In the Rajya Sabha, eight members, including TMC leader Derek O’Brien were suspended for creating a ruckus in the house on Sunday. However, these members refused to leave the house and continued to protest, despite several adjournments of the house.
MPs Derek O Brien, Sanjay Singh, Raju Satav, KK Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain, and Elamaran Karim have been suspended from the house for a week. However, they refused to accept the suspension and staged a dharna near the Gandhi statue in the lawns after the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day.
Earlier in the day, chairman M Venkaiah Naidu condemned the behaviour of opposition leaders and also rejected a notice for no-confidence motion against deputy chairman Harivansh on the grounds that proper procedure was not followed.
After being five adjournments due to the protests, the proceedings were adjourned till Tuesday.
West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee condemned the suspension of MPs and tweeted, “Suspension of the 8 MPs who fought to protect farmers interests is unfortunate & reflective of this autocratic Govt’s mindset that doesn’t respect democratic norms & principles. We won’t bow down & we’ll fight this fascist Govt in Parliament & on the streets. #BJPKilledDemocracy.”
Eleven bills were up for discussion in the upper house.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020
Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020
Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote after a detailed debate. Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Eknath Shinde and JD(U) MP Kaushalendra Kumar participated in the debate on the Centre’s Epidemic Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020 and supported the proposed legislation on Monday.
Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed the house that the govt has hiked the MSP for wheat by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 1,975 per quintal.
Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said about the agriculture bills, “Discussions on how to run the markets smoothly in the wake of the three farm bills, passed by the Parliament, were done. It was also discussed that how do the produce be purchased on MSP. Government has decided that all produce will be sold in the market at 1% fee instead of the previous 4% fee.”
Advocating the bills, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “It is our great privilege to work for the welfare of our farmers. In line with our ethos of taking farmer-friendly measures, the Cabinet has taken another historic decision to raise MSP. Crores of farmers will benefit from this. Higher MSP will empower farmers and contribute to doubling of their income.”
Lok Sabha passed The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020.