TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy Expelled by RS Chairman

The Quint brings you the latest updates from the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament.

After a heated discussion in the Rajya Sabha over the AgustaWestland chopper scam, Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12.00 pm. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 3 pm as Opposition protest in the well over CAG report on Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation.

Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 2:38 PM

Rajya Sabha chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari invokes rule 255 against TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and asks him to leave.

He will stay out of Rajya Sabha for the rest of the day as per rule 255.

Mohammed Hamid Ansari

Rajya Sabha is adjourned till 2pm as Congress continues to protest over CAG report on Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation.

Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 1:23 PM

Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation in the Parliament

They (Congress) didn’t let Rajya Sabha function. Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation is a state government matter.

Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs 

When the PAC is already discussing the matter, it should not be discussed in Parliament.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

The matter is not before the PAC of the state assembly; contrary to what the Finance Minister has said.

Jairam Ramesh, Congress Rajya Sabha MP

Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 2:38 PM

Adjournment Number 3

Rajya Sabha adjourned for 30 minutes. TMC raises the AgustaWestland issue in the house; asks Defence Minister to give statement.

Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 12:45 PM

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AgustaWestland in the Rajya Sabha

After a heated discussion in the Rajya Sabha over the AgustaWestland chopper scam, Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12.00 pm.

BJP’s Bhupender Yadav moved a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition in Parliament Ghulam Nabi Azad for saying that there is a deal between the Indian Prime Minister and Italian President to implicate Sonia Gandhi.

We are ready to place all facts before the house. Defence Minister already made statement about the same. There is no reason for the Congress party to gherao the Parliament unless they want to divert the issue as it happened during their regime. 

Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs 

(Photo: ANI screengrab)

Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 1:23 PM

Congress will raise the National Entrance and Eligibility Test (NEET) issue in Lok Sabha.

Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 10:11 AM

Financial business will dominate the government’s agenda in Parliament from Monday. Despite the row over imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand and alleged pay-offs in AgustaWestland Case, seven bills have been passed in the first week.

The coming week will witness discussions on demands for grants. Only 10 days of the session remain, which comes to an end on 13 May, and the working of eight ministries remains to be discussed.

Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 9:02 AM

Discussion on Demands for Grants and working of identified ministries besides consideration and passing of the Appropriation and Finance Bill in respect of the General Budget for 2016-17 constitute the main agenda for the second week of the second Budget session of Parliament beginning Monday.

Official Statement

In the Lok Sabha, discussion on Demand for Grants of the Ministry of Social Justice will resume before the same is voted upon.

The House will do the same with respect to the Ministries of Civil Aviation and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation before Demands for Grants of other ministries are guillotined.

Thereafter, the Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2016 and The Finance Bill, 2016 will be taken up for consideration and passing.

Regarding other legislative business, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015 will be taken up in the Lok Sabha.

(With inputs from PTI)

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Updated at:2nd May, 2016 at 9:02 AM