Parliament Winter Session Day 17 LIVE Updates:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (December 16, 2024) said that the Congress party made drastic amendments to the Constitution with brazen intent to favor the "family" and the "dynasty".
Slamming the Congress on enforcing Emergency, Ms. Sitharaman said, "On December 18, 1976, the then-president gave an accent to the 42nd Constitutional Amendment act. During the Emergency when the term of Lok Sabha was extended without proper justification. In the extended term, when the entire Opposition was put to jail then came the Constitutional amendment.
She added: "That was a total invalidated process. Only five members opposed the bill in the Lok Sabha. There was no one in Rajya Sabha to oppose it. The amendments were not about strengthening democracy but protecting those in power," the Finance Minister said.
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The Lok Sabha held two-day debate on December 16 and 17, 2024, on the Constitution to focus on its history as well as the contribution of that document to the formation and governance of the nation in the comity of nations. The member of parliament Priyanka Gandhi said that the BJP would have ammended the Constitution had it not for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rajnath Singh spoke on politicising the legacy of the Constitution and attacked the Congress party's attempts to claim the Indian Constitution as a creation of a particular political party. Follow the live updates here:
December 16, 2024 14:28
LS: Government of India is not able to raise a voice against threat faced by Hindus in Bangladesh: Priyanka Gandhi
BJP MP from Godda, Jharkhand, Nishinkant Dubey says that Bangladesh gained its independence on this day (December 16). The Indian Army took several thousand soldiers as prisoners, he says. He says India restored democracy when Pakistan was destroyed. He blames the Congress leaders in the government back then.
The opposition MPs protest by shouting against him as he speaks.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra responds to Mr. Dubey. She pays homage to the soldiers who made India reach the Vijay Divas. She further states that it would not have been possible without the Indians supporting their fellow Indians, who were supported when India was fighting alone. She further pays homage to Indira Gandhi, who was the PM at that time.
She says it is a fight for democracy. She says that when the Hindus are facing threats now, the government of India cannot raise a voice against it nor talk to the Bangladesh government.
Speaker Sandhya Ray interrupts Ms. Vadra during her speech. The opposition raises its voice as Ms. Vadra's speech is disrupted.
December 16, 2024 14:09
PM Modi’s arrogance will be destroyed during Bengal polls in 2026: Saket Gokhale
“Where is political justice when PM Modi leads a highly polarised campaign during Lok Sabha elections. People have destroyed his arrogance. His arrogance will be again destroyed in 2026 during Bengal elections,” said TMC MP Saket Gokhale.
He further said there was poetic justice when the numbers of the BJP got signficantly reduced in the General Elections.
December 16, 2024 14:05
BJP is against reservation, that is why it is against Caste Census: Kharge
Our govt will implement women reservation faster than the BJP. They are against reservation and that is why it is against caste census, said Mallikarjun Kharge alleged in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
December 16, 2024 13:58
Opposition MPs protest as Speaker Sandhya Rai stops Congress MP
Congress MP from Katihar, Bihar, Tariq Anwar says that on July 2023, the Katihar district reached the last position in the Delta ranking of Aspirational districts.
He says the 'Double Engine' government of Bihar has given no importance to the district.
Speaker Sandhya Ray interrupts the MP and requests him to sit by saying that he is speaking about the issues of his district alone. The opposition MPs raise objections to the response by the speaker.
December 16, 2024 13:46
BJP MP Dr. Lata Wankhede requests large scale industries in Madhya Pradesh
BJP MP from Sagar LS Constituency Dr. Lata Wankhede urges the government to take a decision to establish large-scale industries like car factories in Madhya Pradesh as it is the State that is most easily accessible State in the country.
She says this will contribute to the development of the State.
December 16, 2024 13:42
PM Modi does not live in the present, but in the past: Kharge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lives in the past and not in the present. It would have been better had he listed present achievements that strengthened democracy, said Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
"BJP giving 'jumlas' to befool people of country and blaming us," he further said.
PM Modi should apologise to people of country for misleading them by 'twisting' Nehru's letter to states, he added.
December 16, 2024 13:41
LS: Kendriya Vidyalaya demand raised in the house by Congress MP Benny Behanan
Kerala's Chalakkudy LS constituency Congress MP Benny Behanan raises in the house the issue of there not being a Kendriya Vidyalaya school in the constituency because this is the only constituency without such a school in Kerala.
Places nearby, Kochi being a hub for Central govt. employees, he says a Kendriya Vidyalaya is a need in his constituency.
December 16, 2024 13:28
Asaduddin Owaisi about cases against Masjids and Dargahs
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi quotes the SC’s Babri Masjid verdict. “The Places of Worship Act 1991 imposes a non-derogable obligation towards enforcing a commitment to secularism. Historical wrongs cannot be remedied by people taking the law into their own hands.”
He says 12 cases have been filed against Masjids and Dargahs in India. He says the Modi government must not take the country to the eras of 1980s and 90s which were very dark periods for India.
