04:17November 25, 2024
Now know, 4 main things from the last session
12 bills were presented during the monsoon session, only 4 could be adopted. The first monsoon session of the 18th Lok Sabha was held from July 22 to August 9. A total of 15 meetings were held during the entire session, which lasted approximately 115 hours. The House’s productivity during the session was 136%. During the same session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2024-2025 budget on July 23. The discussion lasted a total of 27 hours and 19 minutes, in which 181 members participated.
Rs 48.20 lakh crore budget, allied parties benefit
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for the seventh consecutive time on July 23. In his 1 hour 23 minute speech, he focused on education, employment, farmers, women and youth. Apart from this, the central government has also been kind to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.
In the budget, it was announced that income tax exemption up to Rs 7.75 lakh would be given to those who opt for the new tax regime. Apart from this, the government had announced that it will provide a maximum of Rs 15,000 in three installments to those getting their first job whose salary is less than Rs 1 lakh. …
There was a dispute over Agniveer and the caste census
There was a heated debate in Parliament between BJP MP Anurag Thakur and Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi.
On July 30, BJP MPs Anurag Thakur, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav clashed over Agniveer and the caste census. Without taking Rahul Gandhi’s name, Anurag Thakur said a slip of the tongue is coming for you to speak. Policy cannot be run with borrowed information.
Thakur further said, “Nowadays some people are haunted by the ghost of caste census, those who do not know caste want to conduct caste census. The opposition has started to make a fuss over this. Rahul Gandhi accused Anurag Thakur of mistreating him. He said: Anurag Thakur mistreated me, insulted me, but I don’t want an apology. Akhilesh had said, “How can you ask someone’s caste?
Jaishankar told Parliament – Hindus were attacked in Bangladesh
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had made a statement in both Houses of Parliament on August 6 on the situation in Bangladesh. He had said that people were taking to the streets in Bangladesh and Hindus were being targeted. This is a matter of concern.