Demonetisation has people's support, Opposition rattled: BJP resolution

New Delhi: People are queuing outside banks and ATMs for a better India, BJP said on Tuesday, terming it as the "most profound statement" to have ever come from them, and decried alleged "malicious" attempts by those opposing demonetisation to provoke violence and chaos.

Hailing demonetisation as a national project of cleansing the system that will usher in behavioural and attitudinal changes encouraging honesty, particularly in political life, BJP Parliamentary Party passed a resolution commending Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "historic, revolutionary, daring and pro-poor" decision in national interest.

Amid increasing efforts by a united opposition to corner the government, the saffron party members in Parliament
rallied around Modi who asserted that this was only the beginning of his battle against corruption and black money.

Condemning "malicious" efforts of rival parties, the resolution alleged that they are desperate to provoke violence and chaos as they have been "rattled" by people's wide support to the decision and urged the Prime Minister to call for other effective measures to clean up the system.

They are bent upon disrupting the proceedings of Parliament on one pretext or the other, it alleged, targeting the opposition.

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Behind The Scene: Felicitation For A Traitor?

When Venkaiah Naidu landed at Gannavaram airport, he was given a king-like welcome and taken in a massive rally to Vijayawada.

In fact, it appeared as if Venkaiah Naidu was a TDP leader as he was completely submerged in a sea of ‘yellow’. Then at Vijayawada, his own party the BJP arranged a felicitation ceremony for him and spoke lavishly of him for having got the special package to AP.

Are people in the State going mad? Here is a guy who said that we need special status for AP not for five years but for 10 years and once the elections are over, goes back shamelessly on his word.

He now says that the special package is a boon to AP. This is not a PV Sindhu who has done the nation and the Telugus proud but a man who has unhesitatingly backstabbed the Andhras for his own aggrandisement.  .

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On PM's Orders, BJP Assigns Each Rajya Sabha MP A Constituency Lost In 2014

Senators voted 61-20 to convict the country's first female president for illegally using money from state banks to bankroll public spending, marking the end of 13 years of leftist Workers Party rule.

Rousseff's opponents hailed her removal as paving the way for a change of fortunes for Brazil. Her conservative successor, Michel Temer, the former vice president who has run Brazil since her suspension in May, inherits a bitterly divided nation with voters in no mood for the austerity measures needed to heal public finances.

In his first televised address to the nation after being sworn in as president through 2018, Temer called on Brazilians to unite behind him in working to rescue the economy from a fiscal crisis and over 11 percent unemployment.

"This moment is one of hope and recovery of confidence in Brazil. Uncertainty has ended," Temer said in the speech broadcast after his departure for a G20 summit in China.

Until just a few years ago, Brazil was booming economically and its status was rising on the global stage.

The country then slid into its deepest recession in decades, and a graft scandal at state oil company Petrobras tarnished Rousseff's coalition. Millions took to the streets this year to demand her removal, less than two years after she was re-elected.

A string of corruption scandals, led by the Petrobras scheme, has engulfed vast swaths of Brazil's political class and business elites over the past 2-1/2 years.

New Delhi:  The BJP's 52 lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha or House of Elders don't have constituencies to nurture, but BJP Chief Amit Shah has just found them some. 

In another idea straight out of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi handbook for MPs, Mr Shah has told the Elders that they can no more stay away from the sweat and grime of electoral politics that their colleagues in the Lok Sabha go through to win their seats.

So they too will "work in a constituency" - they will each adopt one constituency that the party lost in 2014, and work to win it in 2019. This includes the 12 BJP members of Rajya Sabha who are ministers, they were informed at a special meeting addressed by the party president.

They will be expected to bolster the efforts of the local BJP candidate and take on the winner from a rival party who won the seat and their performance will be assessed - the results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be considered when they are up for re-nomination to the Rajya Sabha.

"The party president said each member should take up one constituency lost in 2014 and work for the party organisation. They will handle the twin task of expanding the party base and its ideology," said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

The lawmakers can spend the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme or MPLADs funds allotted to them in the constituency they adopt. The BJP believes this will optimise use of both human resource and the MP funds.

Lawmakers from both houses get 5 crores as MPLAD funds. While Lok Sabha members are expected to spend this money to develop their parliamentary constituencies, Rajya Sabha members represent entire states and so allocate funds to institutions and other work in those states.  

"The whole exercise is to hold Rajya Sabha members accountable like Lok Sabha members are," said a BJP leader.

PM Modi, who has introduced several novel ways to ensure that party leaders demonstrate work on ground in their constituencies, will also address the MPs.

He had reminded the BJP's Lok Sabha MPs during this month's monsoon session that they had not been filing report cards on work done in constituencies regularly.

