Parliament Monsoon Session Highlights: Nirmala Sitharaman called it a "deliberate sexist abuse" .
Accusing the Congress of "demeaning" President Droupadi Murmu, Union Minister Smriti Irani today protested in the Lok Sabha demanding an apology after its leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called her "Rashtrapatni".
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury swiftly apologised saying it was a mere slip of the tongue and the BJP is "making a mountain out of a molehill". He accused the BJP of distracting from crucial discussions on price rise, the Agnipath scheme, unemployment etc.
Here are the highlights on Parliament monsoon session :
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Centre Spent Rs 3,339 Crore On Advertisements Over 5-Year Period From 2017: Information And Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur
The government spent Rs 3,339.49 crore on advertisements in the print and electronic media over a five-year period from 2017, Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Rajya Sabha today.
In a written reply, Anurag Thakur said the government had spent Rs 1,756.48 crore on advertisements in the print media from 2017-18 till July 12 this year.
The expenditure on advertisements in the electronic media in the same period was Rs 1,583.01 crore.
The expenditure was incurred by the government through the Central Bureau of Communication, Anurag Thakur said.
Nirmala Sitharaman Alleges "Greater And Greater Aggression" By Sonia Gandhi
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today accused Sonia Gandhi of "greater and greater aggression" after an apparent confrontation between the Congress chief and Union Minister Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha over Congress MP and leader of opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks on President Droupadi Murmu.
"Some of our Lok Sabha MPs felt threatened when Sonia Gandhi came up to our senior leader Rama Devi to find out what was happening during which, one of our members approached there and she (Sonia Gandhi) said you don't talk to me, putting the member down in the House," Ms Sitharaman told news agency ANI.
"So instead of remorse, from the highest leader of the Congress party, we find greater and greater aggression," the Finance Minister added.
Lok Sabha Adjourned For The Day As Uproar Continues Over 'Rashtrapatni' Remark On President
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Thursday as furore continued over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury referring to President Droupadi Murmu as 'rashtrapatni'. No Current Plans To Enact Laws On Space Tourism: Union Minister Of State For Science
There are no laws governing space tourism in the country and there are presently no plans to enact such a legislation, Union minister of state for science Dr Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Jitendra Singh also said that India is developing technologies and crew safety protocols required for human space flight missions as part of its 'Gaganyaan' mission.
"May I Help You?" Minister Smriti Irani Asked Sonia Gandhi, Row Followed
As the Lok Sabha descended into utter pandemonium today, Congress President Sonia Gandhi walked over to a BJP Member of Parliament (MP) to ask why she was being dragged into a row over party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark on President Droupadi Murmu. "What is my fault?" Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have asked Bihar MP Rama Devi. That's when Union Minister Smriti Irani stepped in and was seen gesturing towards her - apparently protesting Mr Chowdhury's "rashtrapatni" remark - leading to a brief, direct spat.Rama Devi told the media that when Mrs Gandhi asked her what her fault was, "I replied that her fault is to have chosen Mr Chowdhury as the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha." In the middle of this conversation, Smriti Irani cut in. "Madam, may I help you? I took your name," she told Mrs Gandhi, according to sources.
Congress MPs To Meet Lok Sabha Speaker Over Sonia Gandhi-Smriti Irani Confrontation
Congress's Members of Parliament (MPs) will meet Lok Sabha Speaker to complain against BJP parliamentarians who were present in the confrontation with Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi.
"Don't Talk To Me," Sonia Gandhi Told Smriti Irani In Parliament: Sources
In a dramatic confrontation in parliament today over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calling President Droupadi Murmu "Rashtrapatni", Congress president Sonia Gandhi walked across the house to speak to a BJP MP. When Smriti Irani reportedly intervened, Sonia Gandhi said "Don't talk to me", according to sources.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 4 pm amid ruckus over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' remark
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 4 pm on Thursday amid ruckus created by the BJP over Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks addressing President Droupadi Murmu as "Rashtrapatni".
This was the second adjournment of the day.
The BJP has demanded an apology from Chowdhury and Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.
Meanwhile, Chowdhary said that he had mistakenly used the term "Rashtrapatni" for President Murmu and that the ruling party was deliberately trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said, "Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has already apologised."
3 more MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha for this week
Three more MPS, two from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and one Independent, were on Thursday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remainder of this week on charges of disrupting the proceedings of the House.
Those suspended from the House are AAP MP Sushil Kumar Gupta and Sandeep Kumar Pathak as well as independent MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan.
With this move, the total number of MPs suspended from the Rajya Sabha since Tuesday reached to 23.
Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh announced their suspension said that they entered the well of the House, shouted slogans and displayed placards by disrupting the proceedings in utter disregard to the House and the authority of the Chair.
Update| Three more Rajya Sabha MPs including AAP MP Sushil Kumar Gupta suspended for the remainder of this week: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
House adjourned till 2pm
Update| Uproar by BJP MPs in Lok Sabha demanding an apology from Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on MP Adhir Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' remark
House adjourned.
Monsoon Session: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 12 noon
Both the Houses of the Parliament were adjourned till 12 noon on Thursday as BJP MPs demanded for an apology from the Congress over Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury's controversial remark against President Droupadi Murmu.
Union Minister Smriti Irani lashed out at the Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi in Lok Sabh claiming she had sanctioned the "humiliation" of Murmu.
"Sonia Gandhi, you sanctioned the humiliation of Droupadi Murmu. Sonia ji sanctioned humiliation of a woman in the highest constitutional post," said the Union minister.
Sonia Gandhi was present in the House before it was adjourned till 12 noon.
We are not going to tolerate this insult. We won't tolerate it as a nation. And we won't tolerate it as women. Shame on them for feeling ashamed of having a tribal woman as the President. They must apologise: BJP MP Rama Devi on Congress leader's 'Rashtrapatni' remark
They(Opposition) want to run away from discussions. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has come back now and we are ready to have discussions in Parliament. Their intention is to create disturbances and disruptions in the house: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi
It was a deliberate sexist insult. Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the President of India and the country: Finance Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' remark
Sonia Gandhi, you sanctioned the humiliation of Droupadi Murmu. Sonia ji sanctioned humiliation of a woman in the highest constitutional post: Union minister Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi was present in the House before it adjourned till 12 noon
Update| Rajya Sabha adjourned to meet at 12 noon amid ruckus in the house
Update| BJP demands apology from Congress on Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' remark against President Droupadi Murmu
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon
"There is no question of apologising. I had mistakenly said 'Rashtrapatni', now if you want to hang me for it, then you can...the ruling party in a deliberate design trying to make mountain out of a molehill," says Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury on his 'Rashtrapatni' remark
- Accusing the Congress of "demeaning" President Droupadi Murmu, Union Minister Smriti Irani today protested in the Lok Sabha demanding an apology after its leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called her "Rashtrapatni".
- Another protest led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who just recovered from Covid, saw her standing with fellow MPs with placards on the Parliament premises protesting the remark. I
- nside the lower house, Ms Sitharaman called it a "deliberate sexist abuse" and demanded that Congress President apologise.
- Ms Irani launched a scathing attack on Sonia Gandhi, demanding an apology from her. "Sonia Gandhi sanctioned the humiliation of a woman at the highest constitutional office in the country," she said.
- An irate Ms Irani called Mrs Gandhi "anti-Adivasi, anti-Dalit, and anti-woman".
- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury swiftly apologised saying it was a mere slip of the tongue and the BJP is "making a mountain out of a molehill".
- He accused the BJP of distracting from crucial discussions on price rise, the Agnipath scheme, unemployment etc.