Winter session of Parliament Day 16 Live Updates: With both Houses resuming proceedings for the week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to initiate the same in the Rajya Sabha today. As per the list of business of the Upper House, there will be a “discussion on the glorious journey of the 75 years of the Constitution of India”. This follows the two-day high-octane debate that took place in the Lok Sabha last week with Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi speaking from the Opposition and Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluding the discussion on behalf of the government on Saturday.
The debate in Lok Sabha: Concluding the debate in Lok Sabha on Saturday, PM Modi said the Constitutional amendments introduced by his government were not aimed at consolidating power, unlike those made by the Congress. Modi’s comments, along with his remarks about the Emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, led to an uproar on the Opposition benches. Earlier in the day, Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Narendra Modi government was cutting off the right thumb of disadvantaged youngsters to snatch their skills and talent. “Like Dronacharya cut the thumb of Eklavya, you are cutting the thumbs of India’s youngsters.”
One Nation One Election Bills: After listing two Bills that would enable simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and Assemblies of states and Union Territories for Monday, the Government has postponed their introduction in the Lok Sabha until later this week, sources said on Sunday.
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