Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid Congress’ ruckus over Agnipath, inflation, GST

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha proceedings have been adjourned for the day on the primary day of the Monsoon Session on Monday following sloganeering and disruption by Congress MPs over points like value rise and GST.

Earlier, a number of newly elected members of the higher House took oath.

As Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was making some observations, a number of Congress members trooped into the Well of the House and began elevating slogans.

“As some people have come determined not to allow the House to function and also enable members to go and vote in the Presidential election, I am adjourning the House for the day,” the Chairman stated as he adjourned the proceedings.

The House paid homage to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ex UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and former Kenayan president Mwai Kibaki.

Obituaries have been additionally paid to former members Kishore Kumar Mohanty, Robert Kharshiing, Ok Ok Veerappan and santoor participant Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.

Congress member Deepender Hooda has moved a discover below Rule 267 within the Rajya Sabha, demanding a dialogue on the Agnipath scheme after setting apart all different enterprise of the House.

He sought a dialogue on the Agnipath scheme, which he alleged has been “implemented across the country by the government unilaterally without any prior discussion and deliberation”.

Another Congress member, Shaktisinh Gohil, additionally moved an adjournment discover demanding speedy withdrawal of the scheme and saying that it isn’t good for the nation’s nationwide safety.

He claimed that the youth are agitated over the scheme and have been protesting in opposition to it.

Similarly, within the Lok Sabha, Congress member Manickam Tagore has moved an adjournment discover on the rise in costs of home LPG costs to Rs 1,053 per cylinder.

He has demanded that the federal government deliver down the costs of home LPG to ranges of 2014 and subsidies be offered to the beneficiaries of presidency schemes.

“The government should come forward to reduce the price of domestic cylinders and petroleum products in the country to ensure a standardised price at least for a year,” Tagore stated in his adjournment discover.

Congress MP KC Venugopal moved a suspension of enterprise discover below Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to debate inflation and the current enhance in GST of some important commodities.

“I hereby give a notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business listed for July 18, 2022. The record-breaking inflation in the country has worsened the situation of the common people amid a huge increase in the process of essential commodities including pulses, edible oils, LPG, petrol, diesel coupled with the recent increase in GST of many other essential commodities,” the discover reads.

The centre has determined to hike GST on important objects from as we speak.

Pre-packaged and labelled pulses, and cereals like rice, wheat, and flour (atta) will now entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when branded and packed in a unit container.

Other objects resembling curd, lassi, and puffed rice too would entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when pre-packaged and labelled.

The choice to hike GST on this stuff have been taken within the not too long ago held forty seventh GST Council assembly in Chandigarh.

It can be clarified {that a} single bundle of this stuff [cereals, pulses, flour) containing a amount of greater than 25 Kg or 25 litre wouldn’t fall within the class of a pre-packaged and labelled commodity for the needs of GST and would due to this fact not entice GST.

Other objects that shall be dearer are printing, writing or drawing ink, knives with reducing blades, paper knives, pencil sharpeners and blades, spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, and cake-servers. These objects would now entice 18 per cent as an alternative of 12 per cent.

LED lamps and photo voltaic water heaters too will entice 18 per cent tax.

Further, Tetra Pak (or aseptic packaging paper) used for packaging liquid drinks or dairy merchandise will now entice 18 per cent GST as an alternative of 12 per cent. Cut and Polished diamonds shall be taxed at 1.5 per cent in comparison with 0.25 per cent earlier.

Also, resort lodging charges as much as Rs 1000 per day will now be now taxed at 12 per cent,

On the opposite hand, tax on transport of products and passengers by ropeways would decline to five per cent from 18 per cent.

Renting of truck/items carriage the place the price of gas is included shall be cheaper because the tax is diminished to 12 per cent as an alternative of 18 per cent.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) flooring chief in Rajya Sabha, Elamaram Kareem additionally gave discover below rule 267 to droop enterprise and focus on the difficulty of value rise and imposition of 5 per cent GST on important objects.

The GST council has determined to hike the costs of a number of each day important objects from as we speak.

Pre-packaged and labelled pulses, and cereals like rice, wheat, and flour (atta) will now entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when branded and packed in a unit container.

