Parliament Highlights: Middle class benefitted from various tax proposals in Budgets under Modi Govt, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Here's a recap of the Parliament session on Tuesday:

EAM S Jaishankar addressed LS on Tuesday regarding ongoing Bangladesh crisis and India's response to it. TMC leader Mahua Moitra slammed Union Budget as she accused the government of attempting to 'stick its head in the sand acting like mandate 2024 never happened'. BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai supported PM Modi saying he is like 'Neelkantha' and can swallow every criticism thrown at him.

Strongly request government to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP MP Y S Avinash Reddy in LS

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in LS to discuss 'caste-based census' issue

Finance Bill to be taken for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha in Parliament today

Question hour starts in Lok Sabha

You all are members of the same party, then why are we having different state-related issues? asks Om Birla

IT sector focuses mainly on 7 metropolitan cities, but we plan to take it to tier2 and Tier 2 cities, says Jitin Prasada

Amritsar can become an IT hub, says Gurjeet Singh Aujla

Energy sector is our priority, says Pralhad Joshi

We have supplied 1,60,000 pumps in Bihar for feeder level solarisation, says Pralhad Joshi

Coal production has doubled under Modi govt, says Pralhad Joshi

Is the govt waiting for a pyramid of hazardous solar waste before planning its management, says Dr T Sumathy

Will the govt bring a policy which could allow reuse of waste food grains, asks Ravindra Dattaram Waikar

Silo godowns are owned and controlled by Adani Group, says Sudip Bandyupadhyay

Opposition blames Modi govt without any evidence because no work has been done during their tenure, says Pralhad Joshi

Minister (Ashwini Vaishnaw) misleading the House, says K C Venugopal

Cybercrime have increased and conviction rate of 1.3 per cent is relatively quite low, says Vivek Thakur

Section 111 is all towards cybercrimes, says Jitin Prasada

We urge the govt to carry out work on the TFL projects, says Rudra Narayan Pany

What measures will the govt take to save the Ganga, says Ranjit Ranjan in RS

Trains stopped during Covid have not started yet. There has been no progress in starting these trains and placing new lines, says Gaurav Gogoi

Withdraw new education, KV policy completely as its impacting education of students with army personnel background or govt employees, says M K Raghavan

Scientists must a find a cure for sickle cell anemia which is considered more serious than Covid, says Gajendra Singh Patel

Govt should start Wagah border trade again, says Gurjeet Singh Aujla in LS

Amazed by how Opposition not allowing me to make a statement, Rahul Gandhi

I visited Wayanad and saw the devastation, pain and suffering with my own eyes, says Rahul Gandhi in LS

Over 200 are dead and vast number are missing, says Rahul Gandhi

Nice to see how communities came together to help in Wayanad, says Rahul Gandhi

Urging union govt to provide rehabilitation package for Wayanad landslides and declare it as national disaster, says Rahul Gandhi

We disapprove of the Finance Bill, says Mohammad Hamdullah Sayeed

We urge govt to open a new cancer hospital in Mumbai, says Ravindra Dattaram Waikar

We don't roam around carrying Shiv's pictures, says BJP's Mukeshkumar Chandrakant Dalal

The one who says I'm not afraid of anyone is the most afraid, says BJP's Mukeshkumar Chandrakant Dalal

Permanent policy needed to tackle unemployment, says Kalyan Banerjee

Doctors are leaving government services after years of studies and going for permanent sittings, says Kalyan Banerjee

Its not necessary that those who studied from Oxford or Cambridge can only run the nation, says Kalyan Banerjee

Pay more attention to what govt is taking from states, rather than what it provides to states, says Kalyan Banerjee

ED goes to arrest leaders, takes photographers along and says 'kheech meri photo', claims Kalyan Banerjee

Taxes are making poor poorer, says Dr Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

BJP not enforcing agri rules in states ruled by it, but instead in other states, says Dr Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

ECI releases notification for 12 vacant seats of Rajya Sabha and elections will be held on September 3. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is August 26 and 27

Credit: X/@ANI

Credit: X/@ANI

BJP is the only govt to remove taxes on shea butter which is exported and then used by our sisters to look beautiful, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy

It will not stand: Tejashwi Yadav on ED's supplementary chargesheet against him in Railways land-for-jobs case

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said ED's supplementary chargesheet against him in Railways land-for-jobs case will not stand.

