The second phase of the budget session of Parliament is going on. If we talk today, then some work was done in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. However, initially there was an uproar in the Rajya Sabha over the statement made by the Samajwadi Party MP about Rana Sanga. BJP and Congress MPs came face to face. On the other hand, this matter also arose in the Lok Sabha. The BJP clearly stated that India will not bear the insult of Rana Sanga. Non-government resolutions brought privately by MPs in the Rajya Sabha were discussed. The Lok Sabha passed the Goods Transport Bill, 2024 by sea route.
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Lok Sabha proceedings
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that we cannot change the mentality of a neighboring country whose thinking is psychosis and fanaticism and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi could not do so. Jaishankar also said during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha that despite many cases of attacks on religious minorities including Hindus and their oppression in Pakistan, the government there does not take any action for the protection of minorities.
The Foreign Minister said that the government closely monitors the behavior of minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh and keeps their harassment cases from time to time in many international forums including the United Nations. He said that in the month of February, 10 cases of atrocities on Hindus, two cases of oppression of Sikhs and one case of excesses with a Christian community came to light in Pakistan. The Foreign Minister counted cases of kidnapping, forced conversion and police action against the students playing Holi. He said that a case also revealed the oppression of people associated with Ahmedia community.
Port, ship transport and waterway minister Sarbananda Sonowal said in the Lok Sabha on Friday that “the goods carriage bill, 2024” will establish a better coordination between those sending goods and carrying the goods and will increase the credibility. After discussing the bill, the House passed it with some government amendments. This bill will replace the ‘Malavhan Act, 1925’ by sea after taking the form of law.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda told Parliament on Friday that till March 26, all the states and union territories of the country, except West Bengal, have been included in the Ayushman India Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Nadda said that more than 8.9 crore patients were admitted to the hospital from the beginning of Ayushmann India-Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana from March 1, 2025.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy said in the Lok Sabha on Friday that there are many factors behind the frequent aircraft trips and until the development of infrastructure in small cities will not be reduced. Under the non-governmental functioning in the House, the BJP MP expressed his views on the personal resolution of Congress MP Shafi Permbil’s ‘proper measures for regulation of air travel in the country’.
Rajya Sabha proceedings
Members and ministers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemned the controversial remarks of Samajwadi Party’s Ramji Lal Suman against Rajput Raja Rana Sanga on Friday and created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha demanding an unconditional apology. As soon as the proceedings of the House started, BJP members stood at their respective places and started shouting slogans. Due to the uproar, the proceedings of the House were interrupted for about half an hour. Chairman Jagadin Dhankhar said that Rana Sanga is a symbol of patriotism and the indefinite comment made about him cannot be accepted. At the same time, opposition members walked out of the House on Friday after Samajwadi Party leader Ramji Lal Suman was not allowed to speak in the Rajya Sabha after a controversy over an alleged remark of him.
Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Friday that the government has taken extensive technical and legal measures to deal with cyber attacks. During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Vaishnav said that the government is also creating awareness among people to deal with this challenge.
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In the Rajya Sabha on Friday, members of various parties in the Rajya Sabha requested the government to pay more attention to education and research and development and increase investment in these areas, claiming to have an important role in the target of making the country ‘developed India’ by 2047. Due to Friday, private work was done in the upper house today. Independent member Karthikeya Sharma, while presenting a personal resolution in the House, said that today countries like America, China and Russia are dominance in the field of technology but countries like Japan, Singapore and South Korea are making rapid progress due to AI and other state -of -the -art technologies.
