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Articles tagged under: Monsoon Session of Parliament 2016
Highly productive Monsoon session of Parliament ends; GST was highlight
August 12, 2016
New Delhi: Passage of the long-pending GST bill and a unanimous resolution on Kashmir were the highlights of the "highly productive" Monsoon session of Parliament which was adjourned sine die today after 20 sittings. The session also witnessed an Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann being barred from attending the Lok Sabha after he filmed and uploaded a video of Parliament complex on social media, an episode which is being probed into by a Parliamentary Committee set up by Speaker Sumit...Read More
Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks on recent Kashmir violence in Rajya Sabha
July 18, 2016New Delhi:Rejecting 'plebiscite' demands as an "outdated" idea, the government today asserted that Kashmiris are "our own people" who are being "misguided" as it blamed Pakistan for the unrest in the valley and said all parties will be taken along in dealing with the situation. The issue of 10-day-old unrest in Kashmir resonated in Rajya Sabha on the opening day of the Monsoon session, with the House taking up urgent discussion during which the opposition slammed the government and presse...Read More
PM’s statement to media on Monsoon Session beginning today
July 18, 2016New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today reached parliament as monsoon session begins today. He said it is 70th anniversary of independence on this 15th August and the session is starting just ahead of that. Remembering all those who gave life for freedom, all should work shoulder to shoulder in the Monsoon session of Parliament to take the country forward, the Prime Minister said adding that, "government has held talks with various political parties over the past few days separate...Read More
On eve of Parliament session, PM reaches out to opposition
July 17, 2016
New Delhi:Reaching out to the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought its cooperation in the passage of GST bill even as it asserted that government will be targeted over developments in Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir during Parliament's Monsoon Session starting tomorrow. As sparks are set to fly in Parliament over a range of issues, Modi also urged all the political parties to keep national interests above any other considerations. "We represent both the people and parties and t...Read More
Broad consensus has emerged over GST, says Venkaiah Naidu
July 17, 2016
Chennai/Coimbatore: Claiming a "broad consensus" on the long pending GST Bill, Union Minister M Venkiah Naidu today said the Centre was "very serious" about its passage in the monsoon session of parliament, but virtually rejected Congress' demand for a tax rate cap terming it "not feasible and advisable". The Union Urban Development Minister said the government was pursuing the matter with "all parties concerned" and he expected it to be passed in the monsoon session of Parliament beginning t...Read More
Monsoon session of parliament to begin tomorrow
July 17, 2016
New Delhi: Monsoon session of parliament will begin tomorrow. It will continue till 12 August. 11 bills are likely to come before Lok Sabha while 45 before Rajya Sabha during the session. 122nd constitutional amendment for Goods and Services Tax(GST) will attract attention throughout the session. The government is hopeful of a breakthrough on the key GST bill, which it wants passed during the session, following a recent meeting between senior ministers and top Congress leaders. The two sides ar...Read More