Other objects resembling curd, lassi, and puffed rice too would entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when pre-packaged and labelled.

The choice to hike GST on this stuff have been taken within the not too long ago held forty seventh GST Council assembly in Chandigarh.

It can be clarified {that a} single bundle of this stuff [cereals, pulses, flour) containing a amount of greater than 25 Kg or 25 litre wouldn’t fall within the class of a pre-packaged and labelled commodity for the needs of GST and would due to this fact not entice GST.

Other objects that shall be dearer are printing, writing or drawing ink, knives with reducing blades, paper knives, pencil sharpeners and blades, spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, and cake-servers. These objects would now entice 18 per cent as an alternative of 12 per cent.

LED lamps and photo voltaic water heaters too will entice 18 per cent tax.

Further, Tetra Pak (or aseptic packaging paper) used for packaging liquid drinks or dairy merchandise will now entice 18 per cent GST as an alternative of 12 per cent. Cut and Polished diamonds shall be taxed at 1.5 per cent in comparison with 0.25 per cent earlier.

Also, resort lodging charges as much as Rs 1000 per day will now be now taxed at 12 per cent,

On the opposite hand, tax on transport of products and passengers by ropeways would decline to five per cent from 18 per cent.

Renting of truck/items carriage the place the price of gas is included shall be cheaper because the tax is diminished to 12 per cent as an alternative of 18 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha started on Monday with obituary references and new members taking oath, and was then adjourned until 2 pm so members might vote within the presidential ballot.

As the House met for the primary time within the Monsoon session of Parliament, three MPs, together with veteran Bollywood actor and Trinamool Congress’ Shatrughan Sinha, took oath as member of the Lok Sabha.

Speaker Om Birla then learn out obituary references to a few overseas leaders, together with former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe, and eight former members who handed away not too long ago.

Birla stated elections in India are celebrated as a pageant.

And because the election to the president was underway, it also needs to be celebrated, he stated.

Members ought to take part within the pageant, the speaker stated, and declared the House adjourned until 2 pm.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi have been amongst these current within the House.

(With ANI Inputs)

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha proceedings have been adjourned for the day on the primary day of the Monsoon Session on Monday following sloganeering and disruption by Congress MPs over points like value rise and GST.

Earlier, a number of newly elected members of the higher House took oath.

As Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was making some observations, a number of Congress members trooped into the Well of the House and began elevating slogans.

“As some people have come determined not to allow the House to function and also enable members to go and vote in the Presidential election, I am adjourning the House for the day,” the Chairman stated as he adjourned the proceedings.

The House paid homage to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ex UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and former Kenayan president Mwai Kibaki.

Obituaries have been additionally paid to former members Kishore Kumar Mohanty, Robert Kharshiing, Ok Ok Veerappan and santoor participant Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.

Congress member Deepender Hooda has moved a discover below Rule 267 within the Rajya Sabha, demanding a dialogue on the Agnipath scheme after setting apart all different enterprise of the House.

He sought a dialogue on the Agnipath scheme, which he alleged has been “implemented across the country by the government unilaterally without any prior discussion and deliberation”.

Another Congress member, Shaktisinh Gohil, additionally moved an adjournment discover demanding speedy withdrawal of the scheme and saying that it isn’t good for the nation’s nationwide safety.

He claimed that the youth are agitated over the scheme and have been protesting in opposition to it.

Similarly, within the Lok Sabha, Congress member Manickam Tagore has moved an adjournment discover on the rise in costs of home LPG costs to Rs 1,053 per cylinder.

He has demanded that the federal government deliver down the costs of home LPG to ranges of 2014 and subsidies be offered to the beneficiaries of presidency schemes.

“The government should come forward to reduce the price of domestic cylinders and petroleum products in the country to ensure a standardised price at least for a year,” Tagore stated in his adjournment discover.

Congress MP KC Venugopal moved a suspension of enterprise discover below Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to debate inflation and the current enhance in GST of some important commodities.

“I hereby give a notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business listed for July 18, 2022. The record-breaking inflation in the country has worsened the situation of the common people amid a huge increase in the process of essential commodities including pulses, edible oils, LPG, petrol, diesel coupled with the recent increase in GST of many other essential commodities,” the discover reads.

