August 12, 2017
2017 Monsoon Session in Parliament: Trinamool actively involved in discussions on burning issues
The first week of the 2017 Monsoon Session of Parliament began with Derek O’Brien raising the issue of letting the 12 Notices given by the Opposition parties be allowed in. Since the issues were ones crucial to the country, like cow vigilantism, farmers’ suicides, etc., they needed to be discussed.
The second week of the 2017 Monsoon Session was marked by Trinamool Congress raising the issue of mob lynching across the country and the flood situation in the eastern region, including in Bengal, and the Centre’s repeated ignoring of requests for the dredging of the reservoirs of dams under the DVC because siltation has reduced the holding capacities of the dams. On July 27, there was a protest by MPs of Trinamool Congress, Congress and DMK against the nationwide NEET examination, as it is against the federal nature of the country.
During the third week, the party raised the issue of the gradual removal of subsidy and thus hiking of LPG price. On July 31, the Opposition, of which Trinamool is a crucial component, voted for and got passed an important amendment in The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 – the commission should be a five-member body, of which one backward class representative should be woman and another, a person from a minority community.
The fourth week was marked by the party putting its views forward during discussion on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement. Derek O’Brien gave farewell speeches for the Honourable Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and for three retiring members of the Rajya Sabha. On the last day of the Monsoon Session, Derek O’Brien spoke during the welcome of the new Honourable Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Several other important issues were also raised by the MPs in both Houses of Parliament.
RAJYA SABHA
July 19
Derek O’Brien raised the issue of letting the 12 Notices given by the Opposition parties on crucial issue be allowed in.
Derek O’Brien made a Point of Order about Short Duration Discussion on crimes against marginalised.
Derek O’Brien made a Point of Order regarding social media.
Short Duration Discussion
Derek O’Brien spoke during a Short Duration Discussion on crimes against the marginalised.
Question Hour
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy asked a Supplementary Question on crimes in the name of cow vigilantism.
July 20
Zero Hour
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke on the crisis in textile industry due to GST.
Ahamed Hassan Imran spoke on the crisis in the textile industry due to GST.
July 24
Bills
Manish Gupta spoke on The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017.
D Bandyopadhyay spoke on The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017.
Calling Attention Motion
Derek O’Brien spoke on the issue of NEET examination paper.
Special Mention
Vivek Gupta spoke on Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd employees’ salaries not getting paid.
July 25
Short Duration Discussion
Derek O’Brien spoke during a discussion on farmers’ distress.
Derek O’Brien made an intervention about suggestions to remove Tagore from syllabus.
Special Mention
Derek O’Brien spoke on data security and privacy of Aadhaar Cards.
July 26
Bills
Manish Gupta spoke on The National Institutes of Technology, Science, Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Question Hour
Manish Gupta asked a question regarding directions to tackle racial attacks and hate crimes.
Special Mention
Manish Gupta spoke on the underutilisation of PMKSY funds.
July 27
Bills
Nadimul Haque spoke on The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017.
Calling Attention Motion
Dola Sen spoke on the flood-like situation in several States.
July 31
Bills
Md Nadimul Haque spoke on The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 and The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017.
August 1
Bills
Derek O’Brien spoke on The Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Derek O’Brien made an intervention about the removal of subsidy on LPG cylinders.
Special Mention
Md Nadimul Haque spoke on the impact of demonetisation and of flood on tomato prices.
August 2
Derek O’Brien made a Point of Order regarding the discussion on the ill-effects of GST and demonetisation.
August 3
Bills
Ahamed Hassan spoke on The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Short Duration Discussion
Manish Gupta spoke during a discussion on India’s foreign policy.
Calling Attention Motion
Derek O’Brien spoke on the adverse effects of interest rate cut by SBI.
August 4
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke on the renaming of Mughalsarai railway station.
Zero Hour
Ahamed Hassan spoke on the need for modernisation of the ATR airctaft base in Kolkata.
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke on the deplorable state of the jute sector in India.
Question Hour
Manish Gupta asked a question about sanctioned work-charged posts in Railways.
Special Mention
Ahamed Hassan spoke on reforms in the education sector.
August 8
Derek O’Brien made a Point of Order on the different designs of Rs 500 notes.
August 9
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke during the discussion on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
August 10
Bills
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke on The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Farewell speeches
Derek O’Brien gave a farewell speech for the Honourable Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Derek O’Brien gave a farewell speech for the retiring members of the Rajya Sabha.
