Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Online gaming bill passed amid big ruckus in Rajya Sabha

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Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, Monsoon Session of the Parliament concludes

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

The proceedings of Rajya Sabha were adjourned for 10 minutes after passing the Online Gaming Bill 2025

Online gaming bill passed amid big ruckus in Rajya Sabha

Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 passed by the Rajya Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah moves motion in Rajya Sabha to send three key bills to Joint Committee, amid opposition sloganeering

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey asks, 'If a PM, MP or a minister is jailed, should they not resign?'

On the Bill for removal of the PM, CMs, and ministers held on serious criminal charges, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey says, "... Rahul Gandhi's, Congress' and the entire Opposition's politics runs on tuition and tweet. If a PM, MP or a minister is jailed, should they not resign?... Amit Shah was the Home Minister of Gujarat... Did he not go to jail? Did he not resign before going to jail?... He did not take any constitutional position until he was acquitted by the court. A case was registered against Uma Bharti in Karnataka. She resigned from her CM chair, and then she went to the Karnataka Court. She was not even jailed. But the party accepted her resignation because she was summoned. LK Advani faced a Hawala case. He resigned as the MP and did not contest any election until he was acquitted... But today, people like Arvind Kejriwal keep being the CM from jail... What is wrong if such a bill is being brought? Even the PM will be included... After the Emergency was imposed, an amendment was brought that no action can be taken against the PM for any kind of crime... The PM should be punished if he commits a crime under the right to equality..."

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2pm amid Opposition protest over various issues

India bloc VP candidate B Sudershan Reddy files nomination

​INDIA alliance Vice-Presidential nominee, former Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy files his nomination in the presence of Congress presidenta-Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi.

INDIA alliance Vice-Presidential nominee B Sudershan Reddy pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Prerna Sthal ahead of filing nomination

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid Opposition protests over revision of electoral rolls in Bihar

B Sudarshan Reddy to file nomination today at 11.30 am

Opposition Vice-Presidential candidate Justice (retd) B. Sudarshan Reddy will be filing his nomination today at 11.30 am.

Congress MPs give notices in Lok Sabha to discuss SIR

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave an Adjournment Motion Notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss matters related to the Election Commission, especially SIR. Syed Naseer Hussain gave a Suspension of business notice under Rule 267 to discuss 'the issues affecting the credibility and inclusiveness of electoral systems.'

Parliament to hold special discussion on space programme on last day of Monsoon Session

The Parliament will also hold a special discussion today to honour India's first astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently returned from a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

According to the list of business, the discussion focuses on the "critical role of space programme for Viksit Bharat by 2047."

Union Ministers to lay papers on table

According to the list of business, several Union ministers, including Pankaj Chaudhary, Nityanand Rai, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Shantanu Thakur, Ajay Tamta, Sukanta Majumdar, and Murlidhar Mohol, will lay papers on the table for their respective ministries.

Laying papers on the table means a Union minister formally places official government documents in Parliament. This makes them part of the record so MPs can examine, question, or debate them.

India bloc VP candidate B Sudershan Reddy to file nomination today

India bloc's Vice-President candidate B Sudershan Reddy will be filing nomination today. The anti-BJP alliance has pitted him against NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan.

Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow

Lok Sabha adjourns for the day amid opposition uproar over revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and other issues.

Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate online gaming, betting apps

Constitution Amendment Bill sent to Joint Committee of Parliament after HM Amit Shah introduces

The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025' were referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament after home minister Amit Shah introduced them in the Lok Sabha.

Before Lok Sabha was adjourned till 5pm, the Speaker Om Birla objected to behaviour of opposition members. The Speaker said members should not lower dignity of the House.

"People are watching. Opposition members had earlier objected to the introduction of three bills," the speaker further added.

The bill was referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 21 Members of this House to be nominated by the Speaker Lok sabha and 10 Members of Rajya Sabha to be nominated by Deputy Chairman.

'NDA ministers pushed women MPs in Lok Sabha': TMC's Kalyan Banerjee

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee accused Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kiren Rijiju of pushing women MPs in the well in Lok Sabha.

"Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kiren Rijiju pushed two of our women MPs in the well. The BJP is committing atrocities against women," Benerjee said.

"The bill is unconstitutional. I did not do it (tore the copies of the bill), but whoever did it, I salute him. This bill is totally undemocratic. How can they amend Article 75, which is the basic structure of the Constitution?... The cases registered by ED, CBI are fake...We are against this bill," he added.

Members of the INDIA alliance hold discussions with INDIA alliance Vice-Presidential nominee, former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan

Parliament Monsoon Session: Opposition tears bill, throws copies at HM

Opposition MPs on Wednesday tore and threw the copies of the three Bills towards Union home minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha, which seek to remove the Prime Minister or Chief Ministers who are facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and have been detained for 30 consecutive days.

