Parliament Winter session: No case of Omicron in India yet, conducting genome sequencing, says Union Health Minister

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am tomorrow. The Upper House was adjourned for the second time on Tuesday, on the second day of the ongoing winter session of the Parliament.

Earlier, Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm.

The winter session of the Parliament commenced on Monday. Both the first and second days of the session remained stormy with the ruckus by the Opposition.

Opposition parties including Congress, DMK, RJD, Left and AAP on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after their demand to revoke the suspension of 12 MPs was rejected by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

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This new variant #Omicron has been found in 14 countries. There is no case of Omicron in India yet. We are immediately checking suspicious cases and conducting genome sequencing. We are also taking all possible precautions: Union Health Minister @mansukhmandviya in #RajyaSabha pic.twitter.com/HAVn8wtVbV

— PIB India (@PIB_India) November 30, 2021

# Soon after the proceedings of the Lok Sabha began after the first adjournment, the Lower House was again adjourned till 3 pm on Tuesday.

# The extension of territorial jurisdiction of BSF would result in better and more effective control on trans-border crimes in conjunction and co-operation with State Police: MHA in a written reply in Lok Sabha

# Govt of West Bengal and Govt of Punjab have expressed their apprehension that such a move encroaches upon the powers of the State Government. Their apprehension are ill-founded: MHA in a written reply in Lok Sabha

# Eight Opposition party leaders led by Mallikarjun Kharge met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to request him to re-consider revocation of suspension of 12 MPs. Chairman Naidu told them it was not possible without an apology from the suspended members of the House: Sources

# This is a risky area & not in a complete regulatory framework. No decision was taken on banning its advertisements. Steps are taken to create awareness through RBI&SEBI. Govt will soon introduce a Bill: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

# Sales of automobiles have been affected in the last two years due to spread of Covid-19 virus in the country. Production and sales of automobiles have been impacted due to lockdown imposed to contain spread of Covid-19: Ministry of Heavy Industries

# NIA is probing the seizure of Heroin worth Rs 21,000 Crores at Mundra Port, Gujarat. There is no specific data or study to show any linkage between privatisation of airports/seaports and increase in large-scale smuggling of drugs: MHA

# No specific information indicating any kind of involvement of foreign hand in the attack: MHA in a written reply in Lok Sabha on the recent attack on the Assam Rifles convoy on November 13

# This is a risky area & not in a complete regulatory framework. No decision was taken on banning its advisements. Steps are taken to create awareness through RBI & SEBI. Govt will soon introduce a Bill: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

FM on Crypto Bill.

This looks promising. pic.twitter.com/RAej8ocJ9R

— Crypto India ? (@CryptooIndia) November 30, 2021

# Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the national level: Ministry of Home Affairs in a written reply in Lok Sabha

# The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was notified on 12 December 2019 and it came into force from 10 January 2020. The persons covered under the CAA may apply for citizenship after the rules are notified under the CAA: MHA in a written reply in Lok Sabha

# Opposition leaders are holding another meeting in the office of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs

लोकतंत्र में भाजपाई हिटलरशाही के खिलाफ विपक्षी दलों के साथ कांग्रेस सांसद संसद परिसर में गाँधी जी की प्रतिमा के समक्ष प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं।

भाजपा सरकार को विपक्ष के 12 सांसदों का निलंबन निरस्त करना होगा, तानाशाही नहीं चलेगी। #BJP_चर्चा_से_डरती_है pic.twitter.com/M3bo5qI4KX

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 30, 2021

We have boycotted the Lok Sabha proceedings for the remaining day in protest against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs: KC Venugopal, Congress pic.twitter.com/yhP99sQyxS

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2021

#We’re against the suspension of MPs. We’re standing along with opposition parties but we’ll take our own path: TMC MP Nadimul Haque while attending Opp leaders protest at Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises demanding revocation of suspension of 12 Opposition MPs of RS

# Congress Loksabha MP K Suresh slipped on Parliament corridor’s floor while coming out from the Office of LoP Rajya Sabha. He has been given first aid treatment and now has been taken to the hospital.

# Opposition MPs stage walkout from Rajya Sabha after House Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejects revocation of suspension of 12 MPs.

# Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejects the request for revocation of suspension of 12 MPs

# The bitter experience of the last Monsoon Session still continues to haunt most of us. I was expecting & waiting for the leading lights of the House to take lead in expressing outrage over what happened in the last Session: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu

# We came to your office to request for revocation of the suspension of 12 MPs. The incident happened in the last Monsoon session. So, how can you take this decision now: LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikaarjun Kharge

# The Chairman of the Rajya is empowered to take action and also the House can take action: Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu