of inspector raj, should be reconsidered.
As per The Hindu, YSRCP Member Margani Bharat expresseD disappointment over 10 labour unions having approached the ILO to complain against the Indian government, with respect to the proposed legislations. We are supporting the Bills, he said.
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Over 1 crore migrant labourers return to home states on foot during Mar-Jun: Govt
More than one crore migrant labourers returned to their home states on foot during March-June 2020, including those who travelled during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown, the government said on Tuesday.
“COVID-19 has resulted in migration of large number of workers from destination states to the home-states, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways V K Singh told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
As per the data compiled by Ministry of Labour and Employment, more than 1.06 crore migrant workers, including those who travelled on foot during the lockdown, returned to their home states, he said.
-PTI
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Speaker Om Birla meets Opposition members after they boycott LS session
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is holding a meeting with members of Opposition parties after they announced a boycott of the session in solidarity with suspended Rajya Sabha MPs and in opposition of the Farm Bills, news agency ANI reported.
Delhi: Opposition MPs, inlcuding Congress' Adhir Ranjan Choudhary and NCP's Supriya Sule, hold a meeting in Parliament premises after boycotting the ongoing Lok Sabha session. https://t.co/IwTAyxviby pic.twitter.com/hjo8J16zOC
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020
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Labour codes to create a database of all migrant workers in India: BJP MP
BJP MP Pallab Lochan Das from Tezpur (Assam) terms the codes a major reform for the benefit of working class. “We have already universalised the minimum wage system and expanded its applicability, the definition of migrant worker has been changed for the first time,” said Das.
“They can register with a portal and get all the benefits meant for migrant workers. This will also create a database of all migrant workers in the country.” he added.
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Lok Sabha begins debate on labour safety codes
Lok Sabha begins discussions on the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 amd the Code on Social Security, 2020.
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Opposition boycotts Lok Sabha session
Various opposition parties, including the Congress and the TMC, on Tuesday boycotted Lok Sabha in solidarity with the eight Rajya Sabha members who were suspended for unruly behaviour.
Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said all opposition parties are boycotting Parliament in solidarity with the Rajya Sabha members who were suspended on Monday. “You have compelled us to do so,” he said.
Opposition parties, including Congress, TMC, BSP and TRS, walked out of the Lok Sabha.Chowdhury did not specify for how long the boycott would continue.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla warned that members should not mention about the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha. He said all references made by members would be removed from the records.
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Unfortunate that what happened in RS is being discussed in LS: Pralhad Joshi
‘What happens in one House has never been discussed in another House. This is highly unfortunate that what happened in Rajya Sabha is being discussed here. Deputy Chairman was even beaten up," Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Pralhad Joshi tells Lok Sabha.
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Opposition demands farm bills be withdrawn
Lok Sabha session begins. Speaker Om Birla urges smooth proceedings so that the session does not go on till midnight. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury replies saying “our only demand is for the withdrawn of the Farm Bills.”
Other Opposition parties bring forth the issue of farmer protests and the contentious Farm Bills and raise slogans against it.
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Lok Sabha re-assembles after being adjourned for an hour
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Farmers need ‘Many Thousand Markets’ not ‘One Market’: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram also attacked the government over the farm bills issue.
“Government has released advertisements defending the farm bills. One line in the advertisement says that ‘One Nation One Market’ will give freedom to the farmers,” he said in a series of tweets.
“Eight-five percent of farmers are small farmers with a little surplus to sell. If they have to sell the few bags of paddy or wheat, they need ‘Many Thousand Markets’ all over the country, not ‘One Market’,” Chidambaram asserted. “What do the Bills do to create thousands of farmers’ markets in large villages and small towns?” he asked.
Asserting that thousands of markets will give freedom to farmers, he asked if the government’s intention is to guarantee MSP, why is there no clause in the bills that stipulate that the “price shall not be less than the MSP” for that produce.
