The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSH) was introduced in Lok Sabha on September 19 and passed on September 22. It was introduced and passed in Rajya Sabha on September 23.
On September 22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 through Rajya Sabha, paving its way to becoming an Act after the president’s signature.
Farmers in many states are protesting against three new farm Bills, which were passed in the Rajya Sabha in a charged atmosphere. The row led to the suspension of eight Opposition members for the rest of the session. The MPs later staged a sit-in outside Parliament.
The Lok Sabha has been without a Deputy Speaker for 15 months despite a mandate given by Article 93. The Speaker has to fix a date for the election but, intriguingly, Om Birla said it was not his job to do so.
The chaos in Parliament has not abated. Today Opposition MPs have all said that they will boycott Rajya Sabha proceedings till the suspension order on eight Rajya Sabha MPs is revoked.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu today declared that eight Opposition MPs have been suspended for a week for unruly behaviour in Parliament yesterday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s directive to chairpersons of parliamentary panels not to take up issues for examination which are pending in courts has led to much debate, but rules do prohibit this
The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and Speaker of the Lok Sabha has stressed the need for confidentiality over committee proceedings as these are privileged and should not be revealed to the media.
The Supreme Court today dismissed as infructuous a plea seeking an in-house probe into alleged acts of "commission and omission" by former CJI Ranjan Gogoi during his tenure as Supreme Court judge.