The government on Wednesday alleged that the opposition has no commitment for the development of Jammu and Kashmir and their "discrimination" against the Union Territory continues as before.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal made the allegations in Lok Sabha after an MP from Jammu and Kashmir, Hasnain Masoodi, could not properly ask a supplementary question during the Question Hour due to the protests and sloganeering by the opposition over the fuel price hike.
The second half of the Budget session of Parliament resumed from March 14 and will conclude on April 8. The first half of the Budget session began on January 31 and concluded on February 11.
The two Houses of Parliament are following the social distancing norms in the seating arrangements of the members by utilizing both the chambers and visitors' galleries.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman corners Congress on killing of Kashmiri Pandits in J&K
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday rebutted the Opposition's charge that the BJP too shared the responsibility for the failure to check the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 as it was supporting the then V P Singh-led government at the Centre.
- Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the minister said that terror killings were being carried out in Kashmir before 1990 when the National Conference was in power in J-K in alliance with the Congress and recalled the then governor Jagmohan's warning about dark clouds of terror overpowering the Valley.
- She listed out "seven major events" or killings of Hindus by terrorists in 1989 along with the related FIR numbers.
Re-start mid-day meals in schools: Congress president Sonia Gandhi- Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged the Centre to restart the mid-day meal scheme in schools which was discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- "When schools were shut down, the mid-day meals scheme was also discontinued. It was because of the National Food Security Act and directions from the Supreme Court that people were given dry rations. But, for children, dry ration is no substitute for cooked and nutritious meals," she said.
- Mrs Gandhi said it was true that children and their families had to face difficult times during the unprecedented pandemic.
Things were going well but what was the reason for Railway Budget to be merged with Finance Department? Earlier Board used to take a lot of decisions and essential work was done at the earliest. But now things are queued up for permission from the Finance Department: Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha
We want Centre's intervention. 12 bodies recovered so far, locals saying more people have died. This kind of barbarism should be probed. 26 people murdered in last one week. Our councillors were killed, an MP was attacked with bomb: Sukanta Majumdar, BJP
West Bengal BJP MPs protest in the Parliament premises, over the incident where eight charred bodies were found in Rampurhat, Birbhum when houses were set on fire hours after the murder of a local TMC leader.
Children need better nutrition as they return to schools; dry rations given during pandemic no substitute for cooked food: Sonia Gandhi in Lok Sabha
Congress, allies have no commitment fro development of J&K, claims Piyush GoyalThe government on Wednesday alleged that the opposition has no commitment for the development of Jammu and Kashmir and their "discrimination" against the Union Territory continues as before.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal made the allegations in Lok Sabha after an MP from Jammu and Kashmir, Hasnain Masoodi, could not properly ask a supplementary question during the Question Hour due to the protests and sloganeering by the opposition over the fuel price hike.
Mallikarjun Kharge asserts PoK integral part of India after Pak PM Imran Khan raises Kashmir issue Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for raking up Kashmir issue in the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), asserting that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is an integral part of India.
Kharge said that Imran Khan is facing political challenges in Pakistan and he's resorting to raking up Kashmir to deflect attention.
"Imran Khan is facing political compulsions and he is chanting Kashmir-Kashmir. No one is going to listen to Imran Khan. He is talking about giving away India's land to someone else. India is not going to tolerate this," said Kharge.
Manickam Tagore gives adjournment notice in LS to discuss last date of linking PAN with AadhaarCongress MP Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment notion notice in Lok Sabha on Wednesday to discuss the last date of March 31, 2022, fixed by the Centre for linking PAN with Aadhaar card.
Recently, in a written answer to Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary had said that the due date for linking the Permanent Account Number (PAN) and the biometric identification number Aadhaar is the end of March after which a penalty of up to Rs 1,000 will levy.
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till noon after opposition parties protest hike in fuel, other commodity prices
Shakti Gohil gives Suspension of Business notice in RS to discuss rising fuel pricesCongress MP Shakti Sinh Gohil on Wednesday gave Suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss the increases in prices of LPG cooking gas and fuel prices.
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise per litre for the second consecutive day across the country on Wednesday.
BJP MP Ram Kumar Verma gives zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, to demand to revise the family income eligibility criteria for pre-Matric and post-Matric scholarships to SC/ST students
Over 2,150 Cases Of Deaths In Judicial Custody In 2021-22: CentreOver 2,150 cases of deaths in judicial custody and 155 deaths in police custody were reported by the National Human Rights Commission in 2021-22, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of 448 deaths in judicial custody in 2021-22 till February, while Maharashtra reported the highest number of 29 deaths in police custody during the year.