Parliament Review: As Disruptions Continue, Government Passes Important Bills. No-Confidence Motion Listed for Discussion Next Week
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 4, 2023
Both houses of parliament continued to witness disruptions even during the second week of the monsoon session of 2023 on the Manipur issue. The opposition’s no-confidence motion is listed for discussion next week. Multiple important bills were passed this week.
Business in both houses of the Parliament continues to be affected amidst the walkouts by oppositions, adjournments, and other disruptions. While the discussion on the No-Confidence motion moved by the opposition was approved at the Lok Sabha’s business advisory committee meeting, the same was boycotted by the opposition as they demanded the house to immediately take up the discussion.  Amidst the continued protests and absence of opposition parties, the Government has passed various bills. Here is our second review of the current Monsoon Parliament sessions. The first review can be read here.
Bills introduced and passed in the Parliament
Despite objections from the opposition on the legislative business taking place when a no-confidence motion is moved & pending, the Government has proceeded with introducing and passing various bills. Here is a review of the bills introduced, taken up for discussion, and passed in the parliament between 27 July 2023 and 03 August 2023.
Standing Committee reports & Action Taken Reports
Here is a snapshot of the various Standing Committee Reports and Action Taken reports that were submitted to the parliament.
The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology (2022-23) presented the “Forty-seventh Report of the Committee on the subject ‘Review of the functioning of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). It also submitted “The Forty-Eighth Report of the Committee on “Citizens’ Data Security And Privacy”.
Action taken reports were also submitted to Lok Sabha
Important Questions
Lok Sabha to take up discussion on No-Confidence motion on 08 August 2023
The no-confidence motion moved against the government will be taken up for discussion on 08 August 2023. The decision was taken in the Lok Sabha’s Business Advisory Committee, even as the opposition parties walked out in protest for not taking up the debate on priority. The motion will begin on 08 August and continue till 10 August 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reply at the end of the debate.