Parliament Monsoon Session live updates | Country will continue to benefit from Venkaiah Naidu’s experience, says PM Modi as RS bids adieu to Chairman
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Updates from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Day 16 of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament
The Parliament, on the fifteenth day of the Monsoon Session on Friday, was once again hit by continued protests in both Houses with Opposition MPs raising slogans over various issues, including price rise, GST, and alleged misuse of central agencies like Enforcement Directorate and CBI.
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Today, the Lok Sabha is scheduled to introduce the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and will take up two bills -- the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 -- for discussion, considering and passing. The Lower House will also hold a discussion under Rule 193 on the ‘Need to promote sports in India and steps taken by the Government’.
The Rajya Sabha is scheduled to discuss the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for considering and passing.
After adopting the motion for election of the Committee of Public Accounts adopted, the Rajya Sabha gives farewell to Chairman Venkaiah Naidu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the country will continue to benefit from the experience of Mr. Naidu in public life. PM Modi says this is an emotional moment for the House as the Rajya Sabha has seen many historic events in your presence. “You often say ‘I have retired from politics but not from public life’ which is why the country will keep benefitting from your vast experience,” he says. He says you are one such Vice-President of the country who has always worked for the youth. “Even in the Rajya Sabha you have encouraged young MPs,” the PM says.
Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav, responding to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury who had asked about the steps taken for scholorship of children of bidi workers and about the number of new hospitals for them, says enough steps are being taken and scholorship for their children is already in place.
Rajya Sabha proceedings begin on day 16 of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Papers are now being laid on the table.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.