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Winter Session updates: Both Houses adjourned sine die amid uproar over ‘rape in India’ remark

By Anuj Cariappa

| Updated: Friday, December 13, 2019, 17:10 [IST]

New Delhi, Dec 13: The Lok Sabha recorded productivity of 116 per cent in the winter session while for Rajya Sabha it was at 99 per cent. During the session, 18 bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha. Fourteen bills were passed by the Lower House while 15 bills were passed by Rajya Sabha. Overall, 15 bills were passed by both Houses of Parliament.

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2:27 PM, 13 Dec

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi: In the winter session, Lok Sabha passed 14 bills and the Rajya Sabha passed 15 bills. Productivity was 116% in Lok Sabha and 100% in Rajya Sabha

2:11 PM, 13 Dec

"I am overall happy for this session, but for the small disappointment which also could have been avoided," M Venkaiah Naidu told the House during his valedictory address at the completion of the 250th session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in the house during the valedictory remarks.

2:10 PM, 13 Dec

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

2:07 PM, 13 Dec

Maharashtra Minister and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat on being asked if Maharashtra will implement Citizenship Amendment Act: We will follow the policy of our party's central leadership.

2:07 PM, 13 Dec

BJP delegation comprising senior leaders Smriti Irani and Saroj Pandey to meet Election Commission later today

12:58 PM, 13 Dec

Gandhi said,''I have a clip on my phone in which Narendra Modi ji is calling Delhi a 'rape capital', will tweet it so that everyone can see. Just to deflect attention from protests in North East, this is being made an issue by BJP.''

12:50 PM, 13 Dec

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on BJP demands apology from him for his 'rape in India' remark

12:46 PM, 13 Dec

Rajya Sabha adjourned

12:09 PM, 13 Dec

Lok Sabha adjourned again for 15 minutes

12:09 PM, 13 Dec

Defence Min Rajnath Singh said,''Mein toh ahat hua hun, poora desh ahat hua hai. Kya aise log sadan mein aa sakte hain jo aise shabd istemaal karte hain? Kya unko poore sadan hi nahi balki poore desh se maafi nahi mangni chahiye.''

12:01 PM, 13 Dec

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee said Gandhi had insulted women by making remarks that 'Make in India' had become "rape in India". She said all men were not rapists. There was commotion in the House as BJP members raised slogans seeking apology from Gandhi.

12:01 PM, 13 Dec

Meghwal said Gandhi's remarks in Jharkhand's Godda district on Thursday were condemnable and he should apologise in the House. Meghwal said there had been precedents where members have apologised in the Lok Sabha for remarks made outside the House.

12:01 PM, 13 Dec

As soon as Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to the those who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said several BJP members had given notices of adjournment against Gandhi's remarks and they be allowed to speak.

12:01 PM, 13 Dec

The BJP on Friday launched a blistering attack in the Lok Sabha on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his reported rape remarks and sought his apology.

11:59 AM, 13 Dec

Meanwhile, Peace Party has filed a writ petition against Citizenship Amendment Act in Supreme Court

11:58 AM, 13 Dec

DMK leader Kanimozhi on Rahul Gandhi's 'rape in India' remark said,''PM said 'Make in India', which we respect, but what is happening in country? That is what Rahul Gandhi intended to say. Unfortunately Make in India is not happening&women in the country are being raped. This is a concern.''

11:41 AM, 13 Dec

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm after uproar over Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape in India' remark

11:22 AM, 13 Dec

Union Minister Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha on Rahul Gandhi's 'rape in India' remark: This is first time in history that a leader is giving a clarion call that Indian women should be raped. Is this Rahul Gandhi's message to the people of the country?

11:22 AM, 13 Dec

Uproar in Lok Sabha over Rahul Gandhi's 'rape in India' remark, BJP MPs demand apology.

11:22 AM, 13 Dec

Uproar in Lok Sabha over Rahul Gandhi's 'rape in India' remark, BJP MPs demand apology.

11:22 AM, 13 Dec

Congress and CPI has given Suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha regarding 'law and order situation in Assam, Tripura and the northeast due to Citizenship Amendment Act'.

11:04 AM, 13 Dec

Congress and Indian Union Muslim League have given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over 'Protest in Assam and other parts of the country against implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act'.

11:00 AM, 13 Dec

TMC MP Mahua Moitra's lawyer seeks urgent listing of her plea challenging amended Citizenship Act, SC asks him to go to mentioning officer.

10:20 AM, 13 Dec

RJD MP Manoj Jha has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over 'demand to revisit time allocation mechanism to provide smaller political parties adequate participation in debates in houses in Parliament'.

10:20 AM, 13 Dec

TDP MP K Ravindra Kumar has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over 'long pending criminal cases involving elected representative'.

10:20 AM, 13 Dec

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar to move The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha, today.

7:43 PM, 12 Dec

The Rajya Sabha passes the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019.

7:42 PM, 12 Dec

There were 163 ayes and 0 noes and 0 abstains for all clauses.

5:44 PM, 12 Dec

The Constitution (126th Amendment )Bill 2019 passed in Rajya Sabha

4:13 PM, 12 Dec

Assam BJP leader Jatin Bora resigns from the party.

7:41 AM, 18 Nov

During the winter session of Parliament, the government is also likely to bring the Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill to simplify the amendment process. Another important bill would be the Personal Data Protection Bill. This is aimed at protecting the personal data of citizens and also facilitate the growth of the digital economy.

7:56 AM, 18 Nov

The first session of Parliament after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in as PM for a second term was an eventful one. It was in that session that the decision to abrogate Article 370 was taken. The clearance of the landmark triple talaq bill also took place in that session. It has been dubbed as the most productive session since independence.

