Fireworks are expected in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the second day of the monsoon session of Parliament, as the government wants to push through two controversial laws to replace the ordinances. Furthermore, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement on the “developments on our borders in Ladakh”, a key area of concern for the Opposition.
It was not immediately clear whether Lok Sabha chairman Om Birla would allow a debate on the issue after Singh makes the statement. Congress and other opposition parties have criticized the government’s position on the border conflict that escalated after the clash in the Galwan Valley in June that left 20 Indian soldiers dead.
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Singh will make the statement as top Indian and Chinese military commanders are likely to meet along the controversial Royal Line of Control this week to defuse tensions in Ladakh, where the situation remains tense after a series of recent maneuvers. of the two armies in Pangong Tso. zone.
Officers with the rank of corps commander have met five times so far, but failed to break the deadlock.
This week’s expected meeting will be the first after the Indian army moved quickly and occupied key heights to prevent the People’s Liberation Army from seizing Indian territory on the southern shore of Pangong Tso in a stealth move midnight on 29 of August.
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The legislative issue is likely to provoke protests over the two bills that have been introduced to replace the ordinances. The Members of Parliament Wages, Allowances and Pension Bill (Amendment) seeks to replace an ordinance issued to reduce legislators’ salaries by 30% in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Plan fund has also been canceled for two years (2020-2022).
The banking regulation bill (amendment) to be presented on Tuesday at the Lok Sabha is another bone of contention between the opposition and the ruling side. Congress has raised five major objections to the proposed law. You have said that cooperative banks are part of the cooperative structure and should be regulated by state governments, not by the Center. “If the ordinance becomes law, all the key financial intermediaries will be under the control of the central government, there will be more centralization. The Congress Party defends decentralization and the empowerment of states, ”the party said in a statement.
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will introduce the Essential Commodities Bill (Amendment).
In Rajya Sabha, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce a bill to amend the 2016 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
In Rajya Sabha, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will introduce a bill to regulate and maintain standards of education and services by health and allied professionals, evaluation of institutions, maintenance of a Central Registry and State Registry, and the creation of a system to improve access, research and development and the adoption of the latest scientific advances.
The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill and the Ayurveda Teaching and Research Institute Bill are also expected to pass in the Upper House on Tuesday along with the Central Council of Homeopathy (Amendment) Bill.
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