LIVE | Day 2 in Parliament: Unanimously clear women reservation bill, PM tells Rajya Sabha

Update: 2023-09-18 04:41 GMT
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2023-09-18 11:06 GMT

NCP's Sule urges PM Modi to bring Women's Reservation Bill

NCP leader Supriya Sule strongly defended the Congress after the BJP criticised it over the Women's Reservation Bill issue, saying the first woman prime minister and president were from the Congress and the legislation was also brought by it. But the bill could not be passed due to lack of numbers, she said.

In the Lok Sabha, Sule urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring the Women's Reservation Bill and assured that her party would support it.

"Most women MPs have been asking about the Women's Reservation Bill. Everyone sitting here has been concerned about it," she said.

2023-09-18 11:01 GMT

Deve Gowda speaks in RS on Cauvery water dispute

Former PM HD Deve Gowda speaks in RS on the Cauvery water dispute. He says the problem can not be solved legally, only dialogue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu can find a way forward. He adds that Karnataka is the "worst sufferer" regarding water crisis as it has river water sharing disputes with Goa, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. As Tiruchi Siva of the DMK objects to Gowda's submissions, the JD(S) leader says he urges the Rajya Sabha to send a delegation of 5 members of the RS who are not from either Karnataka or TN to visit Karnataka, assess the water crisis for themselves and report their findings to the RS.
"I will accept whatever they say," he says. Gowda says he is 91 years old and has been trying to find a solution for the Cauvery issue for 60 years. "I don't know how long I'll live but I only want this dispute to be resolved in my time."

2023-09-18 10:59 GMT

Hope BJP leaders will stop criticising Nehru: Congress MP Rajiv Shukla

2023-09-18 10:54 GMT

TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha on Women's Reservation Bill

2023-09-18 10:32 GMT

BJP MP Surya: Everybody has equal rights in Parliament

2023-09-18 10:07 GMT

Manmohan Singh, in a wheelchair, attends RS

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attended Rajya Sabha proceedings in a wheelchair.

Singh, who was prime minister for 10 years between 2004 and 2014, was wheeled into the House just before it assembled.

The 90-year-old frail-looking Singh sat quietly for exactly an hour, listening to Leader of the House and Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Leader of the Opposition and Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge speak on a discussion on 75 years of parliamentary journey.

Congress MPs, including former Union finance minister P Chidambaram, greeted Singh with folded hands as they passed by.

2023-09-18 10:05 GMT

PM mentions oldest, youngest, longest serving MPs

As the functioning of Parliament shifts to the new building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the oldest member of Lok Sabha - 93 years old Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq – and the youngest - 30 years old Chandrani Murmu of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) – who became an MP at the age of 25.
He also remembered Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Indrajit Gupta, who served as a Lok Sabha MP for almost 36 years from 1960 to 2001, except for a short period from 1977 to 1980.

2023-09-18 09:47 GMT

Chowdhury: Fear in people's minds about one party dictatorship being imposed:

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said there has been apprehensions in people's minds about the country being run through "one party dictatorship", attempts to destabilise opposition party-ruled states and the "selective" use of central agencies.

"There has been fear in people's minds about one party dictatorship being imposed. There is fear about attempts to destabilise opposition (party) ruled states and selective use of central agencies," he said in Rajya Sabha.

Observing that plurality is the essence of civilisation, Chowdhury said India is a nation of unending pluralism and the opinion of everyone should be respected.

"There is no inclusivity. You can see how many MPs here belong to the minority communities...We should give up our arrogance... Jindagi lambi nahi, badi honi chahiye (life should be big instead of long)," he said, quoting a popular dialogue of a yesteryear Bollywood hit.

2023-09-18 09:43 GMT

Congress' Venugopal: 'We are still waiting for hidden agendas'

2023-09-18 09:39 GMT

MPs requested to assemble in Central Hall of Parliament tomorrow

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