Winter Session LIVE: Congress walks out over Gandhi family security
Parliament likely to debate economic slowdown, air pollution in vast parts of the country, the situation in Kashmir and other issues.
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Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
Parliament’s Winter Session continues after the first sitting on Monday was marked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking in the Rajya Sabha to mark the 250th session of the House.
Oppositions members in both Houses are protesting on a range of issues, trying to pin down the government on the economy, air pollution in vast parts of the country, the situation in Kashmir and student protests at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University.
2:42 PM
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Lok Sabha on being asked if there is decline in stone pelting cases since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir: Yes, there has been a decline.
2:40 PM
Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm
2:28 PM
Rajya Sabha proceedings resume
2:28 PM
1:07 PM
Congress walks out
Congress members walk out of Lok Sabha session, protesting the government’s decision to remove SPG protection for the Gandhi family. The security for the family of Rajiv Gandhi, the former prime minister who was assassinated, was taken over by the CRPF, another paramilitary force, on November 11. SPG, another paramilitary, is drawn up to guard the prime minister, formers premiers and their families.
12:45 PM
Lok Sabha Speaker warns MPs
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says he will take action against members protesting in the Well, the space near his chair considered out of bounds. Birla spoke out after 20 Congress members trooped into the Well and shouted slogans against the government.
11:47 AM
Congress protests in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urges lawmakers of the Congress party to stop shouting. The Congress is protesting the government's decision to withdraw SPG protection to the Gandhi family. “Tanashahi band karo (Down with dictatorship),” Congress MPs shout.
11:39 AM
Rajya Sabha marshals uniforms to be reviewed
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu says the new dress code of marshals will be reconsidered, heeding criticism about the dark military-style uniform and peaked caps. The Rajya Sabha secretariat will review the new uniforms, news websites are reporting.
11:31 AM
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after Opposition members protest police action against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students in Delhi on Monday and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
10:36 AM
Parliament LIVE: RSP, IUML, TMC give adjournment motion over JNU issue
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) & Trinamool Congress (TMC) have given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over 'Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue'
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First Published: Nov 19 2019 | 8:32 AM IST