Home Minister Amit Shah to reply on UAPA Amendment bill on Friday

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am Friday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reply to the UAPA amendment bill in the house tomorrow.

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday cleared the amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, with the government asserting that the spirit behind the law is not to allow companies to collapse. The Lower house also approved The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to provide a death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said the legislation aims at making offences against children gender-neutral.  

Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha passed The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019, which will replace the corruption-plagued Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body. The step has been described by the government as one of the biggest reforms for medical education in the country. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, was also moved in the Upper House. Rajya Sabha will also take up the Repealing and Amending Bill and Wage Code Bill on Friday. Lok Sabha will take up Jallianwala Bagh Bill, Dam safety Bill and Airports Authority Amendment Bill. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reply on the UAPA Amendment bill in the Lower house on Friday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a three-line whip for its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House tomorrow.

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01 August 2019

21:56 IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am Friday. Union Home minister Amit Shah to reply to the UAPA amendment bill in the house on Friday.

21:56 IST

Lok Sabha passed 27 bills in the ongoing session so far. Rajya Sabha passed 23 bills while there were 19 bills which were passed by both the houses. 

21:55 IST

Lok Sabha clears Pocso Amendment Bill and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

21:53 IST

During the debate over UAPA (Amendment) bill in Rajya Sabha, MDMK MP Vaiko calls it ‘draconian’.

18:17 IST

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kishen Reddy to move Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha. 

18:16 IST

Rajya Sabha passes National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill.  The bill will now go to the Lok Sabha again as two amendments need to be approved by the house. 

17:38 IST

DMK MP Kanimozhi calls for stringent provisions against child prostitution in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill.

बिल में बाल वेश्यावृत्ति के लिए भी प्रावधान करने की जरुरत हैः के कनिमोझी, डीएमके pic.twitter.com/VO7MIOLGFl

— Lok Sabha TV (@loksabhatv) August 1, 2019

17:04 IST

Dr Harsh Vardhan is replying to the debate on the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill. The Union Minister says NEET counselling is completely transparent and also thanks senior Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad for his ‘valuable’ suggestions.

17:03 IST

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan moves NMC bill in Rajya Sabha. The bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha. Discussion on the bill currently underway in the house.

16:55 IST

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani introduces the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha, the discussion on the bill underway in the house.

16:53 IST

The Lok Sabha passes the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill.

The #LokSabha passes The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill pic.twitter.com/TE05nLd5ur

— Lok Sabha TV (@loksabhatv) August 1, 2019

12:25 IST

Dr Harshavardhan tables the National Medical Commission Bill in Rajya Sabha

11:53 IST

Congress CWC meet to take place after Parliament Session, no agenda decided yet says party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.

11:40 IST

Congress MP K Suresh and two other party MPs give Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over "accident of Unnao rape victim, showing absolute lawlessness of Uttar Pradesh government and the observation of Chief Justice of India on the issue"

11:40 IST

Trinamool Congress MP, Saugata Roy gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over "harassment by Income Tax Department leading to owner/founder of Café Coffee Day, V G Siddhartha's death"

11:38 IST

"Since I was chosen to be the Speaker it's my responsibility to see that I run House with the consensus of all MPs. As you requested, I'll see to it personally that before a Bill is listed all MPs are informed about it a day in advance so you prepare for it," Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said.

10:24 IST

Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Manish Tewari, and Gaurav Gogoi give Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over "privatisation of airports".

10:10 IST

G V L Narasimha Rao, BJP MP gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over "establishment of a major port at Ramayapatnam, Andhra Pradesh". 

10:04 IST

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP, Manoj Jha gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over "setting aside the principle of social justice in the ongoing admission process at universities". 

10:04 IST

Congress party issues a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs, asking them to be present in the House from 11 AM till the adjournment of the House from August 1-7.

08:36 IST

In an effort to cut down costs, the Lok Sabha will become paperless from next session. READ MORE

08:22 IST

BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav, gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over "alleged disrespect shown to Hindi and other languages in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) competitive exams".

08:14 IST

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani will table the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which pushed for more stringent punishment for committing sexual crimes against children including death penalty.

08:12 IST

In Lok Sabha, Finance Minister will move the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019, while Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will move The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment)
Bill, 2019.

07:57 IST

In the Rajya Sabha, Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan will move the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019. Home Minister Amit Shah will move the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, while Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019.