Today in Parliament, the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha amid the Opposition led by Congress staging a walkout.
Speaking on the SPG Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah said SPG security is meant for the head of the state only.
Here are the main highlights from the Parliament:
- Home Minister Amit Shah said the Bill was not brought keeping in mind the Gandhi family and that even current Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security under SPG would be removed if he does not return to power after five years.
- The BJP MPs asked for an apology from Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over his description of Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah as “infiltrators” and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as “Nirbala”.
- RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha, objecting Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 said in Rajya Sabha, “In 1984, we lost Indira Gandhi. The other day there was some breach in the house of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. Some people in the media said they were from the same party. But a breach is a breach. After all, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own bodyguard.”
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- The government’s ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ initiative that will largely cover migrant labourers and daily wagers will come into force across the country from June 1, 2020, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday.
- Parliament passed Bill to merge two Union Territories — Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
- BJP MP from Mathura, Hema Malini on rape & murder of woman veterinarian in Telangana: Every day we are hearing these things happening to women, women being harassed. My suggestion is to keep the culprits in jail permanently, once they go in jail they should not be released at all.
BJP MP from Mathura, Hema Malini on rape & murder of woman veterinarian in Telangana: Everyday we are hearing these things happening to women, women being harassed. My suggestion is to keep the culprits in jail permanently, once they go in jail they should not be released at all. pic.twitter.com/WvonagkXhk
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2019
- Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs Sanjay Singh and Sushil Gupta hold protest in Parliament premises against rise in onion prices. MP Sanjay Singh says, “32000 tonnes onions rotted away, why didn’t Centre take action? You can let onions rot away but cannot sell it at lower prices?”
Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs Sanjay Singh and Sushil Gupta hold protest in Parliament premises against rise in onion prices. MP Sanjay Singh says, “32000 tonnes onions rotted away, why didn’t Centre take action? You can let onions rot away but cannot sell it at lower prices?” pic.twitter.com/hBoDkGtGb3
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2019