Parliament LIVE Updates: BJP and its leaders are spreading hatred across India, says Gaurav Gogoi

During the discussion on the President's address to the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi raised the issue of objectionable and controversial statements made by the BJP leaders and its ministers. He said that its leaders are working to spread hatred among the people. He asked what the BJP and its leaders want to tell by spreading hatred?

Gogoi said that today people are on the streets talking about saving the basic spirit of the Constitution. He said we are with such people. Gaurav Gogoi said that if the basic spirit of the country and the Constitution does not remain, then what will be the issue of development. He said that elections keep coming and going, it does not mean that we should say anything and do anything to win the election.

TMC's Mahua Moitra questioned the BJP-led Centre on its recent budget announcement on varied points in Lok Sabha and claimed unemployment numbers are high and growing which the government denies.

Taking a hit at the Central government on its decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, Moitra said,' We are the guardians of our soil and Constitution.'

Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated disruptions on Monday as members from opposition parties raised slogans against the government and demanded a debate on the Citizenship Amendement Act and NPR.

The House was adjourned within three minutes of reassembling at 2 pm as members from the Congress and TMC continued shouting slogans and did not allow BJP's Bhupender Yadav to move a Motion of Thanks on the President's address.

Opposition stages walkout in Lok Sabha as BJP MP from Delhi Parvesh Verma speaks during a discussion on motion of thanks on the President's address

“Common people of India are protesting to save the constitution, they are protesting while holding the constitution & singing the national anthem but they are being fired at. People of India are being killed mercilessly. Modi government cannot silence the voice of the people with bullets,” says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress in Lok Sabha.

As Minister of Finance state Anurag Thakur is addressing Lok Sabha, opposition MPS continue to chant "Anurag Thakur shame shame"

The TMC has moved amendments to the president's address delivered on Friday at the beginning of the budget session, raising questions on his "silence" on issues relating to CAA protests, economic slowdown and Kashmir clampdown.

The move has opened the doors of discussion on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Parliament, which has witnessed nationwide protests. President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday hailed the CAA as "historic" in his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, prompting protests by some opposition members.

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O' Brien and Rajya Sabha chief whip Sukhendu Sekhar Ray have moved amendments on behalf of the party in Rajya Sabha pertaining to the "silence" of the president on the ongoing protest against the CAA and demanding that the speech include the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the National Population Register (NPR).

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that BJP's "goons" are responsible for he firing incidents in the capital. "It's a conspiracy by the ruling party to scare & threaten protestors. Ruling party's goons are doing such things & the govt is silent. Delhi is under Union Home Ministry, still they are not doing anything," he told outside Parliament, reported news agency ANI

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till noon after opposition members seeks to raise NPR, citizenship bill issues

Some opposition members in Lok Sabha on Monday raised slogans against the amended citizenship law during Question Hour.

As soon as the House took up Question Hour, members raised slogans against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

"Say no to CAA", "save our democracy", "Goli maarna bandh karo; desh ko todna bandh karo" and "save our Constitution" were some of the slogans raised by them.

Speaker Om Birla said the House was taking up important issue of skill development of the youth, hence members should participate in it and go back to their seats.

He also reminded that floor leaders had assured him that the Question Hour will be allowed to be conducted smoothly and members are free to raise issues during Zero Hour which follows the Question Hour.

However, members kept raising slogans. .

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Satish Chandra Misra has given Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), demanding to repeal the law immediately.

CPM and CPI have given a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to over "prevailing situation in the country over the proposed National Register of Citizens-National Population Register and Citizenship Amendment Act".

Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Kodikunnil Suresh, & Gaurav Gogoi have given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha to "reconsider Citizenship Amendment Act after unrest in the country & to stop the process of National Register of Citizens & National Population Register"

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vikas Mahatme gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over "need to take precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus"

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma have given the suspension of business notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha over "prevailing situation in the country due to proposed NPR-NRC following the Citizenship Amendment Act".

Indian Union Muslim League MP PK Kunhalikutty has given Adjournment Motion in Lok Sabha over recent incident of firing on protestors at Jamia Millia Islamia&statements of BJP MPs Anurag Thakur&Parvesh Verma that had “potential to disturb harmony”&"aggravate differences”(file pic)

Opposition parties on Monday are set to corner the government in Parliament on issues related to CAA, NPR and NRC.

The Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Left parties, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and some others have already given adjournment notices in the Rajya Sabha for demanding immediate discussion on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), they said.

The Congress and some other opposition parties are set to give adjournment notices in the Lok Sabha too, the sources said.

Opposition parties are demanding a discussion in both the Houses on the amended citizenship law, NPR and NRC, amid countrywide protests against them, they said.

The opposition has termed the CAA passed by Parliament as "unconstitutional" and have challenged the same in the Supreme Court which will hear the matter later this month.

The opposition parties have also urged chief ministers of those states which have opposed the CAA to not roll out the NPR exercise.

The Budget session of Parliament started on January 31 with the President's address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament and the presentation on Union Budget on February 1.

Both the Houses are set to initiate the discussion on the 'motion of thanks' to the President's address starting Monday.