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Parliament Highlights | Modi spread 'false news' about Muslims having more children, says Owaisi, citing fertility dataGood evening readers! Discussions on NEET took place in Rajya Sabha and BJP's Anil Bonde defended the exam and asked whether the states can guarantee of no paper leaks if they can free hand over NEET implementation. The Upper House was adjourned later while Lok Sabha continues to discuss on grants under the Ministry of health and family welfare. In view of frequent accidents, Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also gave a broad outline on steps being taken to ensure accidents are minimised. Lok Sabha earlier also discussed health card schemes including Ayushman Bharat and others. Here are the highlights from Friday.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi speaks in Parliament.</p></div>

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi speaks in Parliament.

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ED 'insiders' tell me raid being planned, waiting with open arms: Rahul

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that an Enforcement Directorate raid is being planned against him after his 'chakravyuh' speech in Parliament.

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Gandhi said he was "waiting with open arms".

“Apparently, 2 in 1 didn't like my Chakravyuh speech. ED ‘insiders' tell me a raid is being planned,” Gandhi said in a post on X early Friday.

Maharashtra Cong protests against caste remarks against Rahul, seeks apology from BJP

The Congress in Maharashtra on Thursday held state-wide protests against the BJP over its Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur's controversial remarks making apparent reference about Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi's caste in Parliament. Thakur's comments on Gandhi were an insult to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and OBC communities, said the opposition party. State Congress president Nana Patole sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP over the comments.

Oppn attacks govt over paper leaks, NCERT textbooks revision in LS

The Opposition on Thursday accused the government of posing a threat to children's intellectual integrity by bringing revision in textbooks, with Congress MP Mohammad Jawed asserting that the Mughals ruled for about 330 years and they cannot be removed from history by just deleting their names.

Sparks flew between the treasury and opposition benches as the debate on the demands for grants for the Education Ministry took place in the Lok Sabha.

It is country's misfortune that Rahul Gandhi is LoP, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh

"I believe that it is the country's misfortune that Rahul Gandhi is LoP. Along with lying inside the Parliament, he is also spreading disinformation outside...he is ashamed, he asks about the caste of the whole world,"says Union minister Giriraj Singh.

Congress' Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in LS over 'misuse of central agencies by BJP govt'

Question Hour begins in Lok Sabha, J P Nadda answers queries on drug sale and trade regulations

Congress leader raises issues in constituency of Fatehgarh, says facing difficulty in issuance of Ayushan cards 

Anupriya Patel, MoS replies, says initiated 'Ayushman aapke dwar' scheme launched to overcome issues of health scheme

PM Modi has tried to open over 17 AIIMS in every region of the country with the world's best tertiary healthcare system: Nadda

"Our vision of All India Institute of Medical Sciences is that people from every corner of the country do not have to come to Delhi for their treatment. The way AIIMS serves in Delhi, AIIMS should serve them with the same brand name. PM Modi has tried to open over 17 AIIMS in every region of the country with the world's best tertiary healthcare system...In the 1960s-70s, our best doctor used to say that we do not have the facility in the country that we are going out and today PM Modi has created 22 world-class institutions," says J P Nadda.

Nadda was replying to DMK's questions on AIIMS Madurai issue raised by A Raja.

Chirag Paswan fields questions on food processing units in Punjab in Rajya Sabha

Ashwini Vaishnaw answers questions on Bullet train project in India

Ashwini Vaishnaw replies to queries on modernisation of railways signalling system

Shivraj Singh Chouhan talks on working on agriculture and farmers welfare ministry in RS, compares it to UPA government

Shivraj Singh Chouhan talks on working on agriculture and farmers welfare ministry in RS, compares it to UPA government, says government under Modi has built storage facilities for farmers which weren't present during Congress rule.

Private members' bill taken up in Rajya Sabha, heated discussions between members

M Mohamed Abdullah of DMK speaks on NEET paper leak in Rajya Sabha

Lok Sabha holds discussion by members on Budget

BJP member Anil Bonde defends NEET in Rajya Sabha, says having this helps students by simplifying the process

Having a common exam like NEET has unified the country but can states guarantee that there would be no paper leaks if they get free hand over implementation of the exam, asks BJP's Anil Bonde

RS chairman Dhankar refers to Jairam Ramesh, says there must not be a culture where MPs go public after writing to the chair, without giving the chair time to respond

Dhankhar comments on paper leak case, says we all want NEET to be neat

TMC's Jawhar Sircar says NEET questions modelled such that it helps CBSE board students more

NEET, NTA do not respect the diversity of India, says RJD's Manoj Kumar Jha in Rajya Sabha

Do not cherry pick what Supreme Court has said on NEET, says Jha

J P Nadda speaks on NEET exam row, says condition of medical exam system have undergone vast improvement under Modi regime

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on August 5

Discussions continue on grants under control of Health and family welfare continue in Lok Sabha

Congress leader from Manipur Angomcha Bimal Akoijam speaks on plight of hospitals in state, also brings up Manipur's current situation

Modi spread false news that Muslims have more children, but his own ministry said fertility of Muslims has fallen the fastest, says AIMIM chief Owaisi

Owaisi added that Muslim men use more contraceptives than Hindu men, while Muslim women's use of contraceptives had also grown to be at par with Hindu women.

Lok Sabha adjourned; Parliament session ends for the day