Updates from Rajya Sabha: 10% quota bill, will it pass or not?
Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates: The Congress rose up to extend its support for the quota bill but said it is plagued by three difficulties and said it fails to understand the urgency behind the move. Congress's Kapil Sibal, pointing out the difficulties with the bill, said where is the data to back government's decision to introduce the reservation bill for the economically poor among the general category candidates.
Earlier, TMC's Derek O'Brien said the introduction of the quota bill is an admission on the part of the government that no jobs were created in the last four years.
Earlier, TMC's Derek O'Brien said the introduction of the quota bill is an admission on the part of the government that no jobs were created in the last four years.
Live from Rajya Sabha :
Jan 09, 08:49 PM (IST)
BJP's capital not Delhi, but Nagpur; this Bill has come from there: AAP
This Bill has come from the capital of BJP Nagpur... the leader of that capital is anti-Dalit: Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh says, purportedly referring to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Jan 09, 08:37 PM (IST)
BJP hates whatever Congress proposes, but I am happy that our idea from the 2014 manifesto has been adopted by the BJP: PL Punia while speaking at the discussion on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in the Upper House of Parliament.
Jan 09, 08:35 PM (IST)
I am standing to support the Bill: PL Punia of Congress.
Jan 09, 08:30 PM (IST)
Reservation on income criteria against legislative intent of the Constituent Assembly: D Raja
This reservation as a policy has been conceived and accepted to take affirmative action for socially and educationally backward communities, reservation based on income criteria is against the legislative intent of the Constituent Assembly: D Raja of CPI.
Jan 09, 08:26 PM (IST)
The way the government has brought this Bill must disturb every concerned citizen from the country: D Raja of Communist Party of India (CPI)
Jan 09, 08:17 PM (IST)
Everyone has supported this Bill, even though their way of supporting has been different: Ajay Pratap Singh, BJP MP.
Jan 09, 07:56 PM (IST)
There's a difference between 5 hectares of land in Odisha and Haryana: Praful Patel.
Jan 09, 07:52 PM (IST)
In Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar and others had fought to change the name of Marathwada University to Babasaheb Ambedkar University... I am saying this because many people have fought for years for social equality throughout years: Praful Patel of NCP during discussion on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 07:49 PM (IST)
We have heard that a lot of 'jumlas' are going to be introduced in the next two months: Praful Patel of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) says.
Jan 09, 07:43 PM (IST)
BSP demands separate reservation for minorities
We demand that minorities be given separate reservation: Satish Chandra Mishra of BSP. "This is fraud on the poor of the upper caste," Chandra says.
Jan 09, 07:41 PM (IST)
"Your sixer is not going to go beyond boundary... you will be caught out," says BSP MP Satish Chandra Mishra to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, tasking a jibe at Prasad's earlier statement when he said that the government has hit a winning six while responding to the timing of the Bill.
Jan 09, 07:38 PM (IST)
Where is the Reservation and Promotion Bill? Why isn't it being passed? Have you even tried passing it? BSP MP Satish Chandra Mishra asks Ram Vilas Paswan.
Jan 09, 07:36 PM (IST)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supports the Bill. BSP MP Satish Chandra Mishra says that the party supremo Mayawati has, in Parliament, demanded that problems of the poor in general category be looked into.
Jan 09, 07:10 PM (IST)
Naresh Gujral of SAD comes down on the government, says that the government needs to take more pragmatic steps "to incentivise" the industry for creation of more jobs. "Just this reservation is not going to satisfy our youth," says Gujral.
Jan 09, 07:08 PM (IST)
Naresh Gujral of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) speaks during debate on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha.
BJP's capital not Delhi, but Nagpur; this Bill has come from there: AAP
This Bill has come from the capital of BJP Nagpur... the leader of that capital is anti-Dalit: Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh says, purportedly referring to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Jan 09, 08:37 PM (IST)
BJP hates whatever Congress proposes, but I am happy that our idea from the 2014 manifesto has been adopted by the BJP: PL Punia while speaking at the discussion on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in the Upper House of Parliament.
Jan 09, 08:35 PM (IST)
I am standing to support the Bill: PL Punia of Congress.
Jan 09, 08:30 PM (IST)
Reservation on income criteria against legislative intent of the Constituent Assembly: D Raja
This reservation as a policy has been conceived and accepted to take affirmative action for socially and educationally backward communities, reservation based on income criteria is against the legislative intent of the Constituent Assembly: D Raja of CPI.
