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Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed uproar for the second consecutive day on the issue of alleged surveillance and phone tapping of Cabinet Ministers, with Opposition forcing two adjournments during the Question Hour. Members from Congress insisted on a probe into the matter even as Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu tried to pacify them, saying Home Minister Rajnath Singh has already clarified that there was no truth in such reports.
Three CMs occupying govt bungalows in capital
Three Chief Ministers are occupying government bungalows in the capital, Rajya Sabha was informed today. Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan, Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh and Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat are occupying 11 Race Course Road, 1 Jantar Mantar Road and 9 Teen Murti Lane respectively in Delhi, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said in a written reply.
Bringing pol parties under RTI would hamper their working, government inform Rajya Sabha
Bringing political parties under the ambit of the Right to Information Act would hamper their internal working and political rivals may misuse the law thus adversely affecting functioning of the political parties, Rajya Sabha was informed today. In a written reply, Minister of State for Personnel and Training Jitendra Singh said no representation from the political parties opposing the Central Information Commission order, bringing six national parties under RTI, has been received in the department. In a written reply, Minister of State for Personnel and Training Jitendra Singh said no representation from the political parties opposing the Central Information Commission order, bringing six national parties under RTI, has been received in the department.
Row over UPSC examination pattern again reverberated in the Lok Sabha
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Samajwadi Party member Dharmendra Yadav condemned the lathi-charge against students agitating on the issue and wanted an early resolution.
Amid cries of 'shame, shame' from the opposition benches, he said the police have come down so hard on the agitating students that two of them were missing while three others were hospitalised in a serious condition.
Mobile banking to be made available on all kinds of mobile phones: Jaitley
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM after Congress, SP insist for discussion on the bugging issue.
Rajya Sabha adjourned twice during Question Hour after uproar over Union Minister Nitin Gadkari bugging row.
The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday gave a new ruling on Rule 377 under which MPs have a right to raise Matters related to Urgent Public Importance. She said that MP will now have to make a Statement on the floor of the House on the issues they want to raise under this Rule.
Earlier, under Rule 377, MPs had to table their statement on the floor of the House. But after Speaker's ruling today, MPs will have to now read their statement word by word.
Parliament Schedule
LOK SABHA
1. Discussion on flood and drought situation in the country
RAJYA SABHA
1. Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008
