Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Lok Sabha to continue discussion on Demands for Grants for Union Railways Ministry

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The Lok Sabha during the 2nd portion of the Budget league of Parliament connected March 16, 2026. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI

Lok Sabha connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) volition proceed the treatment connected the Demands for Grants for 2026-27 for the Union Railways Ministry. Lok Sabha connected Monday (March 16, 2026) took up the Question Hour without immoderate disruptions for the archetypal clip successful the 2nd limb of the Budget session, which has been witnessing repeated protests by absorption members.

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West Bengal’s ruling party, Trinamool Congress, staged a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha connected Monday (March 16, 2026), protesting the Election Commission’s determination to region the state’s apical bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, hardly hours aft announcing the assembly canvass schedule.

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  • March 17, 2026 10:49

    Union Minister Piyush Goyal to retreat 'Jan Vishwas Bill' successful Lok Sabha

    Union Minister Piyush Goyal volition connected Tuesday determination for permission to retreat ‘The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 successful the Lok Sabha arsenic the House continues with the 2nd signifier of the Union Budget (2026-27).

    The Bill, which was primitively introduced successful 2025, volition beryllium withdrawn to amend definite enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further heighten trust-based governance for easiness of surviving and doing business, arsenic reported by the Select Committee, arsenic per the revised database of concern successful Lok Sabha.

    Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh are to determination a question successful statement with the Fifteenth Report of the Business Advisory Committee, which was presented connected March 16.

    According to the Revised List of Business, the docket is dominated by important voting connected Demands for Grants 2026-27.

    Discussion and Voting connected Demands for Grants for the 2026-27 fiscal year, focusing connected 3 ministries, volition besides instrumentality place, including the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

    - ANI

  • March 17, 2026 10:48

    Unfit to clasp LoP: Union Minister Giriraj Singh slams Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav

    Union Minister Giriraj Singh connected Tuesday slammed Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and RJD person Tejashwi Yadav and suggested that the Congress MP should archetypal “take attraction of his ain house”.

    “Some Congress MLAs person rejected Rahul Gandhi’s leadership. Rahul Gandhi should archetypal instrumentality attraction of his ain house... Rahul Gandhi should apologise for not being capable to negociate the party. Tejashwi Yadav mislaid 1 vote, and contiguous helium is nary longer acceptable to clasp the presumption of Leader of the Opposition... It is precise casual to marque allegations against our leadership... He is nary longer acceptable to clasp the presumption of Leader of the Opposition; helium should resign voluntarily,” helium told ANI.

    Congress person Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting that Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) laminitis Manyavar Kanshi Ram beryllium awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

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  • March 17, 2026 10:46

    Consensus reached to revoke suspension of 8 Opposition MPs

    The suspension of 8 Opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is apt to beryllium revoked connected Tuesday, aft the authorities and Opposition parties connected Monday reached a statement connected the contented astatine a gathering of level leaders convened by Speaker Om Birla.

    Sources said that parties agreed that members would not transverse implicit into the Well of the House to reason those connected the different side, propulsion papers astatine the Speaker’s podium oregon protestation astatine the table of the caput general.

    Consensus reached to revoke suspension of 8 Opposition MPs

    Consensus reached to revoke the suspension of 8 Opposition MPs, ensuring bid during parliamentary proceedings.

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