The first winter session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on November 25. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju gave this information on Tuesday. The session will continue till December 20.
It is likely to introduce several bills including One Nation-One Election and Waqf Bill. Apart from this, the proposal to give full state status to Jammu and Kashmir can also be passed.
The first monsoon session of the 18th Lok Sabha ran from July 22 to August 9. A total of 15 meetings were held in the entire session lasting approximately 115 hours. The productivity of the house during the session was 136%.
In the same session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024-2025 in the House on July 23. The debate lasted for a total of 27 hours and 19 minutes, in which 181 members participated. A total of 65 private members' bills were also introduced in the session.
Apart from this, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that landslides, floods and loss of life in many parts of the country were also discussed during this session. India's preparations for the Olympics were also discussed.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a meeting with leaders of all parties after the end of monsoon session.
Highlights of Monsoon Session of Parliament…
An amendment bill to the Wakf Act was introduced, but now in the JPC On August 8, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. But now the central government has sent it to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Opposition parties opposed this bill.
48.20 Lakh Crore budget presented, benefits to allies
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman created a record of presenting the budget for the seventh time in a row on July 23. In his 1 hour 23 minute speech, he focused on education, employment, farmers, women and youth. Apart from this, the central government was kind to Nitish Kumar's Bihar and Chandrababu Naidu's Andhra Pradesh.
Income up to Rs 7.75 lakh has now become tax-free for those opting for the new tax regime in the Budget. That means he has made a profit of 17.5 thousand rupees. The government will give a maximum of Rs 15,000 in three installments to those whose salary is less than Rs 1 lakh in their first job.
Modi Government 3.0 is ruling at the Center with the support of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's JDU and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's TDP. The Finance Minister has announced an allocation of Rs. 58,900 crore and for the development of Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, Rs. 15,000 crore was announced.
There was a controversy over the census of Agnivir and caste
There was a heated debate between BJP MP Anurag Thakur and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in Parliament.
On July 30, on the seventh day of the Parliament session, Agniveer and BJP MPs Anurag Thakur, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav clashed over the caste enumeration. Without taking Rahul Gandhi's name, Anurag Thakur said that you are tempted to speak. Politics cannot be run with borrowed intelligence.
Thakur said again – Nowadays some people are haunted by the specter of caste enumeration. Those who do not know the caste may want to take a caste census. The opposition started an uproar over this. Rahul Gandhi accused Anurag Thakur of misbehaving. Akhilesh also said – How can someone ask someone's caste?
On this Rahul Gandhi stood up and said – Anurag Thakur has abused me, insulted me. But I don't even need an apology from them.
Rahul Gandhi said that whoever raises the issue of Dalits has to face persecution. I will gladly take all these abuses. Arjuna could only see fish eyes when it came to Mahabharata, so we need caste calculation and we will complete it. I get all the abuse for this.
Jaishankar said in the Parliament – Hindus were attacked in Bangladesh
On August 6, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a statement in both houses of Parliament on the latest situation in Bangladesh. He said that the neighboring country is facing a political crisis. The Government of India is closely monitoring the situation there.
Jaishankar further said that people are on the streets in Bangladesh. Hindus have been targeted there. This is a matter of concern. The protesters also attacked the police, after which the situation worsened. He also said that Sheikh Hasina sought permission to come to India after her resignation. After this the Government of India arranged for their arrival.
The External Affairs Minister further said that the Government of India is in touch with its citizens in Bangladesh. At present there are about 19 thousand Indians present there, out of which 9000 are students. Minorities are being targeted there. Whatever government is formed in Bangladesh, there is a demand that the High Commission of India should be protected.
Jaishankar's two statements in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of Bangladesh…
- The Indian High Commissioner at Dhaka and the Associate High Commissioner at Chittagong are constantly sending us reports. We are concerned about the security of the minority community in Bangladesh. A lot has changed there in the last 24 hours. This is a very sensitive issue. We want the support of the House on this issue.
- Bangladesh is very close to us. There has been tension since January. There was violence in Bangladesh in June-July. We were in touch with the political parties there. Attacks on minorities are a major concern there. Sheikh Hasina is currently in India. We are in touch with the Indian community. Many students have returned. We will provide security to our citizens.
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