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August 8, 2019

Week 8 | Trinamool MPs walk out in protest against the procedure used to bring J&K Reorganisation Bill

Week 8 | Trinamool MPs walk out in protest against the procedure used to bring J&K Reorganisation Bill

The last week of the Budget Session saw a lot of tumult as the Centre brought The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 without following due procedure. MPs from Opposition parties spoke out against the Bill. Trinamool Congress MPs staged walkouts during the passage of the Bill in both the Houses.

Important points of order were raised in the Rajya Sabha by the party regarding important technical matters like the convention to follow on introducing Bills and giving more time to MPs for analysing Bills so that they can come fully prepared to speak on them.

LOK SABHA

Bills

Satabdi Roy spoke on The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019

Kalyan Banerjee spoke on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 

Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar spoke on The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 

Kalyan Banerjee spoke on The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 

Sudip Bandyopadhyay spoke on The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 and The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 

Point of Order

Saugata Roy raised a Point of Order on the resolution on Jammu and Kashmir 

Interventions

Saugata Roy demanded a statement by the Prime Minister on Jammu and Kashmir 

Sudip Bandyopadhyay raised a demand for allowing discussion on The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha

Saugata Roy intervened during the discussion on Jammu and Kashmir 

RAJYA SABHA

Bills

Derek O’Brien spoke on The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 

Derek O’Brien spoke on The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 

Ahamed Hassan spoke on National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Manish Gupta spoke on The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 

Intervention

Derek O’Brien made an intervention on The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Points of Order

Derek O’Brien raised a Point of Order on allowing more time for analysis of Bills introduced 

Derek O’Brien raised a Point of Order on introduction of Bills

Derek O’Brien raised a Point of Order on introduction of Bills 

Derek O’Brien raised a Point of Order on additional Bills

Zero Hour

Manas Bhunia made a Zero Hour mention on female foeticide 

Abir Ranjan Biswas made a Zero Hour mention on controlling excessive fishing 

Nadimul Haque made a Zero Hour mention on granting constitutional status to the National Commission for Minorities