The Budget Session of the Parliament of India resumed on Tuesday.
Bills for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha:
The Finance Bill, 2020
The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Bills for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha:
The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019
The National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019
Here are the latest updates:
Lok Sabha | 2 pm
Zero Hour continues in the House.
Mahua Moitra (Trinamool) speaks about the BADP (Border Area Development) blocks and how some panchayats don’t fall under BADP blocks.
T.R.V.S. Ramesh (DMK) speaks about the shortage of drinking water facility in his constituency of Cuddalore.
Rajya Sabha | 1.15 pm
Discussion on the working of the Ministry of Railway is undertaken.
K.K. Ragesh, CPI(M), says there is an urgent need to modernise the railway facility in the country. Kerala has become a dumping State for old coaches, he says.
Binoy Viswam, CPI, says the social responsibility of railways to provide employment to youth has been forgotten. Rail lines, trains are now for the private sector, he alleges. He says the BJP government is of the rich, for the rich and by the rich.
Praful Patel, says resources need to be raised for railways without which additional facilities would not be possible.
Neeraj Shekhar, BJP, thanks railway employees as