Lok Sabha

September 16, 2024 4:28 PM

Parliamentary Session: Government to introduce Waqf Act Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today

The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995. The bill seeks to "effectively address issues" related to the powers of the State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties and removal of encroachments. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is listed for introduction by Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha on Thursday. Samajwadi Party will oppose the Waqf Bill in Parliament, according t...

September 16, 2024 4:29 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman to speak on Finance Bill later today, before its passage in Lok Sabha

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to address the Lok Sabha today at approximately 4 PM, responding to discussions on the Finance Bill. This follows the House's passage of the Appropriation Bill for the central government's 2024-25 expenditure on Monday. The 2024-25 Union Budget, presented by Sitharaman on July 23, outlines several key economic measures. The fiscal deficit target has been set at 4.9% of GDP, with plans to reduce it below 4.5% by 2025-26. The capital expendit...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

Parliament Session: Finance Minister to move J-K Appropriation Bill in Lok Sabha, Budget discussion to continue

As the Parliament is set to convene for the ongoing Budget Session on Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha. "Nirmala Sitharaman to move for leave to introduce a Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the services of the financial year 2024-25. Also to introduce and move the bill," the list of busine...

September 16, 2024 5:52 PM

Country does not need negativity… get rid of bitterness: PM Modi appeals to Opposition ahead of Budget Session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to all parliamentarians to rise above party politics and unite for the country’s future. Speaking to the press ahead of the Budget session, PM Modi urged opposition parties engaged in "negative politics" to "get rid of past bitterness and come together." "I would like to request all parliamentarians to participate in all discussions in the House, no matter how ideologically opposed they are,” PM Modi said. “Opposite ideologies are not ba...

July 3, 2024 5:27 PM

Agencies given free hand to take strict action against corrupt: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he had given a free hand to agencies to take stringent action against corruption and there will be no interference from the government. Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said that corruption is a termite that has hollowed out the nation and he is working wholeheartedly to free the country of the menace. He said no corrupt will be able to escape the law. "I would like to say without hesitation that I have given...

September 16, 2024 4:15 PM

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die, House adopts motion against opposition

The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Tuesday following a contentious session that saw the adoption of a motion condemning opposition behavior during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address. The adjournment came after the House passed the motion of thanks on the President's address, which included PM Modi's reply to the debate. Throughout the Prime Minister's speech, opposition members persistently raised slogans concerning the situation in Manipur, creating a tense atmosphere in the chamber. ...

September 16, 2024 6:08 PM

“Before 2014, there was a period of scams after scams”: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a scathing critique of pre-2014 governance during his address to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, characterizing it as an era of scams that had plunged the nation into despair. His speech, given in reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, emphasized the transformative impact of his government's tenure since 2014. "Before 2014, there was a period of scams after scams," PM Modi said, "Our country had sunk into a pit of despair." He hi...

September 16, 2024 6:08 PM

“Understand pain of people who lost despite constantly spreading lies”: PM Modi in Lok Sabha

In a speech to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's record and took aim at the opposition INDIA bloc, suggesting they were spreading "lies" despite their recent electoral defeat. Responding to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's Address, PM Modi asserted that the people had endorsed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) by electing it for a third consecutive term. He claimed this victory was a testament to the government's z...

June 29, 2024 9:39 AM

PM Modi meets first-time Ministers of State

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the leaders who became Ministers of State for the very first time in the Council of Ministers and gained insights on their ministerial journey. He informed about this meeting through a social media post on X. Taking it to a social media post on X, the Prime Minister wrote, "Met those who have become Ministers of State for the first time in the Council of Ministers. Heard their experiences and insights as they have just embarked on their minist...

September 16, 2024 6:12 PM

Lok Sabha adjourned till July 1 as opposition pushes for discussion on NEET

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till July 1 on Friday as opposition members sought the acceptance of an adjournment motion to suspend all business and discuss matters related to the paper leak controversy surrounding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). As the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and the opposition MPs demanded that the NEET issue be discussed, Speaker Om Birla said that the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address be taken up first. A...