Union Minister for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply that 481 cases have been reported to Delhi Police for false promises by touts to tourists in the national capital in one year and current year till July 15.
Witnessing uproarious scenes in Lok Sabha, since the Monsoon session began, from Opposition and treasury benches Speaker Om Birla has decided to refrain from chairing the Lower House untill the members behave in accordance with the dignity of the House, sources said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in Parliament in the ongoing Monsoon session.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the Opposition delegation, who visited violence-hit Manipur, and other floor leaders will apprise President Droupadi Murmu, who herself belongs to a tribal community, about the situation of strife-torn state.
Stormy scenes are likely in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the members debate The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was introduced the day before.
"Prime Minister is not willing to come to Parliament and speak at the House. Instead he is busy in campaigning for the upcoming elections. He is going to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh," Mallikarjun Kharge said.
"They do not agree that we are not satisfied with their work. When the Government itself has been challenged, no bill should be passed, in such a situation substantive motion shouldn't be passed," Digvijaya Singh said.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday slammed the Central government over the bill to replace the ordinance on the control of services in Delhi and said that bill is unconstitutional, immoral and undemocratic.
Adamant on the demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament on the Manipur situation, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday sought to know when he will discuss the "serious issue".
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said since the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill has not been introduced in Parliament, the question of considering it in committee does not arise.