Day 9 of Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: The ninth day of the winter session will begin at 11 am today, with further discussion on the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024 expected in the Lok Sabha. On Wednesday, the lower house saw a debate on the bill, with opposition MPs saying it would negatively impact the railways’ autonomy and increase its chances of privatisation. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also expected to introduce a bill to amend and pass the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
What happened in Rajya Sabha? The Rajya Sabha witnessed tense scenes yesterday after opposition MPs walked out after refusing to seek clarification on a statement made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on India-China relations. The minister, who had made a similar statement on the issue in the Lok Sabha a day earlier, mentioned the points of friction in Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso, saying that temporary and limited measures had been taken in some other places of friction. In 2020.
The winter session has seen US prosecutors indict Adani in an alleged bribery case, repeated adjournments to block proceedings by the opposition on various issues including the recent Sambhal violence and Manipur unrest. The impasse finally ended after both the opposition and the central government agreed to hold the debate on December 13-14 while the Rajya Sabha will hold the debate on December 16-17.
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