Monsoon session day 12

The Minister of Home Affairs made a statement in both houses with regard to the terrorist attacks in Udhampur yesterday. The Minister stated that interrogation of the captured terrorist is ongoing and indicated the possibility of revealing more details about the attack in due course. He condemned the repeated attacks from across the border.

In Lok Sabha, the Minister of External Affairs made a statement in relation to the allegations made against her regarding Lalit Modi’s travel documents. The Minister informed members of the house that she neither requested nor recommended the British government to issue travel documents to him.

The Repealing and Amending (fourth) Bill was passed by Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to repeal 295 laws. This includes the repeal of 293 laws and minor amendments to two laws. According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill, this is to update the statute books by repealing obsolete and redundant laws.

The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill was also passed by the lower house. The Bill replacing an ordinance specifies the appropriate area of jurisdiction of the courts with regard to cases of cheque bouncing.

Lok Sabha continued discussion on Sustainable Development Goals. The debate had not concluded at the time of sending this report.