Parliament Winter Session Highlights, Constitution Debate in Rajya Sabha: A two-day special debate to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of India’s Constitution will begin in Rajya Sabha on Monday amid rising tensions over a no-confidence motion brought by opposition parties against Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman initiated the debate from the government’s end. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reply to the debate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply is expected on Tuesday, the last day of debate in the upper house.
The discussion in the Rajya Sabha comes after two days of intense debate on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha, which witnessed several speakers from the ruling and opposition sides, taking on each other.
The debate in the lower house concluded with the reply from PM Modi, whose speech majorly revolved around praising the Constitution makers and the NDA government’s vision to strengthen it. He also underscored the role of women in the Constituent Assembly.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday issued a ‘three-line whip’ for all its Rajya Sabha members of Parliament, urging them to be present in the Upper House on December 16 and 17 during the scheduled debate on the Constitution of India.
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Opposition Accuses Govt of Undermining Federal Structure, Constitutional Bodies
Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Monday accused the government of attacking the federal structure and undermining constitutional bodies while claiming that an Emergency-like situation exists in the country.
Participating in a debate on the 75-year journey of the Constitution, Debashish Samantaray, whose party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is not a part of either the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), alleged that Constitutional watchdogs have been converted into “pet-dogs”.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: BJP Issues Three Line Whip To All MPs In Lok Sabha For Tomorrow
In the wake of the bill of one country, one Election tomorrow, BJP has issued a three line whip to all MPs in Lok Sabha
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: 73 Lakh Smart Meters Installed Across Country Till November, Government Tells Lok Sabha
Around 73 lakh smart prepaid meters have been installed across the country till November, according to the official data which also showed ‘nil’ installations in 11 states and two Union Territories.
As per the data shared in the Parliament on Monday, around 73 lakh smart prepaid meters have been installed till November 29 in various states under the RDSS scheme.
Around 25 crore smart prepaid metres are to be installed by March 2025 under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), launched in July 2021, at an outlay of Rs 3.3 lakh crore.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Congress Did Not Have Courage To Act On Art 370, Says Hardeep Puri
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri attacked the Congress governments for its nostalgia for British colonial era. Quoting the Constituent Assembly, he claimed that Ambedkar opposed the Article 370, advising Sheikh Abdullah to not isolate Kashmir from India. He also claimed that Sardar Vallabhai Patel was opposed to granting special status to J&K.
Congress ‘Anti-Women’, Amended Constitution To Help ‘Family’: Sitharaman In Rajya Sabha
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Congress party carried out major amendments to the Constitution to brazenly help the “family” and the “dynasty”.
She also termed the Congress party as “anti-women” for not passing the Women’s Reservation Bill under pressure of its coalition partners.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Injustice A Hallmark Of Modi Govt, Says TMC MP Saket Gokhale
TMC MP Saket Gokhale on Monday attacked the Centre over justice, raking up the arrest of Umar Khalid and others. He also mentioned Manipur violence in the Rajya Sabha.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: PM Modi Visits Everywhere But Manipur, Says Kharge
Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge took a sharp dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stating that he visits everywhere in the country but Manipur which is reeling under chaos and violence.
“There is continuous chaos and violence in Manipur, but PM Modi has not got time to review the situation. He goes everywhere but Manipur,” Kharge said.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: ‘Supreme Court Termed Socialism, Secularism Basic Structure of Constitution’, Says Kharge
Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that the Supreme Court termed socialism and secularism as the basic structure of the Constitution, while upholding it in various judgments.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: ‘Modi Is PM Due To Nehru’s Contribution To Constitution’, Says Kharge
Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India and he himself became the Leader of Opposition in the Upper House due to the contributions of former PM Jawahar Lal Nehru and others in the making of the contribution.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: ‘Congress Gave Voting Rights To Women’, Says Kharge
Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that Congress and the Constitution gave voting right to women when many powerful countries did not have universal adult franchise. He said that the RSS and Jansangh opposed the move.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: ‘BJP Against Reservation, That’s Why Opposing Caste Census’, Says Kharge
Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the BJP over caste census alleging that the party is against reservation and this is why it is against the Opposition’s demand for nationwide caste census.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Kharge Says RSS Opposed Constitution For Excluding Manusmriti In 1949
Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the BJP, by targeting its ideology wing RSS, saying that the Sangh opposed the Constitution of India because it was not based on Manusmriti in 1949.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE Updates: Kharge Targets NDA Over Atrocities Against Minorities In Bangladesh
Rajya Sabha LoP and Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying they must at least save the minorities in Bangladesh. “Our brave leader Indira Gandhi divided Pakistan into two parts and liberated Bangladesh… The pride of this country spread across the world. The chaos that is going on there (in Bangladesh), at least these (BJP) people should open their eyes and try to save the minorities there.”
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE: Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge Replies To Samvidhan Debate In Upper House
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge participated in the ongoing debate on 75 years of Constitution in Rajya Sabha on Monday. During his initial remarks, the Congress MP attacked the ruling NDA for not following Constitutional provisions in governance.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Congress Leaders Flaunt Samvidhan Books Without Reading Them, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a sharp jibe at the Congress leaders, accusing them of not reading the Constitution books, which they flaunt in the Parliament.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE: Congress Didn’t Pass Women’s Quota Bill Despite Majority in 1984, 1989, Says Sitharaman
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted that the BJP promised a women’s quota bill in its election manifesto of 2019 and 2024 and slammed the Congress for not bringing it when they had an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in 1984 and 1989. “They didn’t had the conviction to pass women’s reservation bill. They are anti-women,” she said.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE: Nirmala Sitharaman Rakes Up MISA, Says ‘Several Leaders Named Their Child After Law, But Now…’
Taking a dig at RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who named his first child Misa Bharti after the much-maligned law- Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), brought by Congress in 1971, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “I know of political leaders who have chosen to have the children named after MISA to remember those black days. But now they wouldn’t even mind having an alliance with them (Congress).”
