Parliament highlights: Rajya Sabha second House, not secondary, says Modi

Parliament session Highlights: Citizenship Bill, Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, Transgender (Protection of Rights) Bill among the 47 items expected to be taken up in the parliament

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Modi hails NCP and BJD for adhering to parliamentary norms

PM Modi in Rajya Sabha: Today, I want to appreciate two parties, NCP and BJD. These parties have strictly adhered to parliamentary norms. They have never gone into the well. Yet, they have raised their points very effectively. Other parties including mine can learn from them.

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PM Modi concludes his speech. Ex-PM Manmohan Singh is now addressing the upper House

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Rajya Sabha may be the second house but it should not be called a secondary house: Modi quotes Atal Behari Vajpayee

PM Modi: In 2003, Atal ji had remarked that Rajya Sabha may be the second house but it should not be called a secondary house. Today, I agree with the thoughts of Atal ji and add that the Rajya Sabha must be an active supportive house for national development.

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Rajya Sabha allows non-politicians to contribute to the nation, says Modi

Rajya Sabha allows non-politicians to contribute to the nation, Modi said. “Babasaheb Ambedkar is a shining example of what leaders have given to our country through this House. He could not sit in the Lok Sabha for some reason, but it is this Rajya Sabha that recognised his work,” he said.

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Whenever it has been about good of the nation, Rajya Sabha has risen to the occasion, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha: Whenever it has been about good of the nation, Rajya Sabha has risen to the occasion. It was widely believed that Triple Talaq bill would not pass here but it did. Even GST became a reality after it was passed in this house.

 

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Rajya Sabha is the place that values experience of those who excel in their respective professions without contesting elections: PM

"Rajya Sabha is the place that values experience of those who excel in their respective professions without contesting elections," PM Modi adds.

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Upper House is the soul of federal structure, says Modi

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Parliament LIVE: Triple talaq bill a landmark step by Rajya Sabha

Modi in Rajya Sabha during discussion on 250th session of the House: The Rajya Sabha gives an opportunity to people away from electoral politics to contribute to the country and its development. 

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Parliament LIVE updates: Nation benefitted from the diversity of Rajya Sabha, says Modi

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Lok Sabha is grounded but Rajya Sabha can look beyond and far, says PM Modi

"It is a pride to be part of Rajya Sabha. I feel great to be here on the 250th session of Rajya Sabha. Lok Sabha is grounded but Rajya Sabha can look beyond and far. The Upper House sabha has witnessed some historical days," says PM Modi

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PM Modi congratulates all the Members of Parliament for the 250th session of Rajya Sabha. "250th in itself is not just time but a journey," he says.

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Parliament session LIVE updates: Rajya Sabha is a far-sighted House, says Modi

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Parliament LIVE updates: Proud to be a part of this historic session, says Modi

Rajya Sabha has witnessed and created history: Modi

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Rajya Sabha has witnessed and created history: Modi

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It has been a journey of ideas, says PM Modi on the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha

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Parliament LIVE updates: Modi addresses the 250th Rajya Sabha session

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Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm

The Chit Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2019, will be introduced by MoS Finance Anurag Singh Thakur at 3 pm.

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250th Rajya Sabha session resumes, Modi to address the House shortly

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JNU students stopped during march towards the Parliament

In protest against the fee hike, students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University marched towards the Parliament, where the first day of the Winter Session is underway.

 

HRD Ministry constituted a committee on JNU will initiate dialogues with students and administration, submit recommendations on resolution of all issues.

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Parliament session LIVE: Congress, NC leaders walks out of Lok Sabha

Congress and National Conference leaders walked out of Lok Sabha over the issue of Jammu and Kashmir lockdown and detention of its leaders.

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Parliament session LIVE updates: Modi to address Rajya Sabha at 2 pm today

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Shashi Tharoor, Congress: When Opposition tried to raise the issue that we're starting the Parliament Session even when one of us, Farooq Abdullah isn't even there because he has been arrested, we weren't even given the opportunity to raise the issue. So we had to raise our voice.

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Rajya Sabha remembers MPs including Arun Jaitley, Ram Jethmalani

The Rajya Sabha on Monday paid rich tributes to Jagannath Mishra, Arun Jaitley, Sukhdev Singh Libra, Ram Jethmalani and Gurudas Dasgupta, who served as lawmakers in the Upper House of the Parliament.

 

After Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu gave obituary references to its sitting and former members, MPs present in the House paid homage to the distinguished parliamentarians.

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PDP MPs stage protest outside Parliament over abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

PDP's Rajya Sabha MPs Nazir Ahmad Laway and Mir Mohammed Fayaz on Monday staged a protest outside Parliament over the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Ahmad and Fayaz were seen holding placards, which read "scrapping of Article 370 and 35 A is not acceptable, respect the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, bring back normalcy in Kashmir."

 

Another placard read, "restore statehood of Jammu and Kashmir, save our future (students), release all political prisoners, detention is not solution and respect state subjects of Jammu and Kashmir."

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JNU students defy Section 144, march to Parliament

Demanding complete rollback of the hostel fee hike, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Monday carried out a march to Parliament, as the winter session begins.

"It's a way to appeal to lawmakers to fight on their behalf inside the floor of the house," says JNUSU.

As hundreds of students tried to march, barricades were put in place by Delhi Police and a massive deployment of personnel was reinforced around the JNU campus. Section 144 was imposed and prohibitory orders were also put in place.

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Manoj Tiwari, Mansukh Mandaviya ride bicycles to Parliament

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya arrived at the Parliament riding a bicycle on Monday to attend day 1 of the winter session.

 

When asked to comment, Tiwari had a message for the Chief Minister of Delhi. "Save the environment and give clean water to Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal."

 

Mandaviya said that cycling is good not just to keep fit but also to solve the pollution problem.

 

"Cycling is like a passion for me. We can use them to reduce traffic as well as to can solve the problem of pollution. Not only this but riding a cycle is a good exercise for a fit India," he said.

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Parliament Session LIVE updates: Opposition raises Farooq's detention, Kashmir

The Congress and some other opposition parties on Monday protested in the Lok Sabha seeking release of detained Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and others, as well as on the "instability" in Kashmir.

The protest began soon after the House assembled for the day one of the winter session which will culminate on December 13.

Congress members raised slogans demanding a response from the Prime Minister. The members later came near the Speaker's podium raising slogans like "stop dividing the country".

Congress was joined by leaders of National Conference, Nationalist Congress Party, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Dravida Munetra Kazhgam.

The protesting MPs started sloganeering as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla invited Telugu Desam Party MP Kesineni Srinivas to pose the first question during the Question Hour.

The opposition MPs raised slogans demanding release of Abdullah, apart from the various detained leaders in the newly-formed Union Territory.