Parliament Winter Session live updates | Rajnath Singh to address both houses about Indo-China border clash
The Hindu
Here are all the live updates from the fifth day of the Winter Session of Parliament.
The Winter Session of Parliament resumes proceedings with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh set to make a statement in Lok Sabha at 12 pm today and in Rajya Sabha at 2 pm about the clash of India-China clash in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
In the Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Kiren Rijuju is expected to move that the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. The Lok Sabha shall take up the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 for consideration and passing.
So far, it has been business as usual in both Houses, as opposed to a turbulent Monsoon Session. The Winter Session will conclude on December 29.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to make a statement in the Lok Sabha at 12 noon and Rajya Sabha at 2 pm, news agency ANI has reported. The Defence Minister is likely to address both Houses of Parliament over the clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the Line of Actual Control in Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9.
After Question Hours and laying of papers on the table of the House, the Lok Sabha will take up discussion on the demand for supplementary and additional grants. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is then set to introduce a Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the current financial year, and during the financial year 2019-2020.
As Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time, at Kesarapalle IT Park located near Vijayawada on June 12 (Wednesday), arrangements are underway for a live telecast of the ceremony at eleven places across the Nellore district.
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has invited the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to form the government in the State. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Kesarapalle near here on June 12 (Wednesday). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of national leaders will take part in the event
Ambassador of Finland to India Kimmo Lähdevirta on Tuesday said Finnish companies “face issues” in Tamil Nadu due to regulations that prevent their participation in tendering processes. Interacting with senior journalists of The Hindu at its head office in Chennai, he said certain regulations imposed by the State government were limiting.