Lok Sabha for the first time in the winter session saw no protests by Opposition parties in the Well during the Question Hour on Tuesday, the last day of the session in the Lower House.
The government on Tuesday introduced a Constitution amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the general category in government jobs and higher educational institutions.
The introduction of the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot was a smooth affair in the House with no member raising any objection.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, that seeks to remove hurdles in eligible migrants from six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan getting Indian citizenship despite opposition by various political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress. As the Congress and the TMC's demand for sending the Bill again to a parliamentary panel was rejected by the government, they staged a walkout.
The Winter session of Lok Sabha, which began on December 11, is slated to conclude on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed frequent adjournments, washing out proceeding before adjourning for the day even as the House extended its sitting by a day till Wednesday.
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09:26 PM
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08:49 PM
Cong questions timing of Modi govt's move on quota for poor
Raising questions about the timing on the Centre's move to provide 10 per cent quota in government jobs and education for "economically weaker" sections, Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday termed it as a "lollipop" to the people of the country. (Read more here)
08:46 PM
"The BJP had promised two crore (20 million) jobs every year and by now 10 crore (100 million) jobs should have been created," Thomas said, adding that the unemployment rate was high and the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy had pointed to job losses.
08:46 PM
Thomas said the government can get the Bill passed due to its majority but it has not been sincere in its approach. The Bill, he said, provides for reservation in employment and educational institutions and asked "where are the jobs".
08:46 PM
Thomas said the Narasimha Rao government had tried giving reservation based on economic criteria but it was set aside by the apex court.
08:46 PM
"People who are affluent have been brought in. The purpose of the government is the coming election. The government has lost in three states but solution is not this," said Congress leader K V Thomas.
08:46 PM
Congress' K V Thomas said the UPA government had made strict eligibility conditions for its welfare measures, including the food security Act.
08:46 PM
The former union minister said other eligibility conditions, including of size of a flat, were liberal and some MPs may also fall in that criterion.
08:46 PM
Congress' K V Thomas said families with a monthly salary of Rs 63,000 will be eligible for reservation benefits and it was "not a small amount".
08:45 PM
You are butchering Indian democracy: Congress to govt
Congress leader K V Thomas said the quota Bill had been brought without proper homework and the opposition members were not even given time to go through the entire provisions of the Bill. "You are butchering Indian democracy," he said.
08:40 PM
Quota Bill brought in haste after poll losses: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that the government had brought the Bill for 10 per cent quota to upper castes "in haste" after its loss in three Hindi heartland states and demanded it should be sent to a joint parliamentary committee for scrutiny. (Read more here)
07:19 PM
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So, virtually everyone from Gen category would qualify to be "poor" under this provision.
Fine. Now how does anyone gain from this quota, unless Gen category is getting less than 10% jobs today? Can anyone please clarify? How does Gen category gain anything from this?
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Landholding below 5 acre: 86 % of landholding qualify for this as per Agri Census 2015-16; Rs 8 lakh or less income: 99 % of rural households qualify for this as per NABARD financial inclusion survey 2016-17 #ReservationDebate
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07:14 PM
Mayawati questions timing of quota Bill, calls it an 'election stunt'
Terming the latest upper caste proposal an "election stunt", Mayawati said that it had come too late. "The decision coming just before the general elections appears to me an election stunt and a political trick and one which has not the right intentions behind it."
07:13 PM
Quota format quite old, time has come to review it: Mayawati
"The quota format is quite old now and time has come to review it and the people coming under its ambit should also be given reservation benefits where they are not getting it," Mayawati said.
07:13 PM
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said that while she welcomed the move, she would also like the 50 per cent reservation quota in jobs for the SC/ST and OBCs to be reviewed.
07:13 PM
Mayawati supports job quota for weaker upper castes
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday extended her support to the Centre's proposal to give 10 per cent reservation in jobs for the economically weaker sections among upper castes.
07:09 PM
10% quota only to divert attention from Rafale deal: AP CM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said the announcement of the Centre providing for 10 per cent reservation for the economically backward people was made in view of the Lok Sabha polls and also to divert the attention from the alleged Rafale scam.
07:07 PM
Upper caste quota will not breach 50 per cent SC cap: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday rejected criticism that the 10 per cent reservation for the poor among the upper castes in jobs and education will breach the 50 per cent cap set by the Supreme Court, saying that the limit was specific to quota for the SCs/STs and socially and educationally backward classes. (Read more here)
07:04 PM
"While we support reservations, this cannot be brought in abruptly without any consultations. Consultations are required because the criteria for beneficiaries, with an annual family income of Rs 8 lakh, will be depriving sections which require them the most," Yechury said.
