After multiple bouts of protests in the Lok Sabha, the Union government today, during the 13th sitting of the Monsoon Session passed the Bill to restore the original provisions of the SC/ST( Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989.
The Supreme Court had struck down certain provisions of the Act during its March ruling which resulted in protests across the country leading to the death of nine persons. Dalit groups under the banner of All India Ambedkar Mahasabha (AIAM) have given a call for 'Bharat Bandh' on August 9 to press for their demands.
The Rajya Sabha passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018. The upper house also passed The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 granting constitutional status to National Commission of Backward Classes.
Here are the highlights of today's proceedings:
Advanced countries like Germany and America use ballot papers for elections. We know that Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) can be compromised. Thus I'll like to urge to the Union government to scrape EVMs, says Trinamool MP Sougata Roy in Lok Sabha.
Release promised Rs 350 crore for the backward districts of Andhra Pradesh, demands Telugu Desam Party MP Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan criticises TDP MPs holding placards in Lok Sabha.Trinamool MP Saugata Roy moves Privilege Motion in Lok Sabha after a delegation of Trinamool lawmakers were heckled in Silchar Airport.
The lower house has been adjourned till 12.30 pm over protest on Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. The TDP MPs joined Bihar MPs in trooping the well of the House and raising slogans against the Union government.
Slogans were raised in the lower house of the house after Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan brought uop the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. She said, "why the 14 institutions are not being investigated. Why wasn't the security of the children not looked into earlier?" RJD MP Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav joined the protest and said, the girls were being played like toys and the onus is on the government."
UIDAI is getting involved in controversies, few days back their helpline number popped up in millions of mobile phone. This raises the issue of privacy and deprivation, says Trinamool MP Derek O' Brian. He also asked the Union government to not make Aadhaar compulsory and to guard private data.
India saw an hike of 14.4% last year in terms of foreign tourism in India. 27 billion dollars came to the country through foreign tourism. We have outdone all the prior governments in the tourism sector, alleges Minister of States (Tourism) Alphons Kannanthanam.
Be happy that many companies find it necessary to come to India: Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu
TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad dresses up as Lord Ram to protest in Parliament over the demand of special status for Andhra Pradesh. He has earlier dressed up as a magician, a woman, a washerman & a school boy among others. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/jeCQin153A
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Congress Leader Ranjeet Ranjan has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over Muzaffarpur shelter home case's main witness missing from Bihar's Madhubani. (ANI)
Lok Sabha passes Bill to restore the provisions of SC/ST( Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989. Lok Sabha adjourned till 7 August 11:00 am.
The discussion on the SC\ST act continues in Lok Sabha.The House has extended its discussion to another one hour.
Senior CPI leader Binoy Viswam while supporting the bill said that there is this patriarchal attitude in our society which has to be changed. He also added that the human impacts of the victims and their family members should be taken into consideration.
The House is extended for three hours for the bill to be passed.The congress leader Rajeev Gowda said that the death penalty clause has to be reconsidered. He also said that compensation to the victims has to be discussed.
Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been taken up in Rajya Sabha . Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju moves the Bill, which has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend the criminal law to award death penalty for child rape convicts.
Sanjay Raut said that the country will only develop when the reservation comes to an end. He also said that once people were reluctant to call themselves backward, but today everyone wants to take the benefits of reservation.
Narendra Jadhav said that there is a need to compare the Rohini Commission's report and the census data a prepare a fresh OBC list.
Mallikharjun Kharge said that there are about 24 lakh vacancies in government sectors. He also said that first these vacancies are to be filled. This was in response to the statement made by Union minister Nitin Gadkari that reservation itself is not enough to get government jobs as there is a shrink in jobs.
Congress leader Mallikharjun Kharge said that the SC/ST Act amendment bill could have been brought as an Ordinance. Kharge also stated that the government brought in the Bill in the fear of losing the elections.
The SC/ST Bill has been takes up for discussion in Lok Sabha, the Amendment Bill seeks to overturn the Supreme Court order that laid down certain safeguards in the law to prevent atrocities against people of scheduled castes and tribes.
MoS Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot introduces The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 2017. The amendment pertains to creating a National Commission for Backward Classes.
Discussion underway
JD(U) MP Harivansh will be the candidate of NDA for Rajya Sabha deputy chairman: Sources pic.twitter.com/A5t7RDZ1Pk
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The Upper House has been adjourned to meet again at 2pm. Post lunch, the House will take up the The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 for consideration.