Lok Sabha Session LIVE updates: PM Modi begins his address on Motion of Thanks

Lok Sabha Session LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address

Lok Sabha Session LIVE updates: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Parliament.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha shortly.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: “Very senior member Thiru Thol Thirumavalavan has spoken. He’s requesting the Union Govt to invoke provisions given in the Constitution, particularly referring to the Preamble, to bring in prohibition and also to ensure that there are no drugs in the country.

It’s a very noble cause and I really appreciate the point he has raised here. But the party with which he’s in alliance with in Tamil Nadu, which is in power there, saw more 56 people die due to consumption of illegal liquor. He should first preach there. Drug abuse is rampant in Tamil Nadu. He should tell there first rather than telling us,” says Union finance minister Sitharaman in Lok Sabha.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: DMK Rajya Sabha member P Wilson urged the central government on Tuesday to either abolish the medical entrance exam NEET or approve Tamil Nadu’s NEET exemption Bill, which seeks to exclude the state from participating in the competitive exam.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting Hindus during his Lok Sabha speech on Tuesday. He demanded that Gandhi and the Congress apologise to the people of the country for his remarks. Saini also attacked several Congress leaders for defending Gandhi’s speech instead of guiding him to enhance his knowledge and uphold parliamentary dignity.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: During the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the president’s address, opposition members criticised BJP leaders for their “arrogance” and “vindictiveness” during elections, which they claimed had diminished Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity. Trinamool Congress member Kalyan Banerjee said that the recent Lok Sabha elections had brought about a shift, resulting in “an unstable government and a robust opposition” in the country.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: Opposition upset as first time non-Congress leader, a ‘chai-wala’ became PM for third term, said PM Modi in NDA meeting.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: Regarding the expunged portions of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s speech, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury commented, “Why did they expunge it? What did they find so intense? Whatever Rahul Gandhi said is right. As a Hindu, I am saying that a real Hindu is not violent. These people are making noise, claiming this is wrong and that is wrong. Mallikarjun Kharge’s speech was also expunged. They are running the House as they please. We will make them listen to the voice of the people.”

Parliament Session LIVE: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered oath to the elected Member of Rajya Sabha, P P Suneer of CPI from Kerala.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: During the Lok Sabha proceedings, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said, “Is this social justice that only 4% of Muslims win and come to Parliament? In this House, the number of OBC MPs is equal to the number of upper-caste MPs. And out of 14% Muslims, only 4% win. Since June 4, six Muslims have been mob lynched. Eleven homes in Madhya Pradesh have been bulldozed. In Himachal Pradesh, a Muslim’s shop was looted.”

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed in Parliament that the Lok Sabha polls were conducted in seven phases to accommodate Prime Minister Modi and Amit Shah’s travel plans to all states.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma criticised LoP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, accusing him of insulting Hindus during his Lok Sabha speech. He claimed that Gandhi consistently disparages Hindus for political gain and to appease a specific community.

Lok Sabha Session 2024 LIVE updates: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks in Parliament. He suggested that Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge should discuss the matter with Gandhi regarding his resignation.

“Several Congress leaders, including senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Lakshman Singh, have expressed disagreement with what Rahul Gandhi said in Parliament. I think Mallikarjun Kharge should gather details of this and speak with Rahul Gandhi regarding his resignation,” CM Yadav told reporters on Tuesday.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE updates: BJP MP Jagdish Shettar commented on the situation in Karnataka, saying, “In Karnataka, there is an unstable government. Infighting between the chief minister and deputy chief minister shows that the government lacks stability. The chief minister has lost control over the administration. Corruption is rampant across the state, and people are suffering.”

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE updates: On being nominated as the NDA candidate from Bihar for Rajya Sabha, Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president Upendra Kushwaha said, “The NDA alliance has collectively taken this decision. I thank PM Modi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, and all senior leaders of the NDA alliance.”

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers protested against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai for his remarks made in Parliament. They were seen holding posters of Rahul Gandhi with a cross sign as a symbol of protest.

Meanwhile, BJP Yuva Morcha national president Tejasvi Surya announced that the BJP Yuva Morcha will hold protests outside Congress offices across the country on Tuesday in response to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Hindu’ comment made in Parliament on Monday.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha today at around 4pm.

Parliament Session 2024 LIVE updates: “From the opposition side, if any of our members has violated any rule while speaking, they can give notice,” Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said in Lok Sabha while in discussing on the motion of thanks brought on the President’s address.

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj moved a notice under Direction 115 in Lok Sabha over LoP Rahul Gandhi’s speech. She alleged that LoP Rahul Gandhi “made several inaccurate statements” in his speech yesterday.

The notice states, “The abovementioned statements made by LoP in the Lok Sabha are factually incorrect and misleading in nature and hence appropriate proceedings ought to be initiated as provided under Rule 115. I therefore pray that you kindly take cognizance of the deliberate inaccuracies made by Rahul Gandhi and take necessary action.”

In Lok Sabha, Congress MP KC Venugopal says, “Delhi Airport roof collapsed, Jabalpur Airport roof collapse, Rajkot Airport canopy collapse, conditions of roads in Ayodhya is bad, leakage in Ram Mandir, cracks in Mumbai Harbour link road, three new bridges collapsed in Bihar, Pragati maidan tunnel submerged, all these constructions during the NDA period have collapsed. Under their rule, every building is under the threat of collapsing… I am challenging the Prime Minister to inquire about the electoral bonds… One of the biggest scams the country ever saw is the electoral bond scam… “

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday shot off a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanding that he restore the expunged portions of his maiden speech as the Leader of the Opposition. The senior leader alleged that a considerable portion of his speech was chopped off from the proceedings of the House under the garb of expunction. Read more.

