Lok Sabha to discuss incidents of intolerance today

The Lok Sabha is scheduled to discuss ‘the situation arising out of incidents of intolerance in the country’ on Monday.

A Motion of Notice given under Rule 193 by P. Karunakaran(CPM) and K.C.Venugopal (Congress) in this regard has been listed in the business of the house for Monday.

Government has proposed a total of Bills for consideration and passing during the second week of current Winters session of Parliament. Five Bills for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha are: The Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015; The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015; The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2015; The National Waterways Bill,2015; The Electricity (Amendment) Bill,2014 and the Factories (Amendment) Bill.

Rajya Sabha will resume on Monday the discussion on ‘Commitment to the Constitution as part of the 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’ that began on Friday last week and remained inconclusive. Legislative business proposed to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha includes the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha and to replace an Ordinance; The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013; The Whistle Blower Protection (Amendment) Bill,2015, as passed by Lok Sabha and the Juvenile Justive (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill,2015, as passed by Lok Sabha. (INN)