Budget Session: Lok Sabha passes Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha. 

The Rajya Sabha passed a Bill which seeks to decriminalise minor offences related to water pollution, enable the Centre to prescribe service conditions of chairpersons of State Pollution Control Boards, and exempt certain categories of industrial plants from statutory restrictions. Piloting the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill 2024, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that development and environment protection must go together. There should be harmony in ease of living and ease of doing business, he added.

You have witnessed how a popular and young CM (Hemant Soren) was troubled in Jharkhand. This is happening across the country, leaders who are not afraid despite being pressurised are being targeted through such raids," says JMM MP Mahua Maji (@maji_mahua) on ED action across the country.

"It is very unfortunate that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is just not ready to accept the truth. Karnataka has been left with a small amount of money from the central allocation because the tax collected from Bengaluru is huge, but what they are giving is only peanuts (less)," says Congress MP Manickam Tagore on FM's rejection over tax devolution allegations by Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal says, "...Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the Congress party if they are standing with the people who are breaking the country? You are making false allegations on the basis of revenue. The figures are telling that the Narendra Modi government did not discriminate during the last 10 years..."

During the ongoing Budget Session, Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari has submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking discussions on the current situation at the India-China border.

Congress MP given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss India-China border situation.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh is to move in the Lok Sabha today the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 to prevent unfair means in the public examinations and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration. Also to move that the Bill be passed.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to move in the Lok Sabha today the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, further to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 (IX of 1989), the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000 (XX of 2000) and the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 (XXI of 2000), be taken into consideration. Also to move that the Bill be passed.

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav is to move in the Rajya Sabha today the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 further to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. The Bill will be moved in the house for its consideration and passage.

Union Minister Arjun Munda to move in the Rajya Sabha today the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024 further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Odisha. The Bill will be moved in the house for its consideration and passage.