April 8, 2017
Trinamool spoke up for the people in Parliament, be it the interest rate cut for small savings or the GST Bill
This was an eventful week for Trinamool Congress. On April 5, Trinamool MPs protested outside Parliament against the cut in interest rates for small savings schemes, which has affected a lot of people in the country. Trinamool Congress put forth its views on this issue in the two Houses of Parliament too. The party also moved two Amendments on the GST Bill.
LOK SABHA
April 5, 2017
Bills
Saugata Roy spoke on the issue of interest rate cut for small savings schemes.
Saugata Roy spoke on The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017.
April 6, 2017
Bills
Kalyan Banerjee spoke on The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Question Hour
Kalyan Banerjee asked a Supplementary Question on tidal wave energy.
April 7, 2017
Bills
Arpita Ghosh spoke on The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
Ratna De Nag spoke on The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
Question Hour
Arpita Ghosh asked a Supplementary Question on remuneration for Anganwadi workers.
Ratna De Nag asked a Supplementary Question on miscarriages.
RAJYA SABHA
April 5, 2017
Bills
Derek O’Brien spoke on the GST Bill.
April 6, 2017
Bills
Nadimul Haque spoke on the interest rate cut for small savings schemes.
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy spoke on the GST Bill.
Derek O’Brien moved Amendments on the GST Bill.
Special Mention
Ahamed Hassan made a Special Mention on the World Bank’s appreciation of the panchayat system of Bengal.
April 7, 2017
Zero Hour
Vivek Gupta made a Zero Hour mention on the delay in the delivery of passports.
Ahamed Hassan made a Zero Hour mention seeking the Centre’s help in combating wheat blast disease in Bengal.
Question Hour
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy asked a Supplementary Question on the speed limits trains passing through the elephant corridors in north Bengal need to maintain.
Manish Gupta asked a Supplementary Question on the dignity of the railway system getting affected by random advertisements.
Thus it was an eventful week for the party in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
