Monsoon Session of Parliament to begin today: Centre to introduce 24 Bills

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on Monday with the election for the 15th President of India During the session the Centre is likely to announce 24 Bills including the Press Registration Periodicals Bill 2022While the Opposition has listed 16 issues that include Federalism coming under strain the Agnipath scheme rising prices and uncontrolled inflation for discussion during the monsoon sessionNational Democratic Alliances NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and joint opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha are the two contesting candidates for election to the Office of the PresidentThe Session will begin at 11 am todayAlso read Words like ashamed abused betrayed corrupt to be unparliamentary in LS RSOn the first day of the monsoon session the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems Prohibition of Unlawful Activities Amendment Bill 2022 will be taken up sources saidHours before the beginning of the Parliament Session Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called upon the Members of Parliament to hold a meaningful discussion on topics related to the publicThe Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin at 11 am It is the expectation of the people of the country that there should be a meaningful discussion in the House on the subjects related to them Members should think and communicate positively on the issues of the countrys interest Hope all the parties will contribute to this by enriching the dignity and decency of the House Lok Sabha Speaker said in a tweetRajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday while seeking the cooperation of all sections of the House during the monsoon session beginning sought a farewell gift in the form of a meaningful and productive session said sourcesAccording to sources on behalf of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge listed 16 issues for discussion during the monsoon session These include Federalism coming under strain Agnipath scheme Rising prices and uncontrolled inflation Declining labour force participation rate EPFO interest rates Declining credibility of organizations like the Election Commission CBI CVC External threats to national security hate speeches undemocratic actions against opposition leaders Increasing crime in Jammu amp Kashmir and attacks on Kashmiri pundits and Reservations in the promotion and in private sector etcSome of the bills that are in the pending list include The Indian Antarctica Bill 2022 The bill is pending in the Lok SabhaThe new bills to be newly introduced in the Parliament during the Monsoon session include The Central Universities Amendment Bill 2022The Government of India is all set to bring in legislation to regulate the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill 2019 which will include the Digital News Media industry for the first timeAmong them the most crucial is The Press Registration Periodicals Bill 2022The Bill seeks to replace the Press and Registration of Books PRB Act 1867 which covers the ambit of newspapers and printing presses in IndiaThis is the first time that digital media in India will have regulations If the Bill is cleared digital media will be regulated by the Ministry of Information and BroadcastingThe other bills on the government agenda include the Constitution Scheduled Tribes Order Amendment Bill 2019 in respect of State of Assam The Mediation Bill 2021 with Standing Committee chaired by Shri Sushil Kumar Modi The Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2019 report of Standing Committee under examination and the Registration of Marriage of NonResident Indian Bill 2019 report of Standing Committee under examinationThe other bills are Constitution One Hundred and TwentyFifth Amendment Bill 2019 report of Standing Committee under examination the Pesticide Management Bill 2020 report of Standing Committee under examinationThe First Batch of Supplementary Demand for Grants General and the connected Appropriation Bill will also be presented in the upcoming sessionThe panel which scrutinised the biodiversity Bill is in the process of submitting its report in the upcoming session This committee was chaired by BJP member Dr Sanjay JaiswalNotably the Monsoon Session holds extreme importance as the election of the President and VicePresident office is slated to take place in this session The Presidential polls will be held on July 18 while the Vice Presidential polls will take place on August 6 President Ram Nath Kovinds term is coming to an end on July 24 while the term of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is ending on August 10The monsoon session of parliament will conclude on August 12This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever