17th Lok Sabha: Most productive Parliament session in 6 decades with passage of 36 bills

By Anuj Cariappa

Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 15:41 [IST]

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New Delhi, Aug 07: The Parliament this year, created a record for passing the maximum number of Bills.

In the last 67 years, this the for the first time that a record number of Bills have been passed in one session.

The monsoon session of Parliament which began on June 17 concluded on Aug 7.

Stay tuned for all the updates:

Aug 07, 2019, 1:25 PM IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

Aug 07, 2019, 11:24 AM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and members of the House pay tribute to former EAM Sushma Swaraj. M Venkaiah Naidu says, "In her untimely demise, the nation has lost an able administrator, an effective parliamentarian and a true voice of people."

Aug 07, 2019, 11:24 AM IST

Rajya Sabha alone is functioning on Wednesday as government wants it to approve four Bills.

Aug 06, 2019, 7:42 PM IST

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

Aug 06, 2019, 7:42 PM IST

After another round of re-voting in Lok Sabha, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 was passed with 370 votes in favour of it, and 70 votes against it.

Aug 06, 2019, 7:09 PM IST

Resolution revoking Article 370 from Jammu & Kashmir passed in Lok Sabha

Aug 06, 2019, 7:03 PM IST

Resolution revoking Article 370 from J&K passed by the Lok Sabha

Aug 06, 2019, 7:03 PM IST

The voting for the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 is currently underway in the Lok Sabha.

Aug 06, 2019, 7:03 PM IST

Amit Shah said, "NCP MP Supriya Sule asked what would happen to Jammu and Kashmir environment. India has laws for environment protection and they'll be implemented there as soon as Article 370 is revoked. Jammu and Kashmir will remain 'heaven on earth'."

Aug 06, 2019, 7:03 PM IST

On the bifurcation decision, Shah said, ""When normalcy returns to Jammu and Kashmir, the government will have no hesitation in taking a decision (with restoring its full statehood)." Taking a dig at the Opposition Congress, he said, "We will not take 70 years to take that decision, that I can assure."

Aug 06, 2019, 7:03 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Article 370 was creating doubts over Jammu and Kashmir's relations with India. India will continue to claim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir." He also assured that the Narendra Modi government has no intention to remove Article 371, which gives certain special rights to some states in North East.

Aug 06, 2019, 7:03 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha, "We don't want to hold discussions with Hurriyat Conference. We're ready to listen to the people living in the Valley. They belong to us, we will accept them wholeheartedly."

Aug 06, 2019, 7:02 PM IST

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi requested the Speaker to extend the Lok Sabha sitting till the bill is passed.

Aug 06, 2019, 7:02 PM IST

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took on Opposition and said, "Can we deny this fundamental fact that abuse of Article 370 has become a vested interest? "Today, the people from the Opposition who are talking about Article 370, did they speak when human rights were being violated in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)? Even today, human rights are violated in PoK. These are bigger questions."

Aug 06, 2019, 7:01 PM IST

While replying in the fiery debate, Amit Shah said that the governement earlier had a strong hold on PoK and will continue to have so.

Aug 06, 2019, 7:01 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Lok Sabha. He was welcomed with a thunderous applaud.

Aug 06, 2019, 4:50 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor: We all remember the last time PM unleashed a decision to the nation which was also initially applauded for his decisiveness,just like today and that was the disaster of demonetisation. Nation is still dealing with devastating consequences of that action.

Aug 06, 2019, 4:49 PM IST

Amit Shah in Lok Sabha: I'm saying it for the 4th time, and I've the patience to say it for the 10th time, Farooq Abdullah has neither been detained nor arrested. If he isn't well, doctors will take him to hospital. House shouldn't worry. If he wasn't well, he would not have come out.

Aug 06, 2019, 4:06 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor, Congress: Why we think it is indeed a black day? Because two former J&K CMs Omar Abdullah&Mehbooba Mufti are under arrest & the whereabouts of our own colleague Farooq Abdullah are still unclear. We still want to know where he is?