"Nothing will change with this. We have faith in the court and we have been saying from the beginning that our case is strong and this (chargesheet) will not stand. This is just a formality...," he said.

Govt to introduce the Waqf Bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday

The Centre on Wednesday informed Lok Sabha's Business Advisory Committee that Wakf bill will be introduced in House on Thursday.

The Centre is set to introduce Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 in Lok Sabha to amend the Waqf Act 1995.

The proposed legislation “omits Section 40 relating to the powers of Board to decide if a property is waqf property.

Opposition parties demand that it be sent to standing committee.

'PM Modi has directed PT Usha to take up Vinesh Phogat's issue,' Mansukh Mandaviya in Lok Sabha

Speaking on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification in Lok Sabha, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said PM Modi has directed PT Usha to take appropriate action.

He said the government had provided all possible assistance to Phogat according to her requirement which included personal staff.

 “The Indian Olympic Association has lodged a strong protest with the United World Wrestling (UWW). The Prime Minister spoke to IOA President PT Usha and asked her to take necessary action. The government had provided every facility to her including personal staff,” he said.

I.N.D.I.A. bloc walked out after the statement of minister in regards to disqualification of Vinesh Phogat. Opposition had asked for clarification and when not given, opposition protested and staged a walk out

Watch | Oppn MPs protest at Parliament, seek justice for wrestler Vinesh Phogat

I.N.D.I.A. bloc MPs stage protest at Makar Dwar of Parliament seeking justice for wrestler Vinesh Phogat after disqualification from Paris Olympics

Vinesh's disqualification unfortunate, confident she will come back stronger to arena: Rahul

The Congress on Wednesday urged the government to make all efforts to appeal against Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Olympics, with party leader Rahul Gandhi expressing confidence that she will come back stronger to the wrestling arena.

In a shocking reversal of fortunes, Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to an unparalleled gold.

She had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout in her category on Tuesday night. Before this morning, she was assured of at least a silver medal but will now be coming back empty-handed due to the disqualification.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said India's pride, Vinesh Phogat defeated world champions but has been disqualified due to technical reasons.

"She went through a lot. From protesting at the footpath for justice to reaching the pinnacle podium of the Olympics. It is extremely distressing of what she must be going through," Kharge said in a post on X.

"The government should make all efforts to make an appeal with the @iocmedia and provide justice to our champion. We are with you Vinesh Phogat and our prayers are with you. Your courage is forever inspiring. We believe that you will return to the ring with greater determination," he said.

(PTI)

Middle class benefitted from various tax proposals in budgets under Modi Govt: FM Sitharaman

Speaking in Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that without drastically increasing taxes, Modi govt brought in simplified taxation regime, eased compliance.

She said middle class benefitted from various tax proposals in budgets under Modi Govt

Government of India responsible for defending Manipur, must act against divisive forces: MP

The government of India is responsible for defending Manipur and must take stern action against communal and divisive forces that have wreaked havoc in the state, Inner Manipur MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam said on Wednesday.

Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, the Congress MP said divisive elements as well as “foreign powers” and “illegal immigrants” were disrupting peace efforts in the state that has been facing crisis for 14 months.

Here's what FM Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha

"The vision of PM Modi has been to establish a simple, efficient and fair technology-driven taxation regime in this country. So, simplification and ease of compliance for the taxpayer has been the primary objective with which in the last 10 years, and this year, in the third term of PM Modi, the approach to taxation has been to simplify it, reduce the burden on taxpayer and make sure it is transparent and equitas. This year also, our approach has been that we bring in greater simplification of tax laws and procedures, and that we enable growth and employment in this country,"

Finance Bill should be renamed as 'tax trap bill': Oppn slams Modi govt

The opposition on Wednesday accused the Centre of indulging in "tax terrorism", alleging that the Finance Bill should be renamed as "tax trap bill" and a "reverse Robin Hood" syndrome was prevailing under the Modi government.

Robin Hood was a legendary outlaw in English folklore who stole from the rich and gave to the poor.

Participating in the debate on the Finance Bill, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee said there is no doubt that the country is the fastest growing economy in the world, but the poor people of India are not getting its benefits.