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Live: Sasikala Pushpa makes statement on 'slapping' incident

 AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa, who courted controversy after she claimed she slapped DMK MP 'Tiruchi' Siva, on Monday made a statement on the episode.

A couple of days back, Ms. Pushpa told the media that she "slapped" Tiruchi Siva as he allegedly made offensive remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. Following this, the DMK and AIADMK summoned their respective MPs. Both haven't given any public statement. But today, Ms. Pushpa wanted to make a statement in the Rajya Sabha.

Supplementary demands tabled

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought Parliament’s nod for additional spending of Rs. 1.03 lakh crore. Mr. Jaitley sought Parliament’s approval for transfer of Rs. 5,000 crore towards National Employment Guarantee Fund and Rs 1,000 crore for providing funds to Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves for Sovereign Strategic Crude Oil Reserve at Vizag, Mangalore and Pudur.

Live updates:

2.53 pm: Health care is in abysmal shape in India. India spends only 1.6% of its GDP for medical sector, which is lesser than many poorer country : Dona Sen, AITC

2.50 pm: AIADMK's A. Navaneethakrishnan said, "don't enforce neet as per Tamil Nadu is concerned."

2:25 pm: One of biggest challenges we face is with regard to enforcement of securities and recovery of debt by financial institutions, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha.

12:42 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned. To meet at 2 pm.

12:40 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned. To meet at 2 pm

12:30 pm: An MP raises atrocities against Dalits. MPs shout "we want justice"

12:15 pm: Bhola Singh talks about Bulanshahar gang rape. Law and order is terrible in Uttar Pradesh. The government should be dismessed. MPs protest.

12:10 pm: It's Lok Sabha's turn to take up the stranded Indians in Saudi Arabia. Sushma Swaraj repeats her statement in Lok Sabha.

12:03 pm: In Lok Sabha, Gaura Googi raises the issue of floods in Assam. More MPs want to talk about flood situation in their States. Mr. Gogoi suggest there should be a discussion.

12:01 pm: Question Hour ends in Lok Sabha. TDP MPs raise slogans

12:00 noon: Zero Hour ends. Question Hour begins. Vice-President Hamid Ansari in the Chair.

11:51 am: Sushma Swaraj seeks permission to respond. She says the House is concerned. The govt is worried. I have asked Indian Embassy and Indians to give workers of a company there after complaints. All have been provided with rations for next 3-5 days. These labourers belong to companies that have been closed down. In Saudi Arabia, the company should approve exit visa. But since these companies have exited the Kingdom, we have asked Indian Embassy to speed up the process of exit visa. It is not true that only minorities go to such countries. "Government will not allow any Indian to starve overseas," she says.

11:50 am: Ali Anwar Ansari raises the issue of Indians starving in Saudi Arabia. While acknowledging the prompt action taken by Sushma Swaraj, he says the bigger problem is unemployment in India. That is why people are migrating, he says.

11:46 am: Deputy Speaker Kurien wants to run the House according to Rules. But MPs want a debate immediately. So Mr. Kurien says I'll spend money from my pocket and provide you all copies of Rule Book.

11:42 am: Mayawati says Muslims were being targetted since BJP came to power. Now, Dalits are being targetted. Prime Minister should make a statement, she says. BJP MPs object to her remarks. Yachury says Raksha Mantri is talking about araksha.

11:40 am: Ghulam Nabi Azad refers to a newspaper report of Defence Minister quoted as saying, "they must be taught a lesson," refering to statements made by actor Aamir Khan on rising 'intolerance'. Mr. Parrikar, who is present in the House, says "See the video. you'll know my response."

11:36 am: In Lok Sabha, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya responds to questions on Employees Pension Scheme.

11:35 am: Derek O'Brein takes up the issue of religious fundamentalism. In the name of cow protection, don't cross the line, he says. Prime Minister come here, assure us we will live in India with unity and diversity, he says.

11:32 am: Lok Sabha proceedings begin.

11:30 am: Zero Hour begins in Rajya Sabha. Sharad Yadav and Anad Sharma raise the issue of unemplyment.

11:28 am: MPs are not satisfied. Ruckus continues.

11:26 am: Venkaiah Naidu says if the member thinks her life is in danger, she should write to Chairman.

11:20 am: My life is under threat, she repeats again and again.

11:15 am: Ruckus in Rajya Sabha. Many MPs support Ms. Pushpa.

11:10 am: Honourable Chairman is the custodian of the House. He will protect her, Deputy Speaker P.J. Kurein says.

11:11 am: I cannot go back to Tamil Nadu. My life is under threat, she says.

11:10 am: I am being compelled to resign my post. I won't resign, she says.

11:07 am: She says she has apologised to Tiruchi Siva and he has accepted it.

11:05 am: Sasikala Pushpa requests to make a statement. Deputy Speaker allows her to speak.
source:-thehindu
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