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LIVE- Winter Session of Parliament Day 16: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar

Opposition leaders today met and raised the need for discussion under rule 184 in Lok Sabha.

Updated: December 7, 2016 2:29 PM IST

By Nithya Nair

LIVE- Winter Session of Parliament Day 16: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar

New Delhi, Dec 7: Parliament is expected to enter its 16th day as Opposition’s unrest on demonetisation intensifies. Before the Parliament session, Opposition leaders today met and raised the need for discussion under rule 184 in Lok Sabha. In Rajya Sabha,  problems faced by salaried employees and pensioners due to demonetisation will be discussed.

Parliament on Tuesday condoled the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa saying the country has lost a courageous leader. In her obituary reference, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan remembered Jayalalithaa as a “popular and eminent leader”. Ansari said her death was “an irreparable loss to India”. The House was adjourned for the day as a mark of respect to Jayalalithaa.

Parliament remained deadlocked and stalled due to stand-off between the Opposition and the government over demonetisation on the third week of the Winter session. Businesses in the house have been stalled due to the uproar created by Opposition in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Ruckus in the Parliament continued as government expressed readiness to discuss the issue of members regarding.

On Monday, in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the government is ready for a debate. However, the session was adjourned after Congress members marched to the Well of the House shouting slogans against the government’s demonetisation policy. Later, Opposition demanded a debate under Rule 184, the government did not yield.

Live Updates

  • Dec 7, 2016 2:29 PM IST

    Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day as opposition raises “PM house me aao” slogans.

  • Dec 7, 2016 2:28 PM IST

  • Dec 7, 2016 2:27 PM IST

    Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says that there is no practise that the Prime Minister should answer the Opposition in Parliament. He said, “There’s no precedent in house since 1952 that PM must be here to listen to each & every memberHalfway through debate you (opposition) disrupt it. Then you raise conditions that have never been raised in history.”

  • Dec 7, 2016 2:10 PM IST

    Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar on demonetisation.

  • Dec 7, 2016 1:02 PM IST
    Amid uproar by Opposition over demonetisation, Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
  • Dec 7, 2016 12:08 PM IST

    Amid repeated sloganeering in Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm.

  • Dec 7, 2016 12:03 PM IST

    Rajya Sabha resumes amid uproar by Opposition.

  • Dec 7, 2016 11:47 AM IST
    Following is today’s business in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha:

    Lok Sabha:
    Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2016-17;
    Bills for consideration and passing:
    – The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016.
    – The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016.
    – The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
    Further discussion under Rule 193 on demonetisation of currency notes to weed out
    Black money.

    Rajya Sabha:
    Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2016-17 to be laid;
    Further discussion on demonetisation of Currency;
    Bills for consideration and passing:
    – The Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016.
    – The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014.
    – The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014.
    – The Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
  • Dec 7, 2016 11:40 AM IST

    Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon.

  • Dec 7, 2016 11:28 AM IST

    Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon after uproar over demonetisation.

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