Aug 06, 2019, 4:00 PM IST

Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering, in Lok Sabha, said, “We had earlier said that we (Ladakh) should not be kept with Jammu and Kashmir but they did not hear. It did not develop us. I come from Kargil, and I proudly say that we voted for UT. UPA gave Kashmir a central University in 2011, Jammu fought and took a central university. I was a Student Union leader. We demanded a central university in Ladakh, but we didn't get any. PM Modi Ji recently gave us a university, 'Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai'.

Aug 06, 2019, 3:57 PM IST

"Many have talked about equality in this debate on Article 370. When government grants funds for Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, all fund for Ladakh is used for Kashmir. Is this your idea of equality?," says Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

Aug 06, 2019, 3:30 PM IST

We don't know if the people for whom the decision has been taken are happy or sad: Akhilesh Yadav.

Aug 06, 2019, 3:15 PM IST

NCP's Supriya Sule asks the Home Minister where National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, "I sit on seat 462, Farooq Abdullah sits on seat 461. He's elected from J&K, we can't hear him today. This debate will be incomplete if you ask me."

Aug 06, 2019, 2:51 PM IST

Why didn't you debate and discuss with everyone if you wanted to do this?, asks Supriya Sule, NCP

Aug 06, 2019, 2:50 PM IST

Bahujan Samaj Party's Girish Chandra and Telugu Rashtra Samithi's Nama Nageswara Rao support the resolution to abrogate the Article 370.

Aug 06, 2019, 2:38 PM IST

Janata Dal (United) walks out of the Lok Sabha over the Jammu and Kashmir Re organisation Bill.

Aug 06, 2019, 1:53 PM IST

"I have no information about Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. I appeal to the government that they should not feel isolated," says Mamata Banerjee

Aug 06, 2019, 1:53 PM IST

We cannot support this bill. They should have spoken to all political parties and the Kashmiris: Mamata Banerjee

Aug 06, 2019, 1:49 PM IST

Jitender Singh says, "We don't understand why Congress has a contention with this move considering we are only completing what they had failed to. Jawaharlal Nehru had himself said that Article 370 was temporary."

Aug 06, 2019, 1:48 PM IST

Congress' Manish Tewari reacts saying saying that all decisions are taken collectively and this "cherry-picking" is not correct.

Jun 17, 2019, 8:28 am IST

On June 19, Modi has invited presidents of all parties who have representatives in either house to discuss the matter of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies.

Jun 17, 2019, 8:29 am IST

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on Monday after the national elections that ended on May 23, during which the government will present the Union budget and introduce several key bills.

Jun 17, 2019, 8:37 am IST

Meanwhile, the budget will be presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 5. The interim budget was announced ahead of the elections in February.

Jun 17, 2019, 8:37 am IST

Ahead of the parliament session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an all-party meeting on Sunday to seek support on the smooth running of parliament. In a tweet, he called the meeting "fruitful".

Jun 17, 2019, 8:38 am IST

The BJP also held its parliamentary party meet with Prime Minister Modi assuring Indians that his government will be at the forefront of facilitating legislation that manifests the spirit of "sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas".

Jun 17, 2019, 8:38 am IST

A day before the first session of the newly-constituted 17th Lok Sabha, a meeting of the NDA was also held here.

Jun 17, 2019, 8:40 am IST

The first two days of the session will be used for administering oath of office to all Lok Sabha MPs. The oath will be administered by protem speaker Virender Kumar. The speaker will be elected on June 19 and the next day the president will address a joint sitting of both Houses.

Jun 17, 2019, 8:40 am IST

According to report, the Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha will comprise 30 sittings spread over 40 days. The Rajya Sabha will sit 27 times over a span of 37 days.

Jun 17, 2019, 8:41 am IST

Among the bills likely to be introduced in this session is one that would make the practice of Triple Talaq illegal. The Congress has decided to oppose the bill, but the Janata Dal (United), an ally of the BJP, has also signalled its opposition. The Centre had on June 12 approved an ordinance for the bill after the previous one lapsed on June 3.