Jan 09, 08:26 PM (IST)
The way the government has brought this Bill must disturb every concerned citizen from the country: D Raja of Communist Party of India (CPI)
Jan 09, 08:17 PM (IST)
Everyone has supported this Bill, even though their way of supporting has been different: Ajay Pratap Singh, BJP MP.
Jan 09, 07:56 PM (IST)
There's a difference between 5 hectares of land in Odisha and Haryana: Praful Patel.
Jan 09, 07:52 PM (IST)
In Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar and others had fought to change the name of Marathwada University to Babasaheb Ambedkar University... I am saying this because many people have fought for years for social equality throughout years: Praful Patel of NCP during discussion on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 07:49 PM (IST)
We have heard that a lot of 'jumlas' are going to be introduced in the next two months: Praful Patel of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) says.
Jan 09, 07:43 PM (IST)
BSP demands separate reservation for minorities
We demand that minorities be given separate reservation: Satish Chandra Mishra of BSP. "This is fraud on the poor of the upper caste," Chandra says.
Jan 09, 07:41 PM (IST)
"Your sixer is not going to go beyond boundary... you will be caught out," says BSP MP Satish Chandra Mishra to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, tasking a jibe at Prasad's earlier statement when he said that the government has hit a winning six while responding to the timing of the Bill.
Jan 09, 07:38 PM (IST)
Where is the Reservation and Promotion Bill? Why isn't it being passed? Have you even tried passing it? BSP MP Satish Chandra Mishra asks Ram Vilas Paswan.
Jan 09, 07:36 PM (IST)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supports the Bill. BSP MP Satish Chandra Mishra says that the party supremo Mayawati has, in Parliament, demanded that problems of the poor in general category be looked into.
Jan 09, 07:10 PM (IST)
Naresh Gujral of SAD comes down on the government, says that the government needs to take more pragmatic steps "to incentivise" the industry for creation of more jobs. "Just this reservation is not going to satisfy our youth," says Gujral.
Jan 09, 07:08 PM (IST)
Naresh Gujral of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) speaks during debate on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 06:52 PM (IST)
You sent Hardik Patel to jail even when he was demanding what you are proposing today... he was put in jail for sedition: Kapil Sibal
Jan 09, 06:48 PM (IST)
How can you determine which family has what income when only a small number pay income tax? asks Kapil Sibal, adding that this would lead to fake certification and questioning implementation plan of the reservation.
Jan 09, 06:42 PM (IST)
I have never mentioned toilet during a debate on reservation: Kapil Sibal while taking a jibe at Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who spoke about Narendra Modi government's policies guaranteeing toilets to the poor.
Jan 09, 06:30 PM (IST)
We think that if we pass this will it benefit us and if don't, if we don't it would it harm us? Is this the way that we are going to pass a Constitutional Amendment?
Jan 09, 06:25 PM (IST)
When PSU and banks go digital, lakhs of jobs are lost: Kapil Sibal of Congress says.
Jan 09, 06:22 PM (IST)
There are three hurdles to this Bill: Complete non-application of mind by the government, Constitutionality of the Bill and the implementation.
Jan 09, 06:20 PM (IST)
Though I stand to support the Bill... I am saddened by the way it has been brought about: Kapil Sibal of Congress.
Jan 09, 06:20 PM (IST)
Kapil Sibal of Congress has now risen to speak during the debate on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 06:19 PM (IST)
Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks about the achievements of the Modi government on women empowerment and employment, guaranteed through various schemes of the government. The Law Minister says that the Modi government has the courage to bring the Bill.
Jan 09, 06:11 PM (IST)
We are creating an enabling atmosphere through this Bill, says Ravi Shankar Prasad while saying that the Bill should be supported wholeheartedly without ifs and buts.
Jan 09, 06:10 PM (IST)
It needs to be understood that this Bill can also be applied to states apart from the Center: Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Jan 09, 06:07 PM (IST)
Brahmins and Rajputs are also laborers, isn't that the truth? It is the truth that upper castes are also poor: Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Jan 09, 06:05 PM (IST)
Isn't it true that our party has honestly pushed for candidates from backward castes and classes as Chief Ministers? asks Ravi Shankar Prasad while questioning Congress on its unwillingness to implement reservation properly.
