Parliament Monsoon Session Updates: TMC's Shantanu Sen blocked from entering RS following suspension; both Houses adjourned

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‘Kisan sansad’ near Parliament enters 2nd day

The ‘Kisan sansad’, being held at Jantar Mantar near Parliament where the Monsoon Session is underway, entered its second day on Friday. Paramilitary forces and police personnel have been deployed at the site with heavy barricading at the entrance to avoid any kind of untoward incident. The protest by the farmers was peaceful.

The farmers started ‘kisan sansad’ (farmers’ parliament) with speaker Hardev Arshi, deputy speaker Jagtar Singh Bajwa and the agriculture minister.

The sansad had a one-hour question hour where questions were thrown at the agriculture minister who tried his best to defend the Centre’s new agriculture laws.

-PTI

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TMC MP Mahua Moitra brings privilege motion against IT minister

According to News18, a notice of a question of privilege under Rule 223, 226, and 227 of Rules of Procedures and Conduct of Business was moved by TMC MP Mahua Moitra in Lok Sabha against IT minister Ashwini Vaishnav for making false statements before the Parliament of India.

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Rajya Sabha adjourned within mins of reassembling

Post lunch break, the Rajya Sabha reassembled at 2:30. Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge sought a discussion on Pegasus snooping issue as per notice given by him. Deputy. Leader of RS Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi however said the statement was already made by the IT minister after the issue was raised earlier. “We have also seen the behaviour that minister faced,” he said. Finally, the Chair adjourned House until Monday.

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Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day

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Rahul accuses PM of treason, demands SC appointed probe into Pegasus issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah used the Pegasus spyware against India, its institutions and its democracy, and “the only word for this is treason”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday. He also said that every phone he uses is tapped.

The former Congress president demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter and also the home minister’s resignation.

“Pegasus is classified by the Israeli state as a weapon and that weapon is supposed to be used against terrorists. The prime minister and the home minister have used this weapon against the Indian state and our institutions. They have used it politically, they have used it in Karnataka..,” Gandhi told reporters.

“The only word for this is treason…,” he said.

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Leader of House in RS calls for a meeting with Opposition

According to _India Today, t_he leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal has called a meeting with opposition parties over the incident where TMC MP Santanu Sen snatched papers from the IT Minister and tore them in the House.

TMC bringing culture of violence to Parliament: Ashwini Vaishnaw

After the Rajya Sabha was adjourned even as suspended TMC MP Santanu Sen refused to leave the House, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “TMC has a culture of violence in Bengal. They’re trying to bring the same to the Parliament. What message do they want to give to the next generation of Parliamentarians?”

#WATCH | IT Min Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "TMC has culture of violence in Bengal. They're trying to bring the same to Parliament. What message do they want to give to the next generation of Parliamentarians?"

TMC's Santanu Sen snatched a paper from his hands & tore it in RS y'day. pic.twitter.com/LezONBUJfh

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

Pegasus snooping an attack on people’s voice: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Pegasus snooping is at attack on the voice of the people. “A Court-ordered inquiry should be conducted to ascertain who is allowed this to happen – the Home Minister or Prime Minister,” he said in a tweet.

#PegasusSnoopgate देशद्रोह का मामला है।

हमारी सीधी सी माँग है- सुप्रीम कोर्ट की निगरानी में इसकी न्यायिक जाँच हो ताकि देश को पता चले कि ये देशद्रोह किसके कहने पर किया गया- PM या HM? pic.twitter.com/65A3aIb4XQ

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 23, 2021

Indian government in talks with Pfizer: Health minister says in LS

An expert group of the Indian govt is still in talks with Pfizer over COVID vaccine supply, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in the Lok Sabha.

Meanwhile, MoS (Health) Bharti Pravin Pawar said in the Lok Sabha that a total of Rs 9725.15 crore have been spent so far on the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including procurement of vaccines and operational cost for vaccination.

“A total of 135 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be available between August 2021 to December 2021,” she said, adding that there has been no delay in entering into purchase agreements with the domestic vaccine manufacturers.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.30 pm

Rajya Sabha was adjourned within a minute of reconvening at 12 pm amid ruckus by the Opposition over Pegasus snooping and TMC MP Santanu Sen’s suspension from the House.

“As you (Sen) know that a resolution has been passed to suspend you from attending the proceedings till the end of the Monsoon session, we request you to leave the House,” Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Harivansh said before adjourning the House.

The House will reconvene at 2.30 pm, when Private Member Bills will be taken up. Among the Bills listed today is the ‘Uniform Civil Code in India Bill’.

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday; RS to convene shortly

Lok Sabha grants joint committee on data protection bill extension for the fifth time

The JCP was constituted in Lok Sabha in December 2019, and was expected to submit its report in the budget session. However, it has recieved several extensions till date, with the latest one being granted on the premise that the Committee’s chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi and several of its members have been appointed as ministers.

TMC MPs object to Shantanu Sen’s suspension, say govt didn’t notify motion in day’s list of business

Leaders of opposition met Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to seek Rule 29 (2) implementation to oppose TMC MP Shantanu Sen’s suspension. The members’ objection was that why was MoS parliamentary affairs allowed to speak and move the motion for Sen’s suspension when it was not notified in the business of the day

LS, RS adjourned till noon amid ruckus 

TMC MP Shantanu Sen suspended from RS for tearing IT Minister’s speech

TMC MP Shantanu Sen suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the session.The government had brought a motion of suspension against the MP after he snatched papers from Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday and tore them on the floor of the House. 

Sen had, however, alleged that Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri abused him in the House and was on the verge of physically assaulting him before he was rescued by colleagues. Sen claimed at a news conference that Puri even rudely gesticulated at him. There was no reaction yet from the minister on the issue

TMC trying to bring its culture of violence to Parliament: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav

#WATCH | IT Min Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "TMC has culture of violence in Bengal. They're trying to bring the same to Parliament. What message do they want to give to the next generation of Parliamentarians?"

TMC's Santanu Sen snatched a paper from his hands & tore it in RS y'day. pic.twitter.com/LezONBUJfh

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

LS adjourned till 12 pm amid Oppn sloganeering

Congress, DMK, Shiv Sena protest over Pegasus

Congress, DMK, and Shiv Sena MPs protest against the ‘Pegasus Project’ in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue inside the Parliament premises.

Delhi | Congress, DMK, and Shiv Sena MPs protest against 'Pegasus Project' media report in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises pic.twitter.com/vDRHm8EGj8

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

BJP issues whip to all RS MPs

The Bharatiya Janata Party has issued a whip to all its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House. This comes amid speculations that the government will move a motion seeking suspension of Trinamool Congress MP Shantanu Sen for snatching papers from Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Sources said some opposition MPs “misbehaved” with the treasury bench members, including a minister, even after the House was adjourned.

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha convene on Day 4 of monsoon session