Shah tabled the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, to further amend the Constitution of India and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, apart from the bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. He also proposed sending the bllls to a joint committee of Parliament.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to amend section 54 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, to provide a legal framework for the removal of the Chief Minister or a Minister in case of arrest or detention in custody on account of serious criminal charges.

Several Opposition MPs opposed the bills amid huge sloganeering, prompting the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the House till 3 pm.

Opposing the Bills, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said, "I stand to oppose the introduction of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025. This violates the principle of separation of powers and undermines the right of the people to elect a government. It gives executive agencies a free hand to act as judge and executioner based on flimsy allegations and suspicions."

"This government is hell-bent on creating a Police State. This will be the final nail in the coffin of elected governments. The Indian Constitution is being amended to turn this country into a police state. The Chief Minister and the Ministers will not be accountable to the people," Owaisi added.

Parliament Monsoon Session: 'This Bill opens the door for political misuse,' says Congress MP Manish Tewari

Congress MP Manish Tewari said, "I rise to oppose the introduction of these three Bills. This Bill is squarely destructive of the basic structure of the Constitution. This Bill opens the door for political misuse by instrumentalities of the State whose arbitrary conduct has been repeatedly frowned upon by the Supreme Court. It throws all existing Constitutional safeguards to the winds."

Parliament Monsoon Session: 'The more it is condemned, the less it is,' says BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on oppn's uproar

BJP MP Jagdambika Pal said, "The entire country was watching the manner in which there was hooliganism. When the home minister has told the Speaker that the Bills (should be sent to the JPC), there is no haste. But Congress MP K C Venugopal started tearing up copies of the Bills and throwing them to the Chair of the Speaker; TMC and Congress MPs entered the Well, they were adamant to pick up a fight...The more it is condemned, the less it is. Speaker should take action."

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Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: 'This will be a death nail unleashed on elected Govt,' says AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said, "I stand to oppose the introduction of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025, Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025 and the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025. This violates principle of separation of powers and undermines the right of the power to elect a Govt. It gives executive agencies a free run to become judge and executioner based on flimsy allegations and suspicions...This Govt is hell-bent on creating a Police State. This will be a death nail unleashed on elected Govt. India Constitution is being amended to turn this country into a Police State..."

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: New Gaming bill proposes, no punishment for players of online money games, action against service providers

In the just-introduced Bill to regulate online gaming in India, there will be no punishment for those playing online money games; it is only the service providers, advertisers, promoters, and those who financially support such games will face the consequences, said sources

"No punishment for those playing online games. No punishment to victims. Only punishment for service providers, advertisers, promoters and who support financially to such games," a source said on Wednesday.

The Online Gaming Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday encourages e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and financial transactions related to them. The Bill seeks to completely ban on offering, operating, or facilitating online money games, irrespective of whether based on skill, chance, or both, the government said.

Through this legislation, the government aims to promote e-sports and give them legal recognition.

This bill will help in providing legal support to e-sports. Earlier, there was no legal backing for e-sports, sources said.

"We have interacted with the 3rd segment of the online gaming industry. We tried to impose GST also, but the challenge continued. We had no option but to choose society for the welfare of people," a source said.

Bills for removal of PM, ministers, CMs held on serious criminal charges, to be referred to Joint Committee: Shah in LS

After introducing the Bills for removal of PM, ministers, CMs held on serious criminal charges, Amit Shah said that it is to be referred to the Joint Committee.

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm amid opposition uproar over 3 key bills introduced

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Amit Shah tables bills in Lok Sabha to remove PM, CMs, Ministers held on serious charges

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced three bills in Lok Sabha, including a Constitution Amendment bill, which seeks to remove the Prime Minister or Chief Ministers who are facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and have been detained for 30 consecutive days.

Shah introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, to further amend the Constitution of India and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, apart from the bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to amend section 54 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, to provide a legal framework for the removal of the Chief Minister or a Minister in case of arrest or detention in custody on account of serious criminal charges.

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Ruckus in Lok Sabha as Amit Shah introduces 3 key bills

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Government introduces 3 key bills in Lok Sabha

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday tabled in Lok Sabha the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

RJD's Manoj Jha calls Constitution Amd Bill to remove PM, CMs over graft charges a 'tactic'

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Wednesday opposed the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove PM, CMs, and ministers facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and have been detained for 30 consecutive days.

Speaking to ANI, Jha described it as a "tactic" that wherever BJP can't win elections, it will not indulge in horse-trading, but destabilise and topple that government through the bill.

"The difference between the accused and the convicted has blurred. The Supreme Court had commented about ED that they are becoming a part of the political game. They will slap PMLA cases against anyone and put them behind bars. This is a tactic. Wherever you can't win elections, you need not indulge in horse-trading. Just destabilise them and topple them. I think the Home Minister wants to target a few people from his own party as well," he said.

Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai said, "One more line should have been written in it that either the criminal joins BJP or this bill will be applied to them. The Prime Minister and Home Minister, who claimed to send someone to jail, as soon as they join BJP, they become Chief Ministers and Ministers."

'BJP govt wants to make country a police state': Owaisi on Bill to oust PM, CMs facing charges

As the Centre prepares to introduce a Constitution Amendment Bill seeking the removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and ministers facing serious criminal charges, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday termed the move "unconstitutional," accusing the BJP government of turning the country into a "police state."

Speaking to ANI, Owaisi said his party would oppose the legislation.

"The people have the right to hold elected governments accountable; this bill goes against that. Executive agencies will get a free run to become judge, jury, and executioner themselves. The Chief Minister is removed in the Assembly," he said.

"This bill is unconstitutional. Who will arrest the Prime Minister?... All in all, the BJP government wants to make our country a police state through these bills...We will oppose them...The BJP is forgetting that power is not eternal," the AIMIM MP said.

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm as Opposition protests over SIR issue continue

Rajya Sabha proceedings were washed out in the pre-lunch session on Wednesday and were adjourned till 2 pm, as Opposition MPs continued to disrupt proceedings over their demand for a discussion on alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

The Upper House failed to transact any business as opposition members created uproar and raised slogans in the House.

When the House reassembled at 12 noon, Ghanshyam Tiwari, who was in the Chair, called for taking up the Question Hour.

Congress deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari sought to raise the issue of SIR and alleged "vote chori" but was disallowed by the Chair.

This led to sloganeering and shouting by Opposition members, who had already got up from their seats.

The Chair then adjourned the House till 2 pm.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urges MPs not to bring banners, placards in house

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday urged Members of Parliament not to bring banners and placards into the House and asked them to cooperate for smooth proceedings.

The session was disrupted by opposition members shouting slogans, demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar.

During the session, Om Birla said, "I request that banners with wooden sticks are not appropriate in the House. Many of you shout slogans and bring sticks, placards, and banners, but this is not suitable for the House. Since you all belong to political parties, you should cooperate with the House."

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha

'I see it as a completely draconian thing,' says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on bill for removal of the PM, CMs, and ministers held on serious criminal charges

On the bill for the removal of the PM, CMs, and ministers held on serious criminal charges, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "I see it as a completely draconian thing, as it goes against everything. To say it as an anti-corruption measure is just to pull a veil across the eyes of the people...Tomorrow, you can put any kind of a case on a CM, have him arrested for 30 days without conviction, and he ceases to be a CM. It is absolutely anti-constitutional, undemocratic and very unfortunate."

Vice-President election: 'It is not Reddy vs Radhakrishnan,' says INDIA bloc's candidate B Sudershan Reddy

On facing a contest from NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan, INDIA bloc's candidate for VP election, B Sudershan Reddy said, "It is not Reddy vs Radhakrishnan. I don't think that even Mr Radhakrishnan treats it as Reddy vs Radhakrishnan. At present there are two candidates, we do not know there may be a third candidate tomorrow. We do not know how many candidates will be there since this is not a general election in that sense. The Vice President of India is to be elected by the MPs. Therefore, there is no question of any whip asking political parties that you vote for this man or don't vote for that man. It is the wisdom and their individual assessment..."

Elections for VP: PM Modi, flanked by Radhakrishnan and senior NDA leaders, hands over 4 sets of nomination papers to returning officer

Vice-President election: NDA candidate Radhakrishnan files nomination

Vice-President election: NDA candidate Radhakrishnan files nomination; PM Modi accompanies VP pick

NDA candidate for Vice President post, C P Radhakrishnan filed his nomination in the presence of PM Narendra Modi.

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: NDA's candidate CP Radhakrishnan arrives at Parliament House to file nomination for Vice President of India

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon as Opposition MPs disrupt proceedings over special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar

Parliament Monsoon Session: 'Can't be accepted,' says RSP MP Premachandran on Constitution Amendment Bill

Revolutionary Socialist Party MP N K Premachandran on Wednesday described the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, as an "ulterior motive" of the Centre to destabilise the non-BJP-ruled state governments and Chief Ministers.

The Bill seeks to remove the PM, CMs, and ministers held on serious criminal charges.

Premachandran told ANI, "It is not at all applicable to the PM but to the CMs and Ministers. This is with an ulterior motive on the part of the Government to destabilise the non-BJP-ruled state governments and the CMs. We know that ED, IT and so many central investigating agencies are behind the non-BJP state governments. It is very easy to destabilise the opposition-ruled state governments using the ED. This cannot be accepted; this will be opposed."

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MP ET Mohammed Basheer said, "This is against the basic principles of law; there are bad intentions in this. We are going to discuss the pros and cons of the bill..."

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon due to protests by Opposition demanding a discussion on voter roll revision in Bihar, other issues