Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates: The budget session of Parliament reconvened Tuesday amid the ongoing standoff between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Centre over alleged “misuse” of the CBI by the latter in Kolkata.
Parliament Budget Session LIVE Updates: The budget session of Parliament reconvened Tuesday amid the ongoing standoff between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Centre over alleged “misuse” of the CBI by the latter in Kolkata. The TMC members and other Opposition parties continued to protest against the CBI’s attempt to question Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar in chit fund cases. The Rajya Sabha stands adjourned amid heavy sloganeering and ruckus, will reconvene at 2 pm.
In the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented a statement showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants, 2018-19. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Bhartruhari Mahtab will lay on the table the reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19), including the 136th Report on the subject ‘Assessment of Assessees in Pharmaceutical Sector’ and the 137th Report on the subject ‘Procurement of Air Comba Maneuvering Instrumentation System’.
Both the Houses will also discuss on Motion of Thanks on the President’s address. President Ram Nath Kovind addressed a joint session of Parliament on January 31, marking the beginning of the Budget Session.
As TMC members protested in Parliament yesterday, they were joined first by TDP, and later by Congress, RJD and SP members. The NCP also demonstrated solidarity by standing near their seats.
“There is a Constitutional crisis in West Bengal,” said TMC member Saugata Roy, who raised the issue. “The Satyagraha by the CM is to highlight the misuse of CBI by the central government against Opposition governments. They are constantly using CBI to throttle the Opposition’s voice,” he said.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said the CBI had been misused in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu also.
In the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented a statement showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants, 2018-19. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Bhartruhari Mahtab will lay on the table the reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2018-19), including the 136th Report on the subject ‘Assessment of Assessees in Pharmaceutical Sector’ and the 137th Report on the subject ‘Procurement of Air Comba Maneuvering Instrumentation System’.
Both the Houses will also discuss on Motion of Thanks on the President’s address. President Ram Nath Kovind addressed a joint session of Parliament on January 31, marking the beginning of the Budget Session.
As TMC members protested in Parliament yesterday, they were joined first by TDP, and later by Congress, RJD and SP members. The NCP also demonstrated solidarity by standing near their seats.
“There is a Constitutional crisis in West Bengal,” said TMC member Saugata Roy, who raised the issue. “The Satyagraha by the CM is to highlight the misuse of CBI by the central government against Opposition governments. They are constantly using CBI to throttle the Opposition’s voice,” he said.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said the CBI had been misused in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu also.