07:04 PM
The Left leader said the ceiling of an annual income below Rs 8 lakh for beneficiaries was too high considering the main demand of the protesters participating in the nationwide labour strike on Tuesday was a guaranteed monthly income of Rs 18,000, which is Rs 2.16 lakh per annum.
07:04 PM
"This is an effort by Modi government to try and now combine caste passions along with communal polarisation in order to derive electoral benefits," Yechury said.
07:04 PM
The Modi government kept quiet for five years on this issue and suddenly brought (it) in now on the eve of elections and particularly after losing in the five states where elections were held recently, Yechury said.
07:04 PM
Speaking at a press conference, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said a constitutional amendment Bill requires half of the members to be present in both the Houses and of that at least two-third must support it. Then it must go to the state Assemblies before it can be notified or implemented. "It is an electoral ploy," he alleged.
07:03 PM
Quota Bill an attempt by govt to gain electoral benefit: CPI(M)
The move to give 10 per cent reservation to the economically backward among the general category is an attempt by the government to gain electoral benefit by combining caste passions with communal polarisation, the CPI(M) alleged on Tuesday.
07:01 PM
Ram Vilas Paswan defends quota Bill
Defending the quota Bill in the Lok Sabha, LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan said that the government has been working for the upliftment of Dalits and tribal, and now, the poor section of the upper class will also benefit from this new step.
06:45 PM
Quota Bill doesn't need to be ratified by state Assemblies: Jaitley
Jaitley also added the Bill, once passed by Parliament, will come into effect and would not be required to be ratified by state Assemblies.
06:44 PM
Taking a jibe at Opposition parties for their protests, Jaitley said if they are supporting the Bill, they should be whole-hearted and not grudgingly doing it.
06:44 PM
The BJP in its manifesto also supported the measure and is now working to implement it, Jaitley said, adding Constitution makers also spoke about equality of status and opportunity.
06:43 PM
With Opposition members using 'jumla' jibe, Jaitley hit back saying if the mention of a similar quota for the general category in their manifestos was a jumla as well.
06:43 PM
Jaitley asks Congress to walk the talk
Quoting from the Congress manifesto, which called for such a quota, Jaitley asked it to "walk its talk" by supporting the bill, describing it as a test for the Opposition party.
The government on Tuesday introduced a Constitution amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the general category in government jobs and higher educational institutions.
The introduction of the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot was a smooth affair in the House with no member raising any objection.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, that seeks to remove hurdles in eligible migrants from six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan getting Indian citizenship despite opposition by various political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress. As the Congress and the TMC's demand for sending the Bill again to a parliamentary panel was rejected by the government, they staged a walkout.
The Winter session of Lok Sabha, which began on December 11, is slated to conclude on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed frequent adjournments, washing out proceeding before adjourning for the day even as the House extended its sitting by a day till Wednesday.
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09:26 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Parliament
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08:49 PM
Cong questions timing of Modi govt's move on quota for poor
Raising questions about the timing on the Centre's move to provide 10 per cent quota in government jobs and education for "economically weaker" sections, Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday termed it as a "lollipop" to the people of the country. (Read more here)
08:46 PM
"The BJP had promised two crore (20 million) jobs every year and by now 10 crore (100 million) jobs should have been created," Thomas said, adding that the unemployment rate was high and the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy had pointed to job losses.
08:46 PM
Thomas said the government can get the Bill passed due to its majority but it has not been sincere in its approach. The Bill, he said, provides for reservation in employment and educational institutions and asked "where are the jobs".
08:46 PM
Thomas said the Narasimha Rao government had tried giving reservation based on economic criteria but it was set aside by the apex court.
08:46 PM
"People who are affluent have been brought in. The purpose of the government is the coming election. The government has lost in three states but solution is not this," said Congress leader K V Thomas.
08:46 PM
Congress' K V Thomas said the UPA government had made strict eligibility conditions for its welfare measures, including the food security Act.
08:46 PM
The former union minister said other eligibility conditions, including of size of a flat, were liberal and some MPs may also fall in that criterion.
08:46 PM
Congress' K V Thomas said families with a monthly salary of Rs 63,000 will be eligible for reservation benefits and it was "not a small amount".
08:45 PM
You are butchering Indian democracy: Congress to govt
Congress leader K V Thomas said the quota Bill had been brought without proper homework and the opposition members were not even given time to go through the entire provisions of the Bill. "You are butchering Indian democracy," he said.
