Parliament Session Live Updates: This is the first session after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha
Parliament Session 2024 Live Updates:
Proceedings in Parliament today began amid an uproar over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak issue and the new criminal laws. Several Opposition members staged a walkout of Lok Sabha after BJP MP Anurag Thakur moved a Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address.
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were on Friday adjourned after Opposition INDIA bloc members demanded a dedicated discussion on the NEET when the two Houses were to take up the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address.
NEET-UG was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 5 with around 24 lakh candidates appearing. The results were announced on June 4 but were followed by allegations of question paper leaks and other irregularities.
On the other hand, India’s criminal justice system underwent a complete overhaul today with three fresh criminal codes replacing the full set of British-era laws, including the Indian Penal Code.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.
This is the first session of Parliament after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Here are the live updates on Parliament Session 2024:
After Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar congratulated the Indian men’s cricket team for winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
Such historical accomplishments inspire every citizen of our nation to dream big, work hard, and achieve imminence, he said.
#265RajyaSabha#RajyaSabha Chairman congratulates the House for the victory of Indian men’s cricket team at the T20 World Cup.
Such historical accomplishments inspire every citizen of our nation to dream big, work hard, and achieve imminence, says @VPIndiapic.twitter.com/Z5LB6Ghvuh
– SansadTV (@sansad_tv) July 1, 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge has appeals to the Rajya Sabha chairman to restore statues of Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar to their original places in Parliament complex.
The statues have been relocated to Prerna Sthal, a dedicated area at the back of the complex. The decision has been strongly criticised by Opposition parties, who are demanding a rollback.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today responded to the muted mic charge and said,”Outside the House, some MPs level allegations that the Speaker switches off the mic. The control of the mic is not in the hands of the one who sits on the Chair.”
#WATCH | Amid Opposition protest in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla says, “Outside the House, some MPs level allegations that the Speaker switches off the mic. The control of the mic is not in the hands of the one who sits on the Chair.” pic.twitter.com/hAjCZsNxJg
– ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2024
Parliament Session 2024 LIVE Updates: Opposition MPs walk out Of Lok Sabha
As BJP minister Anurag Thakur initiated a debate on President’s address, Opposition members staged a walk out of Lok Sabha over the NEET issue.
Mallikarjun Kharge today said in Rajya Sabha that “there was no vision and direction” in President’s joint address to Parliament.
Speaking during the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the House, he said that there was no mention of poor, Dalits and minorities in President’s address.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has raised the alleged NEET paper leak issue in Lok Sabha.
“We want to give a message to students that NEET issue is important for the Parliament. So, to send this message we want the Parliament to discuss this,” he said.
#WATCH | Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi raises the NEET irregularities issue, in the House.
He says, “A message is disseminated to the country, from Parliament. We want to give a message to students that NEET issue is important for the Parliament. So, to send this message we want… pic.twitter.com/MlXPdMFMH3
– ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2024
Amid an uproar over the NEET issue in Lok Sabha, BJP’s Rajnath Singh today slammed the Opposition members and said that he has “never seen” in the history of parliamentary democracy that any issues would have discussed before Motion of Thanks to President.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today spoke on the NEET issue and said he has received four notices seeking a discussion on the medical entrance exam’s paper leak case.
“President has already said that Government is committed to a fair investigation. Under these circumstances, I cannot persuade myself to accept these notices,” he told the Opposition leaders.
Mallikarjun Kharge Replies To Motion Of thanks To President’s Address
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, is currently replying in the House on the motion of thanks to President’s Address.
As the proceeding began in Lok Sabha today, Speaker Om Birla and the House congratulated India Cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma and the entire team for winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
#WATCH | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the House congratulates Cricket Skipper Rohit Sharma and the entire Team India on winning #T20WorldCup2024pic.twitter.com/MOI144KSxh
– ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, and Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, will reply in respective houses on the motion of thanks to President’s Address.
Proceedings in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha have begun.
Several Opposition bloc INDIA MPs are currently protesting at the Parliament complex alleging the “misuse” of central agencies.
#WATCH | Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, protest at the Parliament complex alleging the misuse of central agencies. pic.twitter.com/MlW1jZ2zSX
– ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2024
Congress MP B Manickam Tagore has given a suspension of business notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the NEET issue.
Congress MP B Manickam Tagore gives suspension of business notice in Lok Sabha to discuss NEET issue pic.twitter.com/1ob3RKjTKU
– ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2024
“The new criminal Laws that came into effect from 12 midnight July 1st 2024 – (Today) lay the foundations of turning India into a Police State,” he posted on X.
Their implementation must be stopped forthwith and Parliament must re-examine them, the former Union Minister said.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively.
BJP MP Union Minister Anurag Thakur will today initiate the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha.
The Motion will be seconded by Delhi BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of BJP stalwart late Sushma Swaraj.
The Lok Sabha has allocated 16 hours for the debate on the Motion of Thanks, which will conclude with the reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Allegations of question paper leaks surfaced in states like Bihar after the results were announced on June 4, prompting widespread protests. The CBI is probing the allegations and has so far arrested six people.
Parliament is likely to witness heated debates on the alleged NEET-UG paper leak issue when both houses, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, reconvene today.
Parliament was on Friday adjourned till 11 am today after an uproar over the NEET issue by the Opposition INDIA bloc members.