Jan 09, 06:03 PM (IST)
The 50 percent limit is not in the Constitution, it is in the Supreme Court judgment... the judgment states that the 50 percent ceiling is only for SC/ST and OBC reservation categories: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jan 09, 05:59 PM (IST)
Ravi Shankar Prasad responding to questions and criticisms raised by the Opposition as the discussion on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill continues in Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 05:57 PM (IST)
The country has given us the right to make and change laws in both the Houses... the only restriction is that basic structure cannot be amended: Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Jan 09, 05:55 PM (IST)
One thing that has come to my notice is that everybody, except Mrs. Kanimozhi, has approved the Bill: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Law Minister.
Jan 09, 05:48 PM (IST)
DMK asks whether any study or research has gone into coming to 10 percent number. DMK's Kanimozhi says that economics cannot be a criterion for reservation.
Jan 09, 05:16 PM (IST)
Manoj Kumar Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) says that the government is meddling with the Constitution. 'We object both the intention as well as the policy of the Bill," says Jha.
Jan 09, 04:51 PM (IST)
TDP says that introducing the Bill is "really good" and supports it, but questions the timing of the introduction. YS Chowdhary of the TDP says that bringing the Bill in a "hurried manner" is not good.
Jan 09, 04:34 PM (IST)
You are reserving 10 percent seats for government jobs and same for educational institutes. But, there are 90 percent people who are out of this purview. Therefore, this bill is not practical: Prasanna Acharya in Rajya Sabha
Jan 09, 04:20 PM (IST)
Biju Janata Dal (BJD)'s Prasanna Acharya is speaking in the Rajya Sabha.
The BJD has also reaffirmed its support for the bill.
Jan 09, 04:09 PM (IST)
Derek O'Brien has questioned the BJP, “Will this bill pass constitutional and judicial scrutiny?”
Jan 09, 04:02 PM (IST)
Trinamool Congress’ Derek O'Brien is speaking in the Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 03:50 PM (IST)
“The 10 percent quota is not a new idea. It is tested by judiciary, and rejected,” A Navaneethakrishnan has said.
Jan 09, 03:41 PM (IST)
“We are strongly opposing this bill,” AIADMK’s A Navaneethakrishnan tells Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 03:36 PM (IST)
AIADMK MP A Navaneethakrishnan is addressing the Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 03:30 PM (IST)
SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav has sought increase in quotas for OBC, SCs and STs.
Jan 09, 03:15 PM (IST)
Focus of your bill is not development of economically backward sections among upper castes, it is the Lok Sabha election: SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav tells the BJP
Jan 09, 03:06 PM (IST)
SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav confirms the party’s support for the bill. However, he has hit out at the government over the timing of the bill.
Jan 09, 03:04 PM (IST)
Anand Sharma hit out at BJP, says “it’s time for you to present your report card”.
He ended his address stating that Congress will support the bill.
Jan 09, 02:52 PM (IST)
In the PSUs of the country, in 2016-17, the jobs have come down from 11.85 lakhs to 11.31 lakhs... this is the Press Information Bureau data that I am quoting: Congress' Anand Sharma
Jan 09, 02:41 PM (IST)
"After every high tide, there is a low tide... Nation still waiting for the promised 'Acche Din,'" says Congress MP Anand Sharma.
Jan 09, 02:35 PM (IST)
Congress’ Anand Sharma is addressing the Rajya Sabha.
You sent Hardik Patel to jail even when he was demanding what you are proposing today... he was put in jail for sedition: Kapil Sibal
Jan 09, 06:48 PM (IST)
How can you determine which family has what income when only a small number pay income tax? asks Kapil Sibal, adding that this would lead to fake certification and questioning implementation plan of the reservation.
Jan 09, 06:42 PM (IST)
I have never mentioned toilet during a debate on reservation: Kapil Sibal while taking a jibe at Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who spoke about Narendra Modi government's policies guaranteeing toilets to the poor.
Jan 09, 06:30 PM (IST)
We think that if we pass this will it benefit us and if don't, if we don't it would it harm us? Is this the way that we are going to pass a Constitutional Amendment?
Jan 09, 06:25 PM (IST)
When PSU and banks go digital, lakhs of jobs are lost: Kapil Sibal of Congress says.
Jan 09, 06:22 PM (IST)
There are three hurdles to this Bill: Complete non-application of mind by the government, Constitutionality of the Bill and the implementation.
Jan 09, 06:20 PM (IST)
Though I stand to support the Bill... I am saddened by the way it has been brought about: Kapil Sibal of Congress.