08:40 PM
Quota Bill brought in haste after poll losses: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that the government had brought the Bill for 10 per cent quota to upper castes "in haste" after its loss in three Hindi heartland states and demanded it should be sent to a joint parliamentary committee for scrutiny. (Read more here)
07:19 PM
Yogendra Yadav
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So, virtually everyone from Gen category would qualify to be "poor" under this provision.
Fine. Now how does anyone gain from this quota, unless Gen category is getting less than 10% jobs today? Can anyone please clarify? How does Gen category gain anything from this?
Rajdeep Sardesai
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@sardesairajdeep
Landholding below 5 acre: 86 % of landholding qualify for this as per Agri Census 2015-16; Rs 8 lakh or less income: 99 % of rural households qualify for this as per NABARD financial inclusion survey 2016-17 #ReservationDebate
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07:14 PM
Mayawati questions timing of quota Bill, calls it an 'election stunt'
Terming the latest upper caste proposal an "election stunt", Mayawati said that it had come too late. "The decision coming just before the general elections appears to me an election stunt and a political trick and one which has not the right intentions behind it."
07:13 PM
Quota format quite old, time has come to review it: Mayawati
"The quota format is quite old now and time has come to review it and the people coming under its ambit should also be given reservation benefits where they are not getting it," Mayawati said.
07:13 PM
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said that while she welcomed the move, she would also like the 50 per cent reservation quota in jobs for the SC/ST and OBCs to be reviewed.
07:13 PM
Mayawati supports job quota for weaker upper castes
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday extended her support to the Centre's proposal to give 10 per cent reservation in jobs for the economically weaker sections among upper castes.
07:09 PM
10% quota only to divert attention from Rafale deal: AP CM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said the announcement of the Centre providing for 10 per cent reservation for the economically backward people was made in view of the Lok Sabha polls and also to divert the attention from the alleged Rafale scam.
07:07 PM
Upper caste quota will not breach 50 per cent SC cap: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday rejected criticism that the 10 per cent reservation for the poor among the upper castes in jobs and education will breach the 50 per cent cap set by the Supreme Court, saying that the limit was specific to quota for the SCs/STs and socially and educationally backward classes. (Read more here)
07:04 PM
"While we support reservations, this cannot be brought in abruptly without any consultations. Consultations are required because the criteria for beneficiaries, with an annual family income of Rs 8 lakh, will be depriving sections which require them the most," Yechury said.
07:04 PM
The Left leader said the ceiling of an annual income below Rs 8 lakh for beneficiaries was too high considering the main demand of the protesters participating in the nationwide labour strike on Tuesday was a guaranteed monthly income of Rs 18,000, which is Rs 2.16 lakh per annum.
07:04 PM
"This is an effort by Modi government to try and now combine caste passions along with communal polarisation in order to derive electoral benefits," Yechury said.
07:04 PM
The Modi government kept quiet for five years on this issue and suddenly brought (it) in now on the eve of elections and particularly after losing in the five states where elections were held recently, Yechury said.
07:04 PM
Speaking at a press conference, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said a constitutional amendment Bill requires half of the members to be present in both the Houses and of that at least two-third must support it. Then it must go to the state Assemblies before it can be notified or implemented. "It is an electoral ploy," he alleged.
07:03 PM
Quota Bill an attempt by govt to gain electoral benefit: CPI(M)
The move to give 10 per cent reservation to the economically backward among the general category is an attempt by the government to gain electoral benefit by combining caste passions with communal polarisation, the CPI(M) alleged on Tuesday.
07:01 PM
Ram Vilas Paswan defends quota Bill
Defending the quota Bill in the Lok Sabha, LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan said that the government has been working for the upliftment of Dalits and tribal, and now, the poor section of the upper class will also benefit from this new step.
06:45 PM
Quota Bill doesn't need to be ratified by state Assemblies: Jaitley
Jaitley also added the Bill, once passed by Parliament, will come into effect and would not be required to be ratified by state Assemblies.
06:44 PM
Taking a jibe at Opposition parties for their protests, Jaitley said if they are supporting the Bill, they should be whole-hearted and not grudgingly doing it.
06:44 PM
The BJP in its manifesto also supported the measure and is now working to implement it, Jaitley said, adding Constitution makers also spoke about equality of status and opportunity.
06:43 PM
With Opposition members using 'jumla' jibe, Jaitley hit back saying if the mention of a similar quota for the general category in their manifestos was a jumla as well.
06:43 PM
Jaitley asks Congress to walk the talk
Quoting from the Congress manifesto, which called for such a quota, Jaitley asked it to "walk its talk" by supporting the bill, describing it as a test for the Opposition party.
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