If the government’s intention is to guarantee MSP, why is there no clause in the Bills that stipulates that the “price shall not be less than the MSP” for that produce?
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 22, 2020
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Rahul Gandhi accuses Centre of working for ‘crony capitalists’
The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the government over the farm bills issue, with Rahul Gandhi accusing the Modi government of working for the development of crony capitalists and destroying farmers.
The Congress and some other opposition parties have been protesting against the farm bills, alleging these would harm the interest of farmers and benefit corporates, a claim denied by the government. The Centre has asserted that the bills would be beneficial for farmers and increase their income.
“2014- Modi ji’s election promise of Swaminathan commission MSP (minimum support price) for farmers. 2015- Modi government said in court that this will not be possible. 2020- Black agriculture laws,” Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
Then, in a four-line verse in Hindi, the former Congress president sarcastically said, “Modi ji’s intention is ‘clear’” with his new “anti-agriculture experiment”. Development of crony capitalist “friends” at the cost of farmers, he said, according to a rough translation of his Hindi tweet.
2014- मोदी जी का चुनावी वादा किसानों को स्वामीनाथन कमिशन वाला MSP
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 22, 2020
2015- मोदी सरकार ने कोर्ट में कहा कि उनसे ये न हो पाएगा
2020- काले किसान क़ानून
मोदी जी की नीयत ‘साफ़’
कृषि-विरोधी नया प्रयास
किसानों को करके जड़ से साफ़
पूँजीपति ‘मित्रों’ का ख़ूब विकास।
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TMC protests against farm Bills in Kolkata
Members of the Trinamool Congress women’s wing staged a sit-in demonstration in Kolkata on Tuesday over the farm bills. Around a hundred activists protested near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on Mayo Road with empty plates on which slogans such as “krishokder jonyo lorchi lorbo” (will continue to fight for the farmers) were written.
TMC women’s wing president Chandrima Bhattacharya said her party will continue the protest against the “anti-farmer bills” through various programmes in the coming days.
The Trinamool Congress in a tweet also said that the BJP was pursuing an agenda of “pseudo-nationalism” and carrying out “fascist attack” on grassroots workers of the society. “We will fight your fascism from the pavement to Parliament,” it said.
-PTI
Farmers are the pillars of our agrarian nation. @BJP4India's unconstitutional attack on the grassroots of our society is proof of their pseudo-nationalism. We will fight your fascism from the pavement to the parliament. https://t.co/kGFWXkNnl6
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) September 22, 2020
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Rajya Sabha passes 7 key bills in three and half hours
Meanwhile, in one of the most productive days in its history, Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in a matter of three and half hours passed seven key bills including one that removes cereals, pulses and onion from the essential commodities list and another that abolishes penalty for certain offences by companies.
This after most of the opposition including the Congress, Left parties, the TMC, the Samajwadi Party and the NCP decided to boycott House proceedings in protest against the suspension of eight MPs for the remainder of the session for unruly behaviour.
Only members from the ruling BJP and its ally JD-U and those of parties such as AIADMK, BJD, YSR-Congress and TDP, which have been extending support to the Modi government on various issues, participated in the debates on the bills.
In most bills, the members participation was sparse and the minister’s reply brief.
-PTI
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Lok Sabha adjourned for an hour
Lok Sabha adjourned for one hour, following sloganeering by Opposition MPs over farmers protest
Lok Sabha was adjourned for an hour even before Zero Hour mentions after Congress raised the issue of MSP not finding mention in the recently passed agriculture Bills. They were supported by Trinamool Congress and DMK members.
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Congress MP claims he was manhandled by Delhi Police
Congress member Ravneet Singh told the Lower House that he, along with three other members, went on a candle match till Vijay Chowk. He claims they were manhandled. Prohibitory orders restrict five people and more assembling, but we were only four people. Speaker Om Birla said he has sought report from Delhi Police.
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Lok Sabha proceedings begin
Amidst sloganeering, Lok Sabha proceedings have begun. Speaker Om Birla is chairing the session.
