Parliament LIVE updates: Rajya Sabha convenes for the day

Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad speaks at Rajya Sabha through the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (RSTV/PTI Photo)
Opposition members on Tuesday requested the federal government in Lok Sabha to shun its “arrogance” over the three new farm legal guidelines and repeal them. Refering to “Khalistani” and “Maoists” barbs utilized by some individuals towards the protesting farmers, Congress’ Preneet Kaur mentioned this was flawed and the “black laws” ought to be repealed.
Speaking concerning the Uttrakhand glacier burst in Parliament, Union Minister Amit Shah Tuesday mentioned that the central and native groups are leaving no stone unturned in coping with it and aiming to avoid wasting as many lives as doable. Giving out particulars of the rescue operation, Shah mentioned that 450 jawans of ITBP, 5 groups of NDRF, 8 groups of Indian Army, a Navy workforce and 5 IAF helicopters are engaged in search and rescue operations.” The Centre has additionally given Rs 4 lakh compensation to the kin of the diseased, he added.
Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad in his retirement speech attributed his success to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and mentioned that he was proud to be a “Hindustani Musalman”(Indian Muslim) and characterize the minority group in a rustic like India. Azad expressed gratitude to alternatives given to him below the management of former PM Rajeev Gandhi, Congress occasion president Sonia Gandhi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. He additionally thanked the Prime Minister and different members for his or her respects.