Jan 09, 06:20 PM (IST)
Kapil Sibal of Congress has now risen to speak during the debate on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 06:19 PM (IST)
Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks about the achievements of the Modi government on women empowerment and employment, guaranteed through various schemes of the government. The Law Minister says that the Modi government has the courage to bring the Bill.
Jan 09, 06:11 PM (IST)
We are creating an enabling atmosphere through this Bill, says Ravi Shankar Prasad while saying that the Bill should be supported wholeheartedly without ifs and buts.
Jan 09, 06:10 PM (IST)
It needs to be understood that this Bill can also be applied to states apart from the Center: Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Jan 09, 06:07 PM (IST)
Brahmins and Rajputs are also laborers, isn't that the truth? It is the truth that upper castes are also poor: Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Jan 09, 06:05 PM (IST)
Isn't it true that our party has honestly pushed for candidates from backward castes and classes as Chief Ministers? asks Ravi Shankar Prasad while questioning Congress on its unwillingness to implement reservation properly.
Jan 09, 06:03 PM (IST)
The 50 percent limit is not in the Constitution, it is in the Supreme Court judgment... the judgment states that the 50 percent ceiling is only for SC/ST and OBC reservation categories: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jan 09, 05:59 PM (IST)
Ravi Shankar Prasad responding to questions and criticisms raised by the Opposition as the discussion on The Constitution (124rd Amendment) Bill continues in Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 05:57 PM (IST)
The country has given us the right to make and change laws in both the Houses... the only restriction is that basic structure cannot be amended: Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Jan 09, 05:55 PM (IST)
One thing that has come to my notice is that everybody, except Mrs. Kanimozhi, has approved the Bill: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Law Minister.
Jan 09, 05:48 PM (IST)
DMK asks whether any study or research has gone into coming to 10 percent number. DMK's Kanimozhi says that economics cannot be a criterion for reservation.
Jan 09, 05:16 PM (IST)
Manoj Kumar Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) says that the government is meddling with the Constitution. 'We object both the intention as well as the policy of the Bill," says Jha.
Jan 09, 04:51 PM (IST)
TDP says that introducing the Bill is "really good" and supports it, but questions the timing of the introduction. YS Chowdhary of the TDP says that bringing the Bill in a "hurried manner" is not good.
Jan 09, 04:34 PM (IST)
You are reserving 10 percent seats for government jobs and same for educational institutes. But, there are 90 percent people who are out of this purview. Therefore, this bill is not practical: Prasanna Acharya in Rajya Sabha
Jan 09, 04:20 PM (IST)
Biju Janata Dal (BJD)'s Prasanna Acharya is speaking in the Rajya Sabha.
The BJD has also reaffirmed its support for the bill.
Jan 09, 04:09 PM (IST)
Derek O'Brien has questioned the BJP, “Will this bill pass constitutional and judicial scrutiny?”
Jan 09, 04:02 PM (IST)
Trinamool Congress’ Derek O'Brien is speaking in the Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 03:50 PM (IST)
“The 10 percent quota is not a new idea. It is tested by judiciary, and rejected,” A Navaneethakrishnan has said.
Jan 09, 03:41 PM (IST)
“We are strongly opposing this bill,” AIADMK’s A Navaneethakrishnan tells Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 03:36 PM (IST)
AIADMK MP A Navaneethakrishnan is addressing the Rajya Sabha.
Jan 09, 03:30 PM (IST)
SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav has sought increase in quotas for OBC, SCs and STs.
Jan 09, 03:15 PM (IST)
Focus of your bill is not development of economically backward sections among upper castes, it is the Lok Sabha election: SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav tells the BJP
Jan 09, 03:06 PM (IST)
SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav confirms the party’s support for the bill. However, he has hit out at the government over the timing of the bill.
Jan 09, 03:04 PM (IST)
Anand Sharma hit out at BJP, says “it’s time for you to present your report card”.
He ended his address stating that Congress will support the bill.
Jan 09, 02:52 PM (IST)
In the PSUs of the country, in 2016-17, the jobs have come down from 11.85 lakhs to 11.31 lakhs... this is the Press Information Bureau data that I am quoting: Congress' Anand Sharma
Jan 09, 02:41 PM (IST)
"After every high tide, there is a low tide... Nation still waiting for the promised 'Acche Din,'" says Congress MP Anand Sharma.
Jan 09, 02:35 PM (IST)
Congress’ Anand Sharma is addressing the Rajya Sabha.
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