Lok Sabha witnesses TMC, BJP spat

Trouble started when Banerjee was speaking on the Repealing and Amendment (Second) Bill, 2014 that was later passed by the house.

Banerjee made a reference to Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who had told him to address the chair.

"I expect the ministers, like Shri Rudy, to listen to us," Banerjee said. Bharatiya Janata Party member from Trinamool ruled West Bengal SS Ahluwalia sought to respond to Banerjee's remarks, triggering a verbal duel.

Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai sought to restore order and said unparliamentary remarks will not go on record.

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Responsibility will be fixed for dumping of martyrs' belongings: Rajnath

"My sentiments were also hurt. I told the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (Raman Singh) that he should order an inquiry and fix responsibility for the incident.
   
"He called me back to say that a magisterial probe has been ordered," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.

While the postmortem of 14 deceased CRPF personnel was going in a government hospital, their blood-stained uniforms and shoes were dumped in dustbin, sparking outrage.
   
Earlier, Tamradhwaj Sahu and K C Venugopal, both of Congress, expressed concern over the incident.
   
Sahu said it was an "insult to their martyrdom" and demanded explanation from the government.

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J&K's flood relief demand to be referred to a committee: Centre

"Some Members stated that the total special package asked by the state of Jammu and Kashmir is Rs 1 lakh crore. It is not the case. The state government has proposed a total fund of Rs 42,033.45 crore. As I said, this matter will be placed before the committee when all the reports are ready," Minister of state for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha.
   
He was replying to a debate in the Lower House on natural calamities in various parts of the country with special reference to rains and floods in Jammu and Kashmir, cyclone in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and drought in Maharashtra.
   
"Let me inform the House again that it is not the effort of just the state government or the central government, it is the combined effort," Rijiju said.
   
He said never before in the history of independent India has the country witnessed a relief operation as it was done during recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Sadhvi remark: P J Kurien asks Opposition parties, government to end logjam

Kurien adjourned the House for the day at about 3.15 PM after it failed to transact any business for the fourth consecutive day today with an agitated opposition insisting on the sacking of the Minister.

"Leaders of the opposition parties and government should sit together and work out a solution by Monday. The Chair cannot take a decision," Kurien, who was in the Chair, observed.

His observations came after the House witnessed four adjournments before the Chair called it a day as opposition uproar continued over the demand and members insisted on a resolution to condemn the Sadhvi's remarks.

"There is an impasse between the government and the opposition and as long as this issue is not resolved we will not allow the House to run," said Deputy Leader of Opposition Anand Sharma when Kurien pleaded that private members' bill be taken up.

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Lok Sabha passes bill to amend CBI chief's selection process

Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh, while moving the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014, for consideration, insisted that there was "no ulterior motive" and the amendment was aimed only to "smoothen" the process of selecting the CBI Director.

The bill provides for inclusion of leader of the single largest opposition party in the three-member committee that selects the CBI Director since there is no recognised Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. The Committee has Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India as other members.

The amendment bill also provides that "No appointment of a Director shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy or absence of a member in the committee." The bill was passed by voice vote but not before a division of votes on its consideration as well as an amendment moved by BJD member Tathagat Satpathy, which was rejected.
  
Leader of Congress Mallikarjun Kharge made a strong plea to the government to withdraw the measure even at this late stage and bring forward a comprehensive amendment. He was supported by BJD members Tathagat Satpathy and Bhartruhari Mahtab. He alleged that the amendments have been brought by the government deliberately in order to "humiliate" the opposition.

"The bill has been brought exclusively to keep out the single largest opposition party," Kharge said, adding that since the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India are the only other two members, it is believed that the vacancy will arise only of the opposition leader and they can go ahead with the appointment.
 
"If that is the intention, that is not good. Purposely it has been done...We are ready to be beheaded, but we will not bend (Sar kat jayega, per zukanewale nahi). Our opposition is valid. It poses a big danger. It is a double edged sword," he said.

His contention was countered by Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu who remarked that no one was going to be beheaded. It is the job of the people whether or not to strengthen the opposition. We have brought forward the amendments taking into consideration the spirit of democracy," he said.

In lighter comments, he said that there was no question of Kharge being absent as he is in Parliament before it assembles for the day and leaves only after it is adjourned for the day.

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