Parliament Live: GST is successful because of the help of all parties, says PM Modi
parliament began its Wednesday session with a commemorative discussion on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement in Lok Sabha.
The lower house is expected to introduce the National Sports University Bill, while it will also consider the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, the State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill and the Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill.
The Rajya Sabha is expected to take up for consideration the Indian Institutes of Management Bill.
Below are the live updates:
11:53am: PM Modi concludes speech.
11:50am: “Mahatma Gandhi said ‘do or die’. Now we must say we will do and keep doing,” says Modi, stressing the country will have to fight corruption, provide better facilities to women and develop the nation.
11:48am: “From 2017 to 2022, when India turns 75, we need to create the same spirit that existed from 1942 to 1947,” says Modi.
11:47am: The Prime Minister says the success of GST was not due to the NDA government or one party, but due to the contribution of all parties, states and traders.
11:46am: Modi commends the role of women in the freedom struggle of India.
11:44am: Leadership has to inspire a more law-abiding society, says Modi.
11:43am: “It has become a way of life to break the law,” says Modi, citing instances of people attacking doctors. “We don’t feel that we are breaking the law.”
11:40am: Poverty, lack of education and malnutrition – these are big challenges our nation faces, says Modi
11:39am: What comes before rajneeti (politics) is rashtraneeti (national policy), Modi tells Lok Sabha.
11: 37am: Modi says the menace of corruption has adversely impacted our development journey.
11:35am: “Our freedom was not only about our country. It was a defining moment in bringing an end to colonialism in other parts of the world too,” says Modi.
11:33am: The PM says in the five years between 1942 and 1947, India broke the shackles of colonialism and Bharat awakened with renewed spirit. “A spark was lit,” says Modi.
11:30am: Modi says the Quit India movement marked the rise of a new leadership.
11:29am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembers Mahatma Gandhi. “We will do or die,” he quotes Gandhi.
11:27am: PM Modi says it is the duty of every generation to provide for the next.
11:26am: Speaker hands the floor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
11:25am: Speaker Mahajan asks people to keep aside the sorrow and make a resolution in the name of the country.
11:10am: Union minister Arun Jaitley speaks in Lok Sabha. “We have seen riots but today awareness and accountability has improved. We must work on ensuring harmony and compassion.”
11:03am: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan opens the floor, says the movement for independence had a long history. “Farmers, intellectuals, soldiers everybody dreamed of ‘swarajya’”, says the Speaker.
11:01am: Lok Sabha has special discussion on Quit India Movement anniversary.
11am: Lok Sabha begins session.
source (http://www.hindustantimes.com)
