LIVE: ‘Caste census is open betrayal of Bahujans’ Rahul Gandhi’s attack on the government

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: ‘Jihad’ statement removed from Lok Sabha records

The statement regarding ‘Jihad’ given by the Rampur MP has been removed from the proceedings of the Lok Sabha. He gave this statement while speaking against the Waqf Amendment Bill. According to sources, in his statement the MP had cited an earlier statement of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani. After this it was decided to remove this controversial comment from the official record.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: BJP claims to form government in West Bengal

Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka Lahar Singh Siroya has made a big political claim while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. He says that just as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed the government in Bihar, similarly the party will form the government in West Bengal next year. Let us tell you that the next assembly elections in West Bengal are to be held in 2026. During this, Siroya also criticized some members who created ruckus instead of constructive debate in Parliament.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: AAI’s big step to deal with cyber threats

Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu informed the Lok Sabha that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is implementing advanced cyber security solutions to protect its information technology (IT) networks and infrastructure. He said that all these works are being done as per the guidelines of National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center (NCIIPC) and Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). This step is important to ensure the security and reliability of airport operations, and to protect critical data and systems from cyber attacks.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: ‘Caste census is open betrayal of Bahujans’ Rahul Gandhi’s attack on the government

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has cornered the government on the issue of caste census. He said in a post on social media platform Neither a concrete outline, nor a time-bound plan, nor discussion in Parliament, nor communication with the public. There is no desire to learn from the successful caste census strategies of other states. This caste census of Modi government is an open betrayal of the Bahujans of the country.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Central Excise (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

‘Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ was introduced in the Lok Sabha. This bill will replace the existing GST Compensation Cess, which is currently levied on all tobacco products including cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, hookah, zarda and flavored tobacco.

The purpose of the bill is to give the government the right to increase the central excise rate after the abolition of GST compensation cess, so that the tax burden on tobacco and related products can be ensured.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: ‘If a foreign agency hacks the Sanchar Sathi app…’ Randeep Surjewala’s question to the government

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said on the instructions of the Center regarding the ‘Sanchar Sathi’ app, ‘The entire country is being converted into a spy system through Sanchar Sathi. The government told every cellphone manufacturer and importer that Sanchar Sathi app will have to be compulsorily uploaded in every smartphone and cellphone. The government has also instructed that the Sanchar Sathi app should be uploaded to the existing smartphones through software upgrade and the Sanchar Sathi app can neither be amended nor deleted. So what is the effect of this on every smartphone and cellphone users, now the government can track the location of every smartphone and cellphone users, the government can now listen to all your conversations, will know what you bought, the government will also have access to the photos… If any foreign hacker, foreign agency hacks the Sanchar Sathi app, then everyone’s data will be leaked… Under which law is this being done… I have demanded accountability from the government on this.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: ‘All this to divert attention…’ Priyanka Gandhi said on Rajnath Singh’s statement about Nehru

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, ‘I speak every day on pollution that this is not a political matter, everyone should come together and do something on it. Everyone is being affected by this, there should be discussion on this and apart from discussion, concrete action should be taken…’

On Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, he said, ‘All this is to divert attention. There are many important issues that should be discussed. They raise such issues every day which only divert attention and we are not able to raise issues related to the public.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Mahua Moitra said – Bengal’s MNREGA due funds have not been received for 4 years, work is stalled

TMC MP Mahua Moitra said, ‘We have not received the outstanding MNREGA funds of Bengal for 4 years. Calcutta High Court has also said twice that our funds should be released. The funds of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana are also not being released by the Centre. Half the work of Jal Jeevan Project is left. Excavation has been done on the way and the work has stopped.

People are not able to breathe in Haryana and Delhi… Congress MP Deependra Hooda said on air pollution

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda said, ‘Air pollution has become fatal. I have given an adjournment motion on air pollution. All the Chief Ministers should be called and a project should be presented before the country to get rid of air pollution. People are not able to breathe in Haryana and Delhi.

Why did opposition MPs reach Parliament House wearing gas masks?

Opposition MPs entered Parliament House wearing gas masks in protest against air pollution.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: What did Renuka Choudhary say, on which there is an uproar?

On the very first day of the winter session of Parliament, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chaudhary reached the Parliament premises with a pet dog in her car, to which BJP MPs expressed strong objection. This incident happened at a time when the opposition was already protesting against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

When BJP members raised questions, Renuka Chaudhary said without hesitation, ‘The government does not like animals. What’s the problem if a small, harmless animal gets in? It is not offensive.

The Congress MP insisted that his dog was completely calm and had only come along in his car. He further taunted, ‘Those who have to be cut are running the government.’ His statement displeased many ruling MPs and now there is news that a breach of privilege notice can be filed against him.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Why Congress’s Renuka Chaudhary started raising eyebrows in the Parliament premises

There is talk of bringing a breach of privilege motion against Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chaudhary for her statement regarding dogs and their barking. When the journalists asked him questions about this today, he replied with a frown.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: TMC MPs protest against Center in Parliament premises

MPs of West Bengal’s ruling TMC protested against the central government for not giving state money. TMC alleges that Bengal owes Rs 2 lakh crore to the Centre.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: No one has any problem with Vande Mataram… BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain

BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said on the song ‘Vande Mataram’, ‘There is a discussion on Vande Mataram and election reforms, the opposition should fully cooperate. Vande Mataram is said with love, no one has any problem in this, the whole country is saying Vande Mataram, today we hope that the MPs will also say Vande Mataram with love.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Priyanka Gandhi said- We should also discuss other things like pollution

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, ‘We should also discuss other things like pollution. We should also discuss many other important issues.

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Congress conferences and conventions start with Vande Mataram… Pramod Tiwari

Regarding Vande Mataram, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said, ‘When Congress was fighting against the British in the country’s freedom struggle, BJP was supporting the British. Here we were singing Vande Mataram against the British and BJP stood in support of the British… Today they have remembered Vande Mataram. Vande Mataram is present in every fiber of our being. Congress conferences and sessions have been starting with Vande Mataram… We are always ready to discuss Vande Mataram…’

He further said, “As far as electoral reforms are concerned, the date has been fixed in the Lok Sabha, when this government will bring it in the Business Advisory Committee, then we will discuss the rest, what do we have to say and what not, Kiren Rijiju ji, don’t worry about it… the country has today come to know whether BJP steals votes with the Election Commission or not…”

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: We are only demanding discussion… RJD’s Manoj Jha said on SIR

RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha said, ‘What happened in the last session, the entire session was ruined, we were only demanding discussion. Well, when we woke up then it was morning. But we will tell the ministers and the PM that we first went to the Election Commission, then to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court intervened and made some concessions which helped in inclusion. There should be an inclusion mechanism in SIR, not an exclusion mechanism…these are important mechanisms.