Rajya Sabha Debate LIVE Updates: Congress Only Amended Constitution To Help One Family, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Congress party “brazenly” kept amending the Constitution to “one family and dynasty.” She added that those amendments were not to protect democracy but to strengthen one family.
Parliament Constitution Debate LIVE Updates: Sitharaman Demands Apology From Jairam Ramesh Over ‘Lying’ Allegation In Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who lashed out at the Congress over Constitutional amendments during their regime, sought an apology from part leader Jairam Rames for accusing her of “lying” in Rajya Sabha.
Parliament Constitution Debate LIVE Updates: JP Nadda Says Indira Gandhi Crushed Samvidhan in 1975; Chaos Erupt In Rajya Sabha
BJP President and Union Minister JP Nadda intervened in the debate on the Constitution during a war of words between Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress’ Jairam Ramesh and said that it was the Janata Party government which brought the 44 Constitutional Amendment Act. “When in power, Indira Gandhi tried to crush democracy in 1975, during the Emergency,” he added.
Constitution Debate LIVE Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman Rakes Up Emergency, Attacks Congress For 42nd Amendment
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a blistering attack on Congress, underscoring the controversial 42nd Amendment to the Constitution of India, which was allegedly brought to curtail free speech during the Emergency era. Congress leader Jairma Ramesh countered, saying that she favoured the 44th Amendment in 1978, brought by the Janata Party.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE: Indira Gandhi Amended Constitution Before Supreme Court Could Rule In 1975, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
In 1975, following her conviction for electoral malpractices, Indira Gandhi’s government passed the 39th Constitutional Amendment before the Supreme Court could rule on her appeal, says Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while attacking the Congress.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE: Nirmala Sitharamn Attacks Congress, ‘They Speak About Protecting Samvidhan, But They Forgot…’
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday lashed out at the Congress for advocating protection of the Constitution, saying that they curtailed freedom of speech, expression and press many times by bringing Constitutional amendments.
“Jawaharlal Nehru’s political biography was banned in 1975 by the then PM Indira Gandhi. They also banned John Dalvi’s book on the 1962 China war. Salman Rushdie’s book ‘Satanic Versus’ was also banned. They (Congress) keep curtailing freedom of speech,” she said.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE Updates: Congress Amended Constitution, Curbed Freedom Of Speech And Expression, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid the ongoing debate on the Constitution in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and other Congress PMs, accusing them of bringing Constitutional amendments to curb freedom of speech within one year of its adoption.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman Says Indian Constitution Faced Many Crisis And Survived
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday highlighted the 75 years of journey of the Constitution and mentioned that it faced many crisis and survived them, which shows its growth potential.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: NIrmala Sitharaman Opens Debate On Constitution In Rajya Sabha
Union Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday initiated the debate on 75 years of Constitution in the Rajya Sabha. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders will reply to the discussion later today.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Rajya Sabha Proceedings Begin, Debate On Constitution To Commence Shortly
The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha began at 11 am in the presence of Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. The debate on the Constitution will be taken up shortly. Stay tuned.
Rajya Sabha Debate LIVE: Backward Classes Not Getting Their Rights Guaranteed By Constitution, Says Congress MP Pramod Tiwari
Ahead of the special debate on the Constitution in Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari targeted the NDA government, saying that the Dalits and other backward classes are being oppressed and not getting their rights given by the Constitution.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE: What Are The Key Issues To Be Raised In Upper House During Samvidhan Discussion Today
After a two-day debate in Lok Sabha, the agenda of the opposition’s INDIA bloc for the Constitution debate became visibly clear. Congress-led opposition parties targeted the BJP for their alleged constitutional violations in Sambhal and Hathras. Meanwhile, the BJP’s agenda revolved around the Emergency and amendments made to the Constitution during the Congress regime. Similar debate points are expected to be raised in Rajya Sabha too.
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Ahead Of Constitution Debate In Rajya Sabha, Take A Quick Look On How Things Unfolded In Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, witnessed two days of intense debate on the Constitution, on December 13 and 14, with both the ruling and opposition sides visibly taking on each other.
Union Minister Rajnath Singh opened the debate, which saw a brief yet strong reply from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who cited episodes from Mahabharat to corner the ruling BJP.
The debate in the lower house concluded with the reply from PM Modi, whose speech majorly revolved around praising the Constitution makers and the NDA government’s vision to strengthen it.
Rajya Sabha Constitution Debate LIVE: Nirmala Sitharaman To Initiate Discussion On First Day Of Debate In Upper House
BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead the government charge and initiate the two-day debate on the Constitution in the upper house at 11 am today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to reply to the discussion later in the afternoon.
Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Among Key BJP Speakers For Samvidhan Debate In Rajya Sabha
The BJP has lined up one of its best speakers to take charge of the government in the Rajya Sabha during the debate on the Constitution. Besides JP Nadda, several other speakers from the ruling party will participate in the debate, including Union Minister Nirmala Sitharama, MP Sudhanshu Trivedi and Bhupendra Yadav.