Jun 17, 2019, 9:04 am IST

The Centre will also introduce the The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, based on the amendments in the ordinance President Ram Nath Kovind had promulgated on March 2.

Jun 17, 2019, 9:04 am IST

The Monsoon Session will end on July 26.

Jun 17, 2019, 9:30 am IST

The cabinet is likely to this week approve proposed amendments in the three-decades-old motor vehicles law. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill seeks to amend more than five dozen sections and introduce more than 20 new sections.

Jun 17, 2019, 10:04 am IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the BJP leader of the House in the Lok Sabha. Rajnath Singh will be BJP's deputy leader in Lok Sabha. Justice Minister Thawarchand Gehlot has been named the party's Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha with Piyush Goyal being his deputy. Main opposition party Congress has yet to decide its leader in both Houses of Parliament. Sonia Gandhi, however, has been elected as leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party.

Jun 17, 2019, 10:05 am IST

Thawar Chand Gehlot, leader of BJP in Rajya Sabha ahead of parliament session said,''I would request ruling party as well as opposition parties that any problem can be resolved through discussions. So, during the session, parties should make an effort to find solutions''

Jun 17, 2019, 10:28 am IST

BJP MP Virendra Kumar takes oath as the Protem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Jun 17, 2019, 10:35 am IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking to media outside the Parliament ahead of the first session said,''Today, a new session is starting, there are new hopes and dreams with the beginning of this session. Since independence, this Lok Sabha elections saw highest number of women voters and women MPs.''

Jun 17, 2019, 10:45 am IST

Modi said,''After several decades, a govt has won absolute majority for the second term. People have given us the chance to serve the country again. I request all the parties to support the decisions that are in favour of people.''

Jun 17, 2019, 10:45 am IST

''When we come to Parliament, we should forget Paksh and Vipaksh. We should think about issues with a ‘Nishpaksh spirit’ and work in the larger interest of the nation,'' the Prime Minister said ahead of the Parliament session.

Jun 17, 2019, 10:46 am IST

"The role of an active Opposition is important. Opposition need not bother about their numbers. I hope they will speak actively and participate in house proceedings," PM said.

Jun 17, 2019, 11:16 am IST

Congress’ Kerala MP Suresh Kodikunnil takes oath as member of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Jun 17, 2019, 11:16 am IST

BJP MP and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes oath as member of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Jun 17, 2019, 11:16 am IST

BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah takes oath as member of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Jun 17, 2019, 11:39 am IST

Union Minister and BJP MP Nitin Gadkari takes oath as member of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Jun 17, 2019, 11:39 am IST

Union Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal MP from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes oath as member of the 17th Lok Sabha

Jun 17, 2019, 11:39 am IST

BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Smriti Zubin Irani takes oath as member of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Jun 17, 2019, 11:40 am IST

Tejasvi Surya,BJP MP at Parliament said,''It's a great institution which has shaped country's past, present & future. I'm entering it with lot of gratitude for people who've elected me&also with sense of idealism to ensure Bharat Mata reaches pinnacle of glory which it's destined to do.''

Jun 17, 2019, 11:40 am IST

BJP MPs Sunny Deol, Tejasvi Surya and Ravi Kishan arrive at the Parliament, to take oath as member of th 17th Lok Sabha

Jun 17, 2019, 11:40 am IST

BJP MP from Bihar's Madhubani, Dr. Ashok Kumar Yadav arrives at the Parliament wearing a stole and a cap with traditional Madhubani art

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Jun 17, 2019, 11:40 am IST

Union Ministers and BJP MPs Dr Harsh Vardhan and Dr Jitendra Singh took oath in Sanskrit and Dogri, respectively, as members of 17th Lok Sabha.

Jun 17, 2019, 11:41 am IST

Ravi Shankar Prasad takes oath