Farewell speech of Debabrata Bandyopadhyay in the Rajya Sabha.
Derek O’Brien spoke during the welcome of the new Honourable Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Special Mention
Dola Sen spoke on the need to follow the Bengal model for the empowerment of the girl child.
LOK SABHA
July 19
Bills
Pratima Mandal spoke on The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017.
Short Duration Discussion
Kalyan Banerjee spoke on the agrarian situation in the country.
July 24
Bills
Saugata Roy opposed the introduction of The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Saugata Roy spoke on the issue of violence in the name of gau-raksha across the country.
Question Hour
Ratna De Nag asked a question on the pension benefits of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya teachers.
Sugata Bose asked a question on the setting up of 20 world-class research and teaching institutions.
July 25
Saugata Roy spoke on the issue of suspension of Congress MPs.
July 26
Bills
Saugata Roy spoke on The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Ratna De Nag spoke on The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Question Hour
Dinesh Trivedi asked a question on the minority status of Jews.
Mumtaz Sanghamita asked a question regarding projects for urban slum development.
July 27
Bills
Saugata Roy spoke on The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
Sudip Bandyopadhyay demanded a discussion on mob lynching.
Sugata Bose demanded an update to the statement by the External Affairs Minister regarding the situation in Mosul in Iraq, about the 39 Indians abducted two years ago.
Question Hour
Sugata Bose asked a question on the expansion and modernisation of major ports in eastern India.
Zero Hour
Saugata Roy spoke on the flood situation in Bengal.
Sudip Bandyopadhyay spoke on the immediate need for reforms in the DVC.
Pratima Mandal spoke on the issue of GST on sanitary napkins.
July 28
Bills
Saugata Roy spoke on The Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017.
Question Hour
Dr Mriganka Mahato spoke on the Kanyashree Scheme.
Dinesh Trivedi asked a question on organ donation and stem cells.
Zero Hour
Kalyan Banerjee spoke against the decision to divest Burn Standard Co. Ltd.
Sugata Bose spoke on the issue of mob lynching.
Idril Ali spoke on the developmental work which needs to be taken up in his constituency, Basirhat.
July 31
Short Duration Discussion
Saugata Roy spoke on lynching and other atrocities in mob violence.
Question Hour
Arpita Ghosh asked a question on the revenue-sharing agreement between the Centre and the States with respect to GST.
August 1
Bills
Sudip Bandyopadhyay spoke on The Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18.
Calling Attention Motion
Saugata Roy spoke on the recent attempts by the ruling party at the Centre to destabilise the Opposition.
Sudip Bandyopadhyay made an intervention about the removal of subsidy on LPG cylinders.
Question Hour
Dr Ratna De Nag asked a question on assistance for setting up of dairies.
August 2
Bills
Kalyan Banerjee spoke on The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017.
Saugata Roy spoke on The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Question Hour
Kalyan Banerjee asked a question on skill development in the north-eastern region.
Dinesh Trivedi asked a question on cyber security.
Saugata Roy asked supplementary questions on bio-geochemical changes in the Arabian Sea.
Sudip Bandyopadhyay asked a question on railway infrastructure.
August 3
Bills
Saugata Roy spoke on The Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Bill, 2017.
Mumtaz Sanghamita spoke on The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Question Hour
Mumtaz Sanghamita asked a question on the desilting of Damodar River.
August 4
Bills
Saugata Roy spoke on The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Bill, 2017.
Dr Ratna De Nag spoke on The National Institute of Petroleum and Energy Bill, 2017.
Calling Attention Motion
Aparupa Poddar spoke on the grave flood situation in Bengal.
Question Hour
Mamata Bala Thakur asked a question on Swadhar Greh Scheme.
August 8
Zero Hour
Sudip Bandyopadhyay spoke on the attack on Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat.
August 9
Sugata Bose spoke during the discussion on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
August 10
Bills
Saugata Roy opposed the introduction of The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017.
Calling Attention Motion
Saugata Roy spoke on the flood situation prevailing in different parts of India.
Question Hour
Satabdi Roy asked a question on support for women cricket players.
August 11
Question Hour
Partha Pratim Ray asked a question on Sainik Schools and Rashtriya Military Schools.
Thus, it was a session during which quite a few burning issues were taken up in Parliament at the urging of the Trinamool Congress, and when the party participated eagerly in other debates too.
