Parliament Monsoon Session: The Monsoon session is scheduled to conclude on October 1. (File)
The Rajya Sabha is about for a probably explosive Sunday showdown over the farm payments, because the Congress-led opposition tries to cobble collectively the numbers to shoot down the three items of laws. The ruling BJP, with assist from its NDA allies and some “friendly” events, is anticipated to have the benefit if the payments are put to vote.
The payments sailed by the Lok Sabha regardless of a revolt by long-time ally Akali Dal. The Akalis, for whom farmers are a core constituency, withdrew Harsimrat Badal Kaur – their sole consultant within the Union Cabinet – in protest over “anti-farmer” payments and are reviewing ties with the BJP-led NDA. There have been widespread protests, notably in Punjab and Haryana, regardless of PM Modi’s assurances to farmers.
Here are the updates from the Parliament Monsoon Session 2020:
The Haryana wing of farmers’ organisation Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has stated it could block all main highways within the state for 3 hours – 12PM to 3PM – tomorrow as a part of its protest in opposition to the central authorities’s refusal to withdraw contentious farm sector payments, which the BJP claims will open the agri market, and profit small and marginal farmers. Read Here
Haryana: Police deployment at Sadopur border in Ambala, in view of farmers’ protest in opposition to #AgricultureBills
Ambala SP Abhiskeh Jorwal says, “Barricading in place here as Bharatiya Kisan Union has given a call for protest. We have sufficient forces present here.” pic.twitter.com/a4LfTbRWIJ
– ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2020
Delhi: Former Prime Minister & Janata Dal-Secular chief HD Deve Gowda takes oath as Rajya Sabha member pic.twitter.com/54BWzlgYrc
– ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2020
LOK SABHA
Bills to be launched
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment
Bill, 2020.
Bills for consideration and passing
The National Forensic Sciences University Bill, 2020
The Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020
The Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill,
2020.
The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
RAJYA SABHA
Bills for consideration and passing
The Farmers” Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion
and Facilitation) Bill, 2020
The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement
on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020.
The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill,
2020.
The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2020.
The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill,
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Saroj Pandey has given Zero-Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over the demand to implement Ayushman Bharat Yojna within the state of Chhattisgarh.
The ongoing monsoon session of Lok Sabha can be curtailed by a number of days, the federal government selected Saturday after consulting with the opposition on the Business Advisory Committee assembly. The Centre is worried for the security of MPs after three of them – who had attended the session – examined constructive for the coronavirus earlier this week, days after their obligatory check stories turned out adverse. Read Here
Congress MP Ripun Bora has given Zero-Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over “demand for modification of modalities of the Rs 20 lakh crores stimulus package announced to combat the economic loss due to COVID-19 pandemic”.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vivek Thakur has given Zero-Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over “the need for clarity on the uniform implementation of proposed COVID-19 vaccine in all states”.
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar to maneuver Farmers’ and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, in Rajya Sabha right now.