Thread by @_maadhyam_

Day 7 of #MonsoonSession
Both Houses begin by paying tribute to soldiers who lost their lives during Kargil war. #KargilVijayDiwas2022
Then Q Hour starts in #LokSabha and Zero Hour in #RajyaSabha

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In #RajyaSabha, after papers, reports were tabled, Chair announced that he has received some 267 notices (to suspend listed business & take up a matter for urgent debate)
Some MPs are heard raising their demands.
Chair swiftly adjourns House till 12pm.
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Q Hour was proceeding in #LokSabha
Q on 61 day fishing ban was being discussed
Minister claimed- India is No 1 in shrimp export, No 2 in aquaculture products and No 4 exporter of fish, due to efforts of Govt & #fisher folks.
As protests continued, House adjourned till 11:45am.

#LokSabha resumes
After initial protests, Opposition walks out
Q Hour proceeds, Qs on schemes for tenant farmers, forensic investigations discussed
Now papers being tabled
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#RajyaSabha also resumes
Q Hour starts
But MPs rush to the well, raise slogans, placards
Deputy Chair reminds protesting MPs that placards are not allowed, MPs can be suspended also
And then House adjourned for 15 minutes.
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In #LokSabha, some MPs were raising issues of public importance.
One MP raised issue of loss of govt jobs during pandemic, many aspirants have lost out on seats & preparation time.
As some MPs were protesting, House was quickly adjourned till 2pm.
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#RajyaSabha resumes and proceeds with Q Hour amid protests
Q on organic fertilizers, promotion of AYUSH system of Medicine in villages being discussed
Slogans of '#GST par jawaab do'
'Mehengai waapis lo' can be heard.
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After running Q Hour amid intense protests by the Opposition MPs demanding urgent debate on #pricerise, #GST, the House was adjourned till 2pm.

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Both Houses resume
#LokSabha takes up Zero Hour & MPs are raising issues of public importance
In #RajyaSabha, amid protests, the discussion on The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022
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Amid intense protests Opposition MPs demand discussion on #pricerise, #GST & object to Bill being discussed amid disruptions.
When some Opposition MPs are called to speak, they raise price rise issue, but stopped by Chair, who asks them to only speak on Bill.
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Exchange of arguments between Derek O'Brien & Dy Chair
Dy Chair- can't raise point of order in disorder
Derek- Rule 258, can raise point of order anytime, Chair may or may not accept
Derek- Responsibility of Chair to bring House in order
Dy Chair- what is Members' responsibility?

Dy Chair asks protesting MPs to go back to their seats, else he will have to name them
Then he names the following MPs:
Susmita Dev
Mausam Noor
Dola Sen
Shanta Chhetri
Shantanu Sen
Abir Ranjan Biswas
Nadim ul Haq
All from AITC!
They may be suspended.
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Motion moved in #RajyaSabha to suspend a rather long list of MPs, for remainder of the week.
As Dy Chair puts the motion to voice vote, one MP asks for division.
Dy Chair asks them to go back to their seats, so that division can happen.
MPs continue to protest.
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The Motion to suspend several MPs from #RajyaSabha for remainder of the week was adopted by House.
Dy Chair asked them to leave the premises and adjourned the House for 15 minutes.
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Meanwhile #LokSabha takes up Family Court (Amendment) Bill for discussion
Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju states that it is a minor amendment, urges the House to pass it with limited debate
Many Opposition MPs not present in House.
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Sunita Duggal, BJP speaks on Family Court Amendment Bill:
- Family Courts, 1984 Act provided for Family Courts to be set up by State Govts in consultation with High Court, through notification by Cental Govt
- In Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland courts were set up but w/o notifications

Duggal continues:
- These courts could be declared null & void, many families, people employed there would suffer
- Therefore, this Bill retrospectively establishes Family courts in nagaland and himachal pradesh & validate all actions taken by state govt for these courts

Duggal concludes by demanding more Family Courts be opened in other states.

Bhartruhari Mahtab, BJD states that Omkar Sharma v. State of Himachal Pradesh case responsible for the amendment. Asks why Central Govt didn't issue notification, courts had to point out.
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#RajyaSabha resumes
Presiding Officer requests suspended MPs to withdraw from the House:
- Sushmita Dev
- Mausam Noor
- Shanta Chhetri
- Shantanu Sen
- Abir Ranjan Biswas
- Nadim ul Haq
- M M Abdullah
- A A Rahim
- N R Elangovan
- Sivadasan
- Kanimozhi
.....list goes on

Mahtab urges the Govt to correct other such mistakes as well.
Mentions Hindu Code, speaks about different kinds of marriages, separation
The 1984 Act came 30 yrs after Hindu Marriage Act 1955, because need for such courts was felt, but many cases, need to provide for conciliation

Ritesh Pandey, BSP on Family Court (Amendment) Bill:
- lost opportunity, changes could have been brought in Bill to address other issues wrt family courts
- 1984 Act requires that for appointment of judges in family courts, preference given to women, but very few women judges

Pandey on Family Courts Amendment Bill:
- only 30% women judges in lower courts, 5% in higher courts
- this amendment should have encouraged more women representation, Women must be part of every court that involves their cases
- increase women in lower courts, magistrate level

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, YSRCP on Family Court Amendment Bill:
support Bill
Points out issues:
- different states have different rules, if married in one state, living in another, where to go
- Family Court not empowered to curb domestic violence
- No training given to lawyers, judges

Jayadev Galla, TDP on Family Courts Amendment Bill:
- Discrimination against fathers in custody cases & delay in judgments imp roadblocks in family courts
- Lack of infrastructure, shortage of judicial officers
- 11.7 lakh cases pending in family courts
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Galla concludes:
- 235 more family courts supposed to be set up in 2015-2020, but not followed through
- Marriage Counsellors should be on permanent basis not temp
- Gender sensitivity needed
- Procedure should be simplified for speedy justice
- Judges can also act as counsellors

#RajyaSabha resumed
As MPs kept protesting, it was adjourned for the day, after passing a motion to suspend 19 MPs for the rest of the week.
Loud chants of 'We want #justice, We want #justice' can be heard
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In #LokSabha discussion continues on the Family Courts Amendment Bill.
Imp points being raised by MPs:
- uniform time limit to resolve family disputes needed
- 716 family courts in country, more needed
- Family courts should also take up cases regarding abandoned senior citizens.

Other points raised by MPs on Family Courts Amendment Bill:
- Family courts must include mens rights, also ensure that dowry act not misused
- How many women benefitted from triple talaq judgement?
- Retrospective legislation persistent case with NDA govt, shouldn't become norm

Nishikant Dubey, BJP on Family Courts Amendment Bill goes on a rant against 'western culture' on which laws made.
Criticizes SC for striking down S.377, criticizes live in relationships, same sex marriages, S.498 IPC misused.
Argues that population control about women health.

St Hasan, SP on Family Courts Amendment Bill also asks if legalization of homosexuality part of Indian culture, cruelty law misused.
Other points raised by MPs:
- court infrastructure inadequate
- counselling centres with experts needed
- divorce cases take too long, women suffer

As debate proceeds on Family Courts Amendment Bill, more MPs refer to 'western culture' ruining family system in India!
MPs criticize homosexuality, nuclear families, rise in divorce rates, people not taking care of parents, misuse of dowry, cruelty laws.
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Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju responds to debate on Family Courts Amendment Bill
Addresses points made & questions raised by some MPs
But speaks on other points also like collegium, regional bench of Supreme Court, vacancy in judiciary, state's representation in SC etc.

The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill is passed.
House adjourned for the day.

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