Parliament Session Live: This is the first session after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Parliament Session 2024 LIVE Updates:
Amid student protests over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) and other competitive exams, the opposition INDIA bloc will raise the issue in both houses of Parliament today.
The Opposition will try to corner the government even though the day is dedicated to a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address to Parliament.
In case the matter comes up today, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will respond to it, sources said.
In her address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday, President Droupadi Murmu said the government is fully committed to investigating the recent incidents of paper leaks and ensure that the guilty are punished.
This is the first session of Parliament after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Here are live updates on the Parliament session:
Speaking on the alleged NEET paper leak case, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today said that the Parliament should send message to youth that the government and opposition are together in raising concerns of students.
“There should be a discussion on NEET here in the House. I request the Prime Minister that this is an issue of the youth and it should be discussed properly and it should be a respectful discussion. We will do it respectfully. You should also join the discussion, you should also participate because this is a matter of the youth. A message should go from the Parliament that the Indian government and the opposition are talking about the students together,” he told reporters outside Parliament.
#WATCH | Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says, “Yesterday, all the leaders of the opposition parties had a meeting and it was unanimous that today, we want a discussion on the NEET issue…There should be a discussion on NEET here in the House. I request the Prime… pic.twitter.com/ZhQo9c0lkA
– ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
AAP MPs today continued their protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, in Parliament premises.
#WATCH | Delhi: AAP MPs protest against the arrest of Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, in Parliament premises. pic.twitter.com/Q6RkGSeN1G
– ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
Mr Kejriwal has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Delhi liquor policy case.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given an Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the cases of paper leaks in the conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC NET.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives an Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the cases of paper leaks in the conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC NET, and the failure of NTA. pic.twitter.com/EwuJoCtq0B
– ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
After Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain, another party leader Ranjeet Ranjan has given a suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss cases of paper leaks in conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC NET and the failure of NTA, the body that conducts the examination.
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gives suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss cases of paper leaks in conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC NET and the failure of NTA pic.twitter.com/IWZaOaEF9s
– ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh has given a notice under Rule 267 to discuss the alleged NEET paper leak issue in the Rajya Sabha.
Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain has given a suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss cases of paper leaks in the conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC-NET.
In the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi will move the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
As per convention and parliamentary procedures, after the President’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adopt separate motions thanking the President for the address.
BJP’s Anurag Thakur will today move in the Lok Sabha Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
According to a Lok Sabha bulletin, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj will second the motion thanking the President for her address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday.
Amid an ongoing student protests over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) and other competitive exams, the opposition INDIA bloc is set to raise the issue in both houses of Parliament today.
In case the matter comes up today, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will respond to it, sources said.
The day, however, is dedicated to a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address to Parliament.
