Parliament LIVE: Ruckus over Rahul Gandhi’s London remarks continues as govt adamant on his apology

Budget Session of Parliament: The second phase of the budget session of Parliament began on Monday (March 13) and will continue till April 6. The BJP-Congress tussle escalated on the first day of the second phase of the budget session, with BJP MPs demanding an apology from Gandhi. The Adani-Hindenburg issue drew a backlash from opposition benches demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe. After the tributes were delivered in the House, Defense Minister and Deputy Leader of the Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh stood up and alleged that Gandhi had tried to defame India through his comments about Indian democracy in London. The opposition Congress also protested strongly and raised a lot of noise in the House. Meanwhile, the second part of the budget session will focus on demand for grants and passing of the Union Budget. According to records, around 26 bills are currently pending in the Rajya Sabha and around 9 are to be passed in the Lok Sabha. Two bills – the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Public Trust (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 were referred to a joint committee by the government in the last winter session and are currently being examined by the panel. is . The government will also list the Biodiversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was scrutinized by the Joint Committee of Parliament.

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