Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates Today 8 August 2021 Congress BJP Central Government Pegasus Row Farm Bills
3 years, 7 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates Today 8 August 2021 Congress BJP Central Government Pegasus Row Farm Bills

ABP News  

Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates, Wednesday 06 August: Since the begining of the monsoon session of parliament, MP's of Opposition parties has continuously protested over the pegasus snooping scandal, Farm bills and other issues leading to constant disruptions in functioning of both the houses. Ahead of participating in the session proceedings today, leaders of 14 opposition parties met in Parliament house at 10 AM and decided to extend their support to the farmers' agitation and sit in solidarity with them. Several leaders will on Friday go to Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with farmers protesting against the contentious farm laws and participate in the 'Kisan Sansad'. Opposition leaders including Gandhi will participate in the Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar and support the farmers in their demand for repeal of farm laws, Kharge told reporters after the meeting.

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2 years, 7 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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India Today  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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Business Standard  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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Monsoon Session: Opposition plans to up the ante against Modi govt over Pegasus row
3 years, 7 months ago

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India TV News  

Opposition parties' leaders on Wednesday held a meeting at the Parliament to chalk out the future course of action on several issues including the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy. Among the leaders who attended the meeting included Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Jairam Ramesh of the Congress, DMK's TR Baalu, Tiruchi Siva, Kanimozhi, NCP's Supriya Sule and Praful Patel, Shiv Sena's Sanjay …

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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India TV News  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Parliament: Both Houses adjourned amid Oppn ruckus; Centre to seek suspension of TMC MP for misbehaving with IT minister
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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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India TV News  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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India Today  

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Farmers get Delhi Police's permission to hold protests at Jantar Mantar, assure 'peaceful demonstrations'
3 years, 7 months ago

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India TV News  

The Delhi Police on Wednesday gave permission to farmers to stage demonstrations at Jantar Mantar demanding scrapping of the Agri laws during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, official sources said. A day earlier, farmers' unions said they will hold a 'Kisan Parliament' at Jantar Mantar during the monsoon session and 200 protesters from the Singhu border will attend it …

'Kisan Panchayat': 200 farmers to visit Jantar Mantar everyday from July 22
3 years, 8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

The government is facing opposition's heat inside Parliament over various issues. The farmers, who have been protesting near national capital Delhi's borders for more than eight months, demanding the three farm laws enacted in September last year be repealed, have said they will hold a 'Kisan Parliament' at Jantar Mantar from July 22. The farmer organisations leading the protests at …

Parliament's Monsoon Session: Day 2 sees Oppn disrupt LS over Pegasus row, target Centre in RS on COVID
3 years, 8 months ago

Parliament's Monsoon Session: Day 2 sees Oppn disrupt LS over Pegasus row, target Centre in RS on COVID

Firstpost  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Rajya Sabha said that if there is any underreporting of COVID-19 deaths, it is by the states and not the Union government Day two of the Monsoon Session of Parliament continued to witness chaos with Opposition parties including Congress, TMC, RJD, DMK decided to raise the issue of Pegasus snooping reports in both houses. …

Parliament monsoon session live updates 2021 Begins Today farmers agitation rise fuel prices Pegasus Issue opposition leaders scheduled Central government several issues
3 years, 8 months ago

Parliament monsoon session live updates 2021 Begins Today farmers agitation rise fuel prices Pegasus Issue opposition leaders scheduled Central government several issues

ABP News  

Parliament Monsoon Session Live: The government has readied a big legislative agenda for the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning Monday even as the opposition is raring to corner the ruling dispensation over a host of issues, including handling of the second wave of COVID-19, rise in fuel prices and farmers' stir. It claimed that over 300 verified mobile phone numbers, …

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Pegasus spyware issue rocks Parliament as Opposition MPs corner Centre

India Today  

The Monsoon Session of Parliament kicked off on Monday amid a storm over the Pegasus spyware issue as several Opposition leaders targeted the Centre over the reports that the spyware was used to hack the phones of several prominent journalists and politicians in India. CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam had given a suspension of business notice under Rule 267 …

Rakesh Tikait: 200 farmers to protest outside Parliament during monsoon session
3 years, 8 months ago

Rakesh Tikait: 200 farmers to protest outside Parliament during monsoon session

India Today  

The Bharatiya Kisan Union has said that 200 farmers would protest outside Parliament during the monsoon session demanding repeal of the three contentious farm laws. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said the farmers would hold demonstrations from July 22 and a meeting to finalise the strategy would be held on Wednesday. "Farmers and leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha announces farmers' protest outside Parliament during monsoon session
3 years, 8 months ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha announces farmers' protest outside Parliament during monsoon session

India TV News  

A group of around 200 farmers will protest against the Centre's three farm laws outside Parliament every day during the monsoon session, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced on Sunday. Don't let the session run till the government addresses the issue," farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said. "We will be protesting outside Parliament continuously till they hear our demands," Rajewal said. …

Farmers' union to protest against farm laws outside Parliament throughout monsoon session
3 years, 8 months ago

Farmers' union to protest against farm laws outside Parliament throughout monsoon session

India Today  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Sunday announced that a group of farmers would protest outside Parliament every day during the monsoon session. Don't let the session run till the government addresses the issue," farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni said. Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni said that five people each from over 40 farmer unions would join the protest outside Parliament. …

Congress to boycott monsoon session till new farm bill is brought
4 years, 5 months ago

Congress to boycott monsoon session till new farm bill is brought

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The controversy over suspension of 8 Rajya Sabha members heated up on Tuesday with the Congress announcing that it will boycott the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament until three of its key demands were met. Congress' demands include bringing a new farm bill, ensuring minimum support price and revoking of the suspension of opposition members. Along with that, …

Ahead of monsoon session, parties begin plotting and planning
9 years, 8 months ago

Ahead of monsoon session, parties begin plotting and planning

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With the monsoon session of Parliament scheduled to begin on 21 July, the Narendra Modi government and Opposition parties are gearing up for what is expected to be yet another stormy session. Reports suggest that while Modi hopes to use a meeting of the NITI Aayog on 15 July to convince chief ministers to back the controversial land …

Janata Parivar to stall Parliament
10 years, 2 months ago

Janata Parivar to stall Parliament

The Hindu  

The parties of the Janata Parivar will simultaneously disrupt both Houses of Parliament on Monday — the penultimate day of the winter session — at noon before congregating at Jantar Mantar to highlight the Modi government’s inability to act on the poll promises made by the BJP, Janata Dal general secretary K.C. Interestingly, lending lung power and moral support to …

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