PM Modi today urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) lawmakers to spend more time participating in parliamentary affairs, refrain from speaking to media out of turn, and focus on working as a team.

Addressing a meeting of the NDA parliamentary party, Modi called the Lok Sabha results a big win for the alliance. He added only the Opposition’s “arrogant alliance” or ghamandiya gathbandhan was reluctant to accept the verdict. Modi, who previously used to only address BJP lawmakers, said only one family has a problem accepting NDA’s return to power for the third time in a row. He did not take any names. Read more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha at 4:00pm.

On LoP Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Lok Sabha, Shashi Tharoor tells PTI: “I didn’t find anything wrong in what Rahul Gandhi said in Parliament. He said, pointing towards the BJP people, that there are people who call themselves Hindu, but indulge in spreading hatred and violence. We have been seeing this in politics that people misuse the name of ‘Hindutva’ without knowing much about it, without knowing what Swami Vivekananda taught us.”

AAP leader Sanjay Singh tells PTI on reports of portion of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha speech being expunged: “Rahul Gandhi has raised all the important issues of the country. I think removing those parts would not be right.”

“We are in favour of caste census…We can never accept the Agniveer scheme. When the INDIA alliance comes to power, the Agniveer scheme will be scrapped…Legal guarantee of MSP on crops has not be implemented. Horticulture crops should also be given MSP…” says Akhilesh Yadav in Lok Sabha.

On EVMs, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav says, “…I didn’t trust EVMs yesterday, and I don’t trust them today. Even if I win 80 out of 80 seats, I still won’t trust them…The issue of EVMs has not died.”

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in the Lok Sabha: “The people are saying that this government won’t run. It was a moral victory for the INDIA bloc in the (Lok Sabha) elections. It was a victory of positive politics.”

RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha on portions of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha speech being expunged: “You can remove a portion from (House) the proceedings, but not from the memory. He (Rahul Gandhi) said that no individual or organisation can be a contractor of a religion.”

Discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address has resumed in the Lok Sabha. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is addressing the House.

On portions of his speech expunged, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi tells reporters: “In Modi ji’s world, truth can be expunged. But in reality, the truth can’t be expunged. I said what I had to say, that is the truth. They can expunge as much as they want. Truth is truth.”

“Yesterday, the way Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi behaved… he insulted the Speaker and spoke against the rules. Our NDA MPs should not behave against the set rules. It is a learning for all of us,” says Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, according to PTI.

After the NDA parliamentary party meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told reporters that Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the MPs to serve the nation.

“…Today, PM gave us a mantra which is very important. He said that every MP has been elected to the House to serve the nation. Irrespective of the party they belong to, service to the nation is our first responsibility. Every NDA MP has to work by prioritising the country, this is what the PM urged. Secondly, the PM guided us well regarding the conduct of MPs. He said that every MP should present the matters of their constituency in the House very well as per rules,” he said, according to ANI.

The parliamentary meeting of the NDA has concluded, reports ANI. Proceedings of the Parliament will begin at 11am.

Samajwadi Party MP from UP’s Faizabad (Ayodhya) Awadhesh Prasad tells ANI: “I can’t say much on the intelligence of BJP people but Rahul Gandhi did not make any objectionable comments on the entire Hindu community. Arre hum bhi toh Hindu samaj mein aate hain, bhai!…”

PM Modi was welcomed by the ruling bloc’s MPs at NDA’s parliamentary meeting in Delhi. Watch the video.

The NDA parliamentary party meeting is currently underway, with PM Narendra Modi set to address the leading bloc MPs soon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also arrived for NDA’s parliamentary meeting in the Parliament premises.

On Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Parliament, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says: “LoP Rahul Gandhi ji has not said anything wrong about Hindus and the Hindu community…He said that Modi ji is not Hindutva and BJP is not the entire Hindu community.”

BJP MP and Union Minister Amit Shah has arrived for the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting, reports ANI.

NDA leaders such as Giriraj Singh, Milind Deora, Kangana Ranaut and Jayant Chaudhary are at the Parliament premises for NDA’s parliamentary meeting, reports ANI.

Several portions of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the House on Monday have been expunged. These include his comments on Hindus, and PM Narendra Modi-BJP-RSS among others.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a battery of top ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, intervened while Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi made allegations at the government during a highly charged debate on the President’s speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

This was the first time that Modi intervened during any MP’s speech in the House during his tenure as Prime Minister from 2014 onwards. Read more.

Rahul Gandhi’s first major speech as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha lasted 62 minutes, covered a wide sweep of hot-button issues from the ethnic conflict in Manipur to the NEET controversy, the Agnipath scheme for recruitment to the armed forces to the farm crisis, and inflation to the politics of hate, and provoked interventions from senior leaders on the treasury benches including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, and defence minister Rajnath Singh. Read more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will also reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha.

Ahead of the Parliament Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) parliamentary party meeting at 9:30am.

After winning his third term in office, this will be his first address to the ruling bloc’s MPs.

Proceedings of both Houses of Parliament will commence at 11am.