Monsoon session Highlights: 4 bills passed but impasses continues

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar

The Upper House was adjourned for 15 minutes. Upper House Speaker Venkaiah Naidu spoke to protesting leaders regarding chaos in the Upper House, people familiar with the developments told news agency ANI.

Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed after brief debate amid opposition uproar in Rajya Sabha, reports PTI. The Rajya Sabha passed Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 as well.

Lok Sabha has been adjourned as Opposition protests continue demanding answers regarding the Pegasus spyware issue.

Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 2pm amid continued opposition protests, the third time in a single day that this has happened.

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2pm on Wednesday amid sloganeering from the Opposition MPs over the 'Pegasus Project' media report. The Lok Sabha was also adjourned till 11:30am amid a ruckus over the same issue.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be moving three Bills in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. This includes the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2020, which seeks to amend the Limited Liability Partnership Act of 2008.

Another Bill, which is lined up for Rajya Sabha, is the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, or the DICGC Amendment Bill 2021.

The third Bill is the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to permit the government to cut its stake in prominent state-owned general insurance corporations, helping achieve its divestment targets.

Click here to read more on these Bills.

This monsoon session has been witnessing protests by the Opposition since day one. While the Opposition has been constantly protesting in the House with placards, there have been some innovative protests outside as well. On their part, farmers have been holding a mock Parliament, just a kilometre from the House.

Click here for a look at some new ways that the lawmakers resorted to as they tried to draw attention to some key issues.

Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge: Rahul Gandhi is committed to the problems of the poor. He is trying to get all political parties together. He requested them to forget regional politics in the interest of our liberty, the Constitution, and democracy. We want to have a discussion on Pegasus and other issues. Besides, what moral authority do you (the Prime Minister) have to say that the Opposition is disturbing the Parliament? When they (the Congress) were in power, almost two sessions were washed out. A few big leaders had even said that "disruption protects democracy".

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267, to discuss the central government's three farm laws.

TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss 'Pegasus Project' media report.

Opposition floor leaders from Rajya Sabha of like-minded parties to meet today at Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's office in Parliament at 10am today to chalk out floor strategy.

Congress MPs Manish Tewari and Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss 'Pegasus Project' media report.