New Delhi: The opening day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament had been a stormy one as the Lok Sabha on Wednesday accepted the no-confidence motion against government moved by Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP.
Lok Sabha will hold discussions on the no-confidence motion over the Andhra Pradesh special status row on Friday.
Here’s the Parliament WATCH:
13:10
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2:10 pm
13:00
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM.
12:26
Shashi Tharoor raises the attack on his constituency office in Kerala saying that the vandalism was not against a party member but against the idea of India and its democracy. He also demanded action against those who indulge in such kind of vandalism
12:15
No-confidence motion against government moved by Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP in Lok Sabha accepted
Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted the no-confidence motions raised against the government. She added that the date and time for motion will be decided later. Rajya Sabha, meanwhile, reconvened after brief adjournment.
11:50
Congress says no-confidence motion moved against govt
Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia says in Lok Sabha: “The government which led farmers to commit suicide, under whose regime women are being raped everyday…we move a no-confidence motion against you.”
11:46
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 pm after TDP leaders protested, demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh
11:31
Opposition raises slogan in Lok Sabha against the government over mob lynching, Dalit atrocities
As Speaker Sumitra Mahajan began taking questions during the Question Hour, few MPs from the Opposition created ruckus by raising slogans over mob lynching, Dalit atrocities etc. Meanwhile, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, author Rakesh Sinha and sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra took their oath today as nominated members of Rajya Sabha.
11:13
TDP, YSRCP, Congress protested outside Parliament demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh
YSR Congress MPs protest at Gandhi statue in Parliament, demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. #MonsoonSession pic.twitter.com/oxKAIPgop8
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11:10
Sonal Mansingh, Rakesh Sinha take oath as nominated members of RS
#MonsoonSession2018 | Classical Dancer Sonal Mansingh, Author Rakesh Sinha and Sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra take oath as nominated members of Rajya Sabha https://t.co/ofk1qjZe2A pic.twitter.com/WpD7FzyZK6
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Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, author Rakesh Sinha and sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra take oath as nominated members of Rajya Sabha.