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Parliament's Monsoon Session Day 8 LIVE: Uproar Over Anand Sharma's Remarks On Ram Nath Kovind's Speech
Jul 26, 2017 10:52:18 (IST)
PM Modi underlines importance of MPs' presence in parliament

PM Modi has underlined the importance of party MPs being present in parliament through the day on several occasions and told lawmakers that he would not tolerate their absence again.

The immediate provocation for PM Modi ticking off the BJP lawmakers was the Rajya Sabha's inability to take up a discussion on a bill on maritime law on Friday evening. And this, after the government had persuaded the opposition earlier in the day to discuss legislations for an hour after 5 pm.

The bill could not be taken up because of lack of quorum - or minimum attendance for the House to take any up business.

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