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Adjournment motion notices in Lok Sabha
- TMC MP Saugata Roy has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over “farmers’ protest against Government policies in the farming sector”.
- DMP MP A Raja has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding discussion on draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2020 and its impact on sustainable development
- Congress MP MK Raghavan has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding discussion on ‘border issues with neighbouring countries’
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What is the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020?
As per The Indian Express, the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020, the government has proposed to introduce more conditions restricting the rights of workers to strike, alongside an increase in the threshold relating to layoffs and retrenchment in industrial establishments having 300 workers from 100 workers or more at present — steps that are likely to provide more flexibility to employers for hiring and firing workers without government permission.
As per PRS Legislative, the draft law seeks to regulate health and safety conditions of workers in establishments with 10 or more workers, and in all mines and docks. The Code replaces 13 laws regulating health, safety and working conditions of workers. The National Commission on Labour, 2002 recommended consolidation and simplification of these laws.2 Further, the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Code states that it seeks to simplify and amalgamate the provisions of the 13 Acts. While the Code consolidates existing Acts, it falls short of simplifying its provisions.
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Arvind Kejriwal lauds protest by suspended RS MPs over farm Bills
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday targeted the government over the passage of the “dangerous” farm Bills without division of votes in Rajya Sabha, while lauding the sit-in protest on the Parliament premises by the eight suspended MPs.
Kejriwal said these eight MPs were fighting for the rights of farmers without worrying about heat, mosquitoes or other inconveniences and have spent the night protesting in the Parliament complex.
“They are not asking for anything for themselves. They are fighting for democracy and the Constitution. They are struggling for the farmers of the country,” Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi. Farmers across the country are saying that these laws will end them, he added.
देशभर के किसान कह रहे हैं कि ये क़ानून किसानों को खतम कर देंगे। इतने ख़तरनाक क़ानूनों को बिना वोटिंग करवाए संसद से पास घोषित कर दिया? फिर संसद का क्या मतलब, चुनावों का क्या मतलब?अगर इसी तरह क़ानून पास करवाने हैं तो संसद सत्र क्यों बुलाते हो?
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 22, 2020
Lok Sabha LATEST Updates
Bills to be taken up in Lower House today
Lok Sabha will assemble at 3 pm. Here are the Bill to be taken up for consideration and passage in the Lower House today:
- The Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020.
- The Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
- The Code On Social Security, 2020.
- The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
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Take this black law back: Sanjay Singh to PM over farm Bills
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday tweeted eight opposition MPs, including him, suspended for Sunday’s unprecedented chaos in the Rajya Sabha, were not fighting for tea but for the welfare of the farmers.
The AAP leader in a tweet in Hindi said: “Mr Modi, we are not fighting for our tea. We are fighting for the welfare of our farmers, which you have taken away. I humbly request you – I am returning your tea with all due respect, please return my farmers’ morsel,”
He further asked the prime minister to take back the ‘black law’.
He was responding to PM Modi’s praise for Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Harivansh, who had offered tea to the suspended MPs. Harivansh is at the centre of the entire controversy.
देश के करोड़ों अन्नदाता सबका पेट भरते हैं हमारा, आपका सांसदों का मंत्रियों का उनका दिल भी बहुत बड़ा है वो आपको क्यों नही दिखाई देता? ये काला क़ानून वापस ले लीजिये Sir आप भी अपना दिल बड़ा कीजिये। https://t.co/o2QUsu0Bdb
— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) September 22, 2020
मोदी जी, हम अपनी चाय के लिए नहीं लड़ रहे। हम अपने किसानों के निवाले के लिए लड़ रहे हैं, जो आपने छीना है। मेरी आपसे विनम्र बिनती है - मैं आपकी चाय पूरे आदर के साथ लौटा रहा हूँ, आप कृपया मेरे किसानों का निवाला लौटा दीजिए। https://t.co/o2QUsu0Bdb
— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) September 22, 2020
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