Parliament Monsoon Session Day 16 LIVE UPDATES
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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 16 LIVE UPDATES:
Discussion on SC/ST Amendment Bill underway in Rajya Sabha
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National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh was today elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Rajya Sabha.
JD (U) MP Harivansh Singh, who was contesting against opposition candidate BK Hariprasad, won 125 votes. On the other hand, Hariprasad got 105 votes
After the retirement of PJ Kurien, elected to the upper house on the Congress ticket in Kerala, the post of the Deputy Chairman has been vacant since June this year.
The House currently has the strength of 244 members and the support of 123 members is necessary for both sides to win. While the opposition and the government are claiming the winning numbers, AAP, PDP and YSRC have decided to avoid voting.
Shiv Sena, JD (U), Bahujan Janata Dal (BJD) with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the NDA government has 126 members and the opposition party has 115 members in the leadership of the Congress.
Apart from the elections, the Rajya Sabha is ready to take the Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities), Amendment Bill. In addition, the DNA Technology (Usage and Application) Regulation Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.