Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday, 4 August, requested the Chair in the Lok Sabha to permit Rahul Gandhi to join the proceedings of the House at the earliest. This came minutes after the Supreme Court stayed Gandhi's conviction in the 'Modi' surname defamation case.
Meanwhile, both Houses have been adjourned for the day. Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal demanded a discussion on alleged atrocities against women in Rajasthan before the House was adjourned.
Floor leaders of the INDIA grouping held a meeting in the office of Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday to decide on the strategy in both Houses.
The contentious National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday after a tense debate. AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku was suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Monsoon Session for throwing papers at the Chair when the vote on the Delhi services Bill was ongoing.
The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 was passed in Lok Sabha.
The Lower House cleared the The IIM (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Friday as well.
The BJP issued a three-line whip to its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the House from 7-11 August.
No-confidence motion against NDA government will be discussed in Parliament from 8-10 August.
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Lok Sabha Adjourned for the Day
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday, 4 August, and will resume at 11:00 AM on Monday, 7 August.
Adhir Ranjan Urges Chair To Permit Rahul Gandhi in LS at the Earliest
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury requested the Chair in the Lok Sabha to permit Rahul Gandhi to join the proceedings of the House at the earliest.
Lok Sabha Clears IIM (Amendment) Bill
The IIM (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Inter-Services Organisations Bill Passed in Lok Sabha
The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha amid sloganeering by the Opposition.
The Bill was tabled by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.