8:10 AM, 18 Nov

The winter session of Parliament begins on Monday and would go on until December 13.

8:26 AM, 18 Nov

The Parliament has been informed that an amendment to the Citizenship Act would be taken up during the winter session of Parliament. The Citizenship Amendment Bill is aimed at giving citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This figures in the tentative list of 35 bills that the parliamentary affairs ministry has sent to the legislative branch of the Lok Sabha.

8:35 AM, 18 Nov

The economic slowdown, situation in Jammu and Kashmir, and unemployment are likely to be the key issues over which the opposition will try and corner the government.

8:44 AM, 18 Nov

Besides the passage of the Citizenship (amendment) bill, the Union Government also plans to convert two crucial ordinances into law during the session. One is the ordinance reducing the corporate tax rate which was issued in September for new and domestic manufacturing companies. The FInance Ministery reduced corporate tax in a bid to arrest the slowdown in the economy.

8:45 AM, 18 Nov

The second ordinance, also issued in September, banned the sale, manufacture and storage of e-cigarettes and similar products.

8:45 AM, 18 Nov

The Parliament would also pay its tribute to Gurudas Dasgupta, a former member of both Houses who passed away on October 31.

8:59 AM, 18 Nov

The session today will open with obituary references to former Union Ministers, Arun Jaitley, Ram Jethmalani and Sushma Swaraj.

9:02 AM, 18 Nov

This is the second Parliament session of the BJP-led NDA government, which stormed to power in the Lok Sabha elections held in May.

9:12 AM, 18 Nov

The first session of Parliament after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in as PM for a second term was an eventful one. It was in that session that the decision to abrogate Article 370 was taken. The clearance of the landmark triple talaq bill also took place in that session. It was dubbed as the most productive session since independence.

9:16 AM, 18 Nov

Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, which proposes to amend the original Citizenship Act of 1956, was passed in the Lok Sabha in January but lapsed as the government did not table it in the Rajya Sabha. To become a law, a Bill must be passed by both the Houses of Parliament.

9:51 AM, 18 Nov

10:04 AM, 18 Nov

Meeting of meeting of the NDA parties on Sunday

Leaders of the NDA held a meeting last evening ahead of the start of Winter Session. Shiv Sena did not attend the meeting. Sena MPs would be sitting with the opposition MPs as they broke ties with the BJP a few days ago over government formation in Maharashtra. "Had a very good NDA meeting. Our alliance represents India’s diversity and the aspirations of 130 crore Indians. Together, we will leave no stone unturned in ushering a qualitative change in the lives of our farmers, youngsters, Nari Shakti and the poorest of the poor," OM Modi tweeted after the meeting of NDA leaders on Sunday evening.

10:15 AM, 18 Nov

This will be the 250th Sessioin of the Rajya Sabha. Also, November 26th is the Constitution Day, PM Modi says.

10:17 AM, 18 Nov

Our Constitution would complete 70 years on November 26 and it is a great achievement.....Looking forward for a productive session. This is the last session of the year and all parties must ensure that we make good use of it to have heakth debates and arguments, says PM Modi.

10:19 AM, 18 Nov

Hailing the completion of 70 years of the Indian Constitution, PM Modi upheld the "oneness and unity" of the country, adding that the ongoing session is the last one before the year 2019 concludes, says PM.

10:25 AM, 18 Nov

I hope this session will also see healthy discussions on all issues for the development of the nation, says PM Modi in the customary address before the beginning of a Parliament session.

10:26 AM, 18 Nov

In the past few days I had the opportunity to meet leaders of almost all political parties. The last session was phenomenal due to the support of & active participation all MPs, that is an achievement of not only the govt or the treasury bench but The entire Parliament, PM says.

10:30 AM, 18 Nov

We want frank discussions on all matter. It is important that there should be quality debates, there should be dialogues and discussions, everyone should contribute to enrich the discussions in the Parliament, PM Modi.

10:40 AM, 18 Nov

"In the last few days, we have got an opportunity to meet all the party leaders. Parliament sessions have been successful because of the support of all the MPs and this is a success of the entire Parliament. I thank all the MPs and I hope this session also works on the agenda of the progress of the nation," Prime Minister Modi says in his address before the beginning of the Winter Session.

10:40 AM, 18 Nov

Shiv Sena has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over the loss of crops due to heavy rainfall in Maharashtra.

11:19 AM, 18 Nov

"We also expect from the PM & the ruling party that all the issues concerning to the interest of the common people must be allowed to be discussed inside the Parliament. Parliament is meant for discussion, debate and dialogue, says Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary.

11:20 AM, 18 Nov

TMC has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over detention of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah.

11:21 AM, 18 Nov

Winter Session Begins. Lok Sabha pays tribute to Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ram Jethmalani.

11:21 AM, 18 Nov

Rajya Sabha remembers Jagannath Mishra, Arun Jaitley, Sukhdev Singh Libra, Ram Jethmalani, Gurudas Gupta - former and sitting members of the House who passed away.

11:27 AM, 18 Nov

Section 144 has been imposed near the Parliament ahead of the protest march by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union.

11:28 AM, 18 Nov

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi arrives at Parliament. The government recently withdrew SPG cover of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The government has accorded them Z plus security.

11:28 AM, 18 Nov

"It is incumbent upon the govt to run the House smoothly so that Opposition parties will be able to express their views, articulate their opinion in an appropriate manner. This is the essence of Parliamentary democracy," says leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury prior to the session.

11:47 AM, 18 Nov

TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas to pose the first question during the Question Hour.