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Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. , Photo Credit: PTI
The Parliament resumed proceedings for the day at 11 am
In Lok Sabha, the bills that will be taken up for consideration and passing on Friday are – The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022; The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Anti Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019.
Meanwhile, in Rajya Sabha, Private Members’ Business (Resolutions) will be discussed.
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DCW chief seeks discussion on women’s safety in both houses of Parliament
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Friday wrote to the Lok Sabha speaker and Rajya Sabha chairman urging them to suspend the day’s business in both houses of Parliament to discuss the issue of women’s safety on the 10th anniversary of the Nirbhaya gangrape incident.
Crimes against women have reached an “epidemic proportion”, she said, while highlighting that six rapes are reported in the national capital every day.
Ms. Maliwal also highlighted the recent acid attack on a 17-year-old girl in west Delhi. PTI
Adequate support given to all States on welfare schemes for children: Smriti Irani
Union Minister Smriti Zubin Irani’s responded to question raised during Question Hour in Lok Sabha regarding schemes for children: “When you look at the issue of accountability, all angadwadis in the country are enabled through the portion tracker where data is everyday is put in by anganwadi workers and district administration. Accountability is affirmed technologically and also in collaborative efforts with State governments who inform us on infrastructural and other cost challenges. Given the inputs received from the States and understanding the trends, adequate support has been given to all States, including when States and districts want to indulge in innovative practices to meet the challenge of malnutrition. Our ministry does not work in isolation, 18 ministries collaborate to ensure that challenges are met through convergence of effort.”
Rajya Sabha proceedings resume with Question Hour.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman responds to Nadimul Haque’s statement
Ms. Sitharaman says, “In the last 6-7 months, I’ve had personal meetings with RBI representatives and with my secretaries in the ministry, and action from the RBI’s side and also from our side, inclusive of Corporate Affairs Ministry, has been initiated in this matter…There is a coordinated effort to contain such apps and also to take action against those misusing (it).”
The minister’s response gets interrupted with calls of “there is time to listen to app problems but not Chinese transgression”, to which she responds that the Congress party is trying to prove that the problems of “common man” are not their problems.
MP Nadimul Haque raises the issue of unethical practices of digital lending apps
The rates of interest charged by these companies are much higher than traditional banks, the MP says. “They are becoming extortionate, and their processing fee is as high as 1% to 5.3%. They are charging interest from 14.5-38.5% per annum, which is very high,” Mr. Haque says.
Many illegal lending apps are also not under the ambit of RBI, he adds. “Most of these apps are Chinese. They offer small loans without much paperwork, and then they bully the customers who are unable to repay the loans on time.” He also informs the Parliament that one person committed suicide in 2020 for “a very small loan of ₹3,000” as the app gains access to user’s images and contact lists and use them to harass the customers.
Congress MP gives adjournment notice to discuss India-China border situation
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the situation at the border with China. “I hereby give notice to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the house for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent importance, namely – That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to have a detailed discussion on the grave situation at the border with China in the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh,” Mr. Tewari stated in his letter to Secretary-General, Lok Sabha.
The matter of Chinese transgression in Arunachal Pradesh is of extreme importance for national security: Mallikarjun Kharge
“As the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), it is my duty to stand with the feelings of the parliamentarians and demand immediate steps to deal with this issue,” Mr. Kharge says. He also adds that the Deputy Chairman refused to allow the matter on December 14 because a prior notice had not been given, but some sections of the media reported it as I was stopped. “The impression is far from the reality,” the LoP says.
Rajya Sabha | 11. 10am
Rajya Sabha proceedings begin
Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh is presiding over the proceedings. Members are laying the Papers on the table of the House.
Proceedings of the House begin with Question Hour
Speaker Om Birla is greeted to chants of “Jai Shri Ram” as he enters the House, to which he replies, “Aj mahaul acha hai na (the atmosphere today is good, right?).”
RECAP | States can enact laws on uniform civil code: Kiren Rijiju
States are empowered to enact personal laws that decide issues such as succession, marriage and divorce, in their endeavor to secure a uniform civil code (UCC), Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had informed the Rajya Sabha on December 15.
The Minister made these remarks in a written reply to a question posed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) member John Brittas, asking whether the Center was aware of the States formulating their own laws with respect to the UCC.
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