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Update 25th July 2023

- AAP MP Sanjay Singh held a sit-in through the night outside Parliament premises to protest the PM's silence on Manipur.

-Following uproar in both houses over the Manipur issue, Rajya Sabha leader Jagdeep Dhankar suspended AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the rest of the monsoon period for alleged misconduct in the House of Commons.

- Singh, along with other opposition leaders, staged an all-night sit-in outside the parliament building to protest his suspension in Manipur and the prime minister's silence.

- Meanwhile, parliamentary spokesman Om Birla called a factional leaders' meeting on Tuesday to try to break the deadlock.

- Raja Sabah MPs Raghab Chadha, K Keshava Rao, KR Suresh Reddy, Joginipari Santosh Kumar, Badugura Lingaiah Yadav, Ranjit Ranjan, Manoj Ja, Said Nasir Hussein, Tirchi Shiva, Imran Pratapgadi and Rajiv Shukla have suspended business notifications in Raja Sabah under rule 267. , seeking discussion on Ongoing violence in Manipur.

- Congress MP Manish Tewari "We have two demands, first that PM Modi gave a statement in both Houses and second a discussion on 'Kaam Roko Prastav' notices given by opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A...The tragedy of Manipur is not just limited to the state, it's a national tragedy."



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Update 24th July 2023

- Zero Hour

- Bills to be introduced and considered in Rajya Sabha:

- The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023

-The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022

The opposition coalition is calling for the prime minister to make a comprehensive statement to parliament about Manipur.
Ramesh
India's opposition coalition is calling for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a comprehensive statement in Parliament on Manipur state. Talks will then take place to express a collective sense of pain and a desire for reconciliation, Senior MP Jairam Ramesh said on Monday.

The government agreed to hold brief consultations on the Manipur issue and the home minister to comply, but the opposition maintains a request to seek the prime minister's opinion first.

Ramesh tweeted: "Today begins the third day of the parliamentary monsoon session. India's demand is clear. The Prime Minister should issue a comprehensive statement on the horrific developments in Manipur after May 3. Discussions will follow to express our collective pain, fear, and desire for reconciliation."
He denies, "distorts," diverts, diverts, and "slanders." Will he survive this situation? Manipur awaits. The public is watching," said the parliamentary secretary-general. -PTI

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On the second day of the monsoon session, protests related to the violence in Manipur continued to drown out parliamentary proceedings. Few lawsuits were filed in both chambers.

Due to a commotion over the issue of violence, the Capitol was first closed until noon, and soon thereafter for the rest of the day. A similar scene occurred in Raja Sabah, where members of the Standing Order asked questions about the Manipur issue, and the Senate first adjourned until 2:30 p.m., then adjourned for the remainder of the day.

The situation in Manipur dominated the first day of the parliamentary monsoon session, which began on Thursday, with opposition parties calling on the central government to discuss the issue. Just before the House of Commons closed, Parliamentary Minister Pralhad Joshi told parliamentarians that the government was ready to discuss the violence in Manipur in both chambers and that the home minister would respond once completed.

The 12th session of the 17th Parliament House began shortly after 26 opposition parties formed the Indian National Development and Inclusion Alliance (INDIA) to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2024 parliamentary elections. During the session until August 11, the government submitted 31 bills, including a personal information protection bill.

Union Minister of minority affairs Smriti Irani told Lok Sabha on Thursday that the Muslim population in India is estimated to be 19.7 crores by 2023.
According to the 2011 census, the Muslim community accounted for 14.2 percent of the total population. According to Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data, the literacy rate among Muslims aged seven years and above was 77.7 percent, while the labor force participation rate stood at 35.1 percent.

Replying to questions asked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mala Roy in LS, Smriti Irani said, “With the country’s projected population in 2023 expected to be 138.8 crores, the government arrived at the estimated Muslim population figure of 19.7 crores using the same 14.2 percent proportion.”