On the eleventh day of Parliament, the Lok Sabha passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021, while the Upper House cleared the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021. 

Today the lower house will take up The Appropriation (No.5) Bill,2021, while the Rajya Sabha will discuss The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

Here are the updates:

Lok Sabha | 11.07 a.m.

Lok Sabha proceedings begin

Lok Sabha proceedings begin with question hour.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury asks a question on possibility of a Universal Basic Income scheme. However, in response, Sadhvi Jyoti, MoS, Rural Development responds, “Since 2014, we have been working to eradicate poverty. MNREGA along with Pradan Mantri AWAS are already running. I urge the members of this house to also purchase from women farmers to increase their level of income.”

10.33 a.m.

Floor leaders of opposition parties meet in the office of LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on December 14, 2021

Floor leaders of opposition parties meet in the office of LoP Mallikarjun Kharge on Dec. 14, 2021
 
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

 

10.30 a.m.

Legislative Business for December 14, 2021 is as follows:

Lok Sabha:

1. Nirmala Sitharaman to move The Appropriation (No.5) Bill,2021.

2. Further discussion on climate change raised by Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on 8th December, 2021.

Rajya Sabha:

1. Jitendra Singh to move The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

2. Jitendra Singh to move The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021

10.20 a.m.

Day 11 Recap

On the eleventh day, the Lok Sabha passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021, while the Upper House cleared the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021.  

A Privilege Motion was moved against nominated member, retired Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, by two TMC MPs and three of the Congress members for his comments in a television interview, where he said he attends the House when he feels like doing so.

Opposition MPs also advocated for a “cooling-off period” before a judge takes up a government position after retirement.

Earlier, before beginning the proceedings for the day, both the houses took out to time to pay homage to those who died in the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on the Parliament.