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Lok Sabha on Saturday passed a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Parliament's ongoing monsoon session could be curtailed as early as September 24 in view of rising coronavirus cases. All political parties in a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Parliament on Saturday agreed to curtail the ongoing Monsoon Session as early as September 24.
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2020 and the Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2020 by a voice vote in late evening proceedings during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the upcoming monsoon session will not have question hour and private member's business in both the houses of the parliament once the monsoon session commences from September 14. However, the issue has become a new flashpoint between the government and the opposition parties.
The monsoon session of the Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — will start from September 14, 2020 and will continue till October 1, Lok Sabha Secretariat announced in a notification. Altogether, during monsoon session 2020, there will a total of 18 sittings.
Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are mulling ways to run the Parliament's monsoon session that normally begins in the last week of July and goes up to August end.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament, which normally begins in the last week of June or in the first week of July, may still be held on time, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Sunday, amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic may delay its start.
The merger led by former Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar now takes the Pramod Sawant-led government legislative strength to 27 MLAs. Though, two independent MLAs and one from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party are also a part of the treasury benches.
The house had 17 sittings during the monsoon session of Parliament, which began on July 18.
The BJP rivals were leaving no stone unturned to criticise the government over various mob lynching incidents reported from across the country.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: “Congress had shown similar kind of arrogance during Atal Ji's tenure and they had to face the consequences. Indians have elected PM Modi as their leader and he has their confidence. We are ready to face them,” said D Pradhan.
Withdrawal of cash by depositors and eroded public trust have been cited as reasons for the bill to be dropped.
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament will be addressing various Bills and ordinances. The session will also introduce new Bills within a span of 18 days
The triple talaq bill will be among the top government priorities as it has been passed by the Lok Sabha and is pending in the Rajya Sabha
His remarks came in the wake of an interim order of the Madras High Court on May 30 asking the Centre to instruct state governments to reduce the weight of children's school bags and do away with homework for classes 1 and 2.
The adjournment for the day was announced by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan soon after the House resumed business at noon for the Zero Hour after two consecutive adjournments forced by the opposition members who stormed the Well and raised slogans.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that Congress was resorting to a specific tactic in order to create ruckus on the floor of the House, and brought proof to claim that the party had planned this in advance.
The minister was responding to a supplementary question by Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who asked if the central government was planning to modify the CrPC and IPC to deal with mob lynching.
Opposition parties raked up the issues of mob lynching and continuing suicides by farmers as they sought to corner the government on the third day of the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
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