Rajya Sabha live updates | Finance Minister to present the Jammu and Kashmir Budget
The Hindu
The first part of the budget session had begun on January 29
The second part of the Budget session will begin today, with Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the budget for Jammu and Kashmir in both the Houses. The minister will also table Supplementary Demands for grants.
The first part of the budget session had begun on January 29 with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Ms. Sitharaman presented the Union Budget on February 1, which was followed by discussions on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address and the Union Budget.
Here are the latest updates from Rajya Sabha:
Chairman Venkaiah Naidu pays tribute to all the former Rajya Sabha members who died recently including industrialist Rahul Bajaj who was a Rajya Sabha member between 2006 to 2010.
He also read out obituary references on the passing away of former members Nabin Chandra Buragohain, Prof. D. P. Chattopadhyaya, and Shri Yadlapati Venkat Rao.
1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to lay on the table:
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.