December 16, 2024 13:24
Those who hated the flag, Constitution are teaching lessons to us, says Kharge in his dig at BJP
“It is clear from debates of Constituent Assembly that erstwhile leaders of RSS were against Constitution. Those who hated the flag, Ashok Chakra and Constitution are today teaching lessons to us on Constitution,” senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharg Kharge attacked BJP in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
December 16, 2024 13:18
Should not comment on Independence without fighting for the nation: Kharge
"Those who haven't fought for the nation how will they know the significance of Independence," said LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge during the debate on Constitution on Monday.
December 16, 2024 13:15
UDF MP N.K. Premachandran raises concerns about Employees' Pension Scheme
UDF MP from Kollam, N.K. Premachandran raises concerns about the Employees’ Pension Scheme. He says he has been fighting against the injustice, shown to the poor workers, caused by delays and irregularities in the pension. He says he has been fighting for this cause since 2014. He says no positive response has been made by the Labour Ministry since then.
He says that on August 4, 2022, the Supreme Court delivered the judgment full-fledged on this issue. He said that he was the employee who stood on the line and said that the issue has already been decided upon and employees have all rights towards the higher pension. He said, however, only 1% of applicants have received the hike.
December 16, 2024 13:01
Congress MP G. Kumar Naik on low-interest loans provided to small scale farmers in Karnataka
Congress MP from Raichur constituency, Karnataka, G. Kumar Naik says that the cooperative banks in Karnataka annually provide 25,000 crore as loans in 0% interest, covering 35 lakh farmers.
He asks how will the government ensure the continuation of this practice with the fund allocation being cut in the next financial year.
He also asks what measures have been taken by the government to increase PSL credit in aspirational districts as desired.
Minister of State Finance Pankaj Chaudhary says that the process has been smoothly running for years with the cooperation of PM Narendra Modi.
He says the government has been focusing on the upliftment of small-scale farmers, quoting the funds spent in the previous years.
December 16, 2024 12:47
Mallikarjun Kharge pays respect to Indira Gandhi on Bangladesh Liberation Day
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Monday said, "Today is the Bangladesh Liberation Day. Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi saved our nation, she has been the Iron Lady, maybe the BJP leaders can be motivated by her to help the minorities there."
December 16, 2024 12:43
LS: Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr. Amar Singh about Budha Nala River pollution
Fatehgarh Sahib LS constituency MP Dr. Amar Singh asks whether the Centre will study the problem which people residing alongside the Budha Nala River are facing with regards to pollution.
Bhupendra Yadav, Minister of Environment and Climate Change says, while answering that it will be brought to the attention of the minister concerned with regard to pollution-related issues
December 16, 2024 12:37
LS: Chandrashekhar MP also raises concern over human-animal conflict
Aazad Samaj party MP from Nagina in the constituency of Uttar Pradesh, Adv. Chandrashekhar too raise the human and animal conflicts on which they are raising concerns how are those funds being utilized allocated in this resistance to attacks of the animals.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav responds that it is beyond his Ministry's affairs. He says the matter will be discussed by the Ministry which handles the affair.
December 16, 2024 12:33
Congress failed to introduce GST amendment: Nirmala Sitharaman
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Ms. Sitharaman said that the Congress had not been able to present the GST amendment themselves, "and now, when we bring it in, this is how they have chosen to shout about it," she said.
December 16, 2024 12:31
Sitharaman lashes out at the Congress on imposition of Emergency
"On December 18, 1976, the then-president gave an accent to the 42nd Constitutional Amendment act.
During the Emergency when the term of Lok Sabha was extended without proper justification. In the extended term, when the whole Opposition was put behind jail then came the Constitutional amendment. That was a total invalidated process. Only five members opposed the bill in the Lok Sabha. There was no one in Rajya Sabha to oppose it. The amendments were not about strengthening democracy but protecting those in power," said the Finance Minister. December 16, 2024 12:30
LS: Protest against BJP MP Sampath Pathra's question
BJP MP from Puri LS constituency, Sampath Pathra claims that a person named M.V. Rajan took away 51 carton boxes of important holdings in March 2008 from Prime Ministers' Museum and Library. Several MPs protest by shouting at the MP while he is asking the question.
Speaker Om Birla asks the members to keep silence while others raising queries.
December 16, 2024 12:18
Opposition outburst in RS as Nirmala Sitharaman launches Constitution debate
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha on Monday said that India and its Constitution is alone in its own class.
Ms. Sitharaman said that after the second World War, more than 50 countries had achieved independence and they all had their Constitution written.
"But many have changed their Constitutions, not just amended them, but literally changed the entire feature of their Constitution. But our Constitution has stood the test of time, of course, it yielded itself to very many amendments," she said, adding the amendments were the need of the hour.
December 16, 2024 12:10
Priyanka Gandhi raises concern over human-animal conflict
Wayanad Loka Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi expresses concern over human-animal conflict. She says around 90 people have been affected by the attack of wild animals in the district of Wayanad. She raises a question about the compensation to be given to the people who face wild animal attacks.
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav responds saying that the issue is not the primary issue. He says that he and hiays, he will take the needed measures. Inse aisa lagna chahihiye ki kisi insan ne apne haaat se type kiya ho
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