The centre has determined to hike GST on important objects from as we speak.

Pre-packaged and labelled pulses, and cereals like rice, wheat, and flour (atta) will now entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when branded and packed in a unit container.

Other objects resembling curd, lassi, and puffed rice too would entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when pre-packaged and labelled.

The choice to hike GST on this stuff have been taken within the not too long ago held forty seventh GST Council assembly in Chandigarh.

It can be clarified {that a} single bundle of this stuff [cereals, pulses, flour) containing a amount of greater than 25 Kg or 25 litre wouldn’t fall within the class of a pre-packaged and labelled commodity for the needs of GST and would due to this fact not entice GST.

Other objects that shall be dearer are printing, writing or drawing ink, knives with reducing blades, paper knives, pencil sharpeners and blades, spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, and cake-servers. These objects would now entice 18 per cent as an alternative of 12 per cent.

LED lamps and photo voltaic water heaters too will entice 18 per cent tax.

Further, Tetra Pak (or aseptic packaging paper) used for packaging liquid drinks or dairy merchandise will now entice 18 per cent GST as an alternative of 12 per cent. Cut and Polished diamonds shall be taxed at 1.5 per cent in comparison with 0.25 per cent earlier.

Also, resort lodging charges as much as Rs 1000 per day will now be now taxed at 12 per cent,

On the opposite hand, tax on transport of products and passengers by ropeways would decline to five per cent from 18 per cent.

Renting of truck/items carriage the place the price of gas is included shall be cheaper because the tax is diminished to 12 per cent as an alternative of 18 per cent.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) flooring chief in Rajya Sabha, Elamaram Kareem additionally gave discover below rule 267 to droop enterprise and focus on the difficulty of value rise and imposition of 5 per cent GST on important objects.

The GST council has determined to hike the costs of a number of each day important objects from as we speak.

Pre-packaged and labelled pulses, and cereals like rice, wheat, and flour (atta) will now entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when branded and packed in a unit container.

Other objects resembling curd, lassi, and puffed rice too would entice GST on the charge of 5 per cent when pre-packaged and labelled.

The choice to hike GST on this stuff have been taken within the not too long ago held forty seventh GST Council assembly in Chandigarh.

It can be clarified {that a} single bundle of this stuff [cereals, pulses, flour) containing a amount of greater than 25 Kg or 25 litre wouldn’t fall within the class of a pre-packaged and labelled commodity for the needs of GST and would due to this fact not entice GST.

Other objects that shall be dearer are printing, writing or drawing ink, knives with reducing blades, paper knives, pencil sharpeners and blades, spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, and cake-servers. These objects would now entice 18 per cent as an alternative of 12 per cent.

LED lamps and photo voltaic water heaters too will entice 18 per cent tax.

Further, Tetra Pak (or aseptic packaging paper) used for packaging liquid drinks or dairy merchandise will now entice 18 per cent GST as an alternative of 12 per cent. Cut and Polished diamonds shall be taxed at 1.5 per cent in comparison with 0.25 per cent earlier.

Also, resort lodging charges as much as Rs 1000 per day will now be now taxed at 12 per cent,

On the opposite hand, tax on transport of products and passengers by ropeways would decline to five per cent from 18 per cent.

Renting of truck/items carriage the place the price of gas is included shall be cheaper because the tax is diminished to 12 per cent as an alternative of 18 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha started on Monday with obituary references and new members taking oath, and was then adjourned until 2 pm so members might vote within the presidential ballot.

As the House met for the primary time within the Monsoon session of Parliament, three MPs, together with veteran Bollywood actor and Trinamool Congress’ Shatrughan Sinha, took oath as member of the Lok Sabha.

Speaker Om Birla then learn out obituary references to a few overseas leaders, together with former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe, and eight former members who handed away not too long ago.

Birla stated elections in India are celebrated as a pageant.

And because the election to the president was underway, it also needs to be celebrated, he stated.

Members ought to take part within the pageant, the speaker stated, and declared the House adjourned until 2 pm.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi have been amongst these current within the House.

(With ANI Inputs)