Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 a.m. on December 17, 2025
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday opposed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which has been in place for over 20 years.
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She said MGNREGA gives the poorest people a legal right to 100 days of work and that the new bill would weaken this right. She questioned whether wages would be increased, saying the changes only make it appear that more workdays have been added.
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Meanwhile, Opposition leaders protested inside Parliament against the government’s plan to change the name of the MGNREGA Act. They said the move weakens the spirit and rights-based nature of the rural employment scheme.
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Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: Rajya Sabha approves and returns the Appropriation no.4 bill
Rajya Sabha approves and returns the Appropriation (No. 4 Bill) 2025
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: Raghav Chadda raises the debate that this is a money bill and approval is not required for a money bill
Raghav Chadha raised the debate that demands for supplementary demands is an annual formality, as this is a money bill and approval is not required for a money bill. He further made the suggestion
“Investment in India is highly taxed. The global capital in the past few years has been volatile, because of which, from January 2025 to December 2025, ₹1.60 crore, Foreign Investors had withdrawn from Indian equity. Then, domestic institutional investors came forward to protect and invest ₹7 lakh crore in Indian equity. A basic principle of the economy is to encourage investments. The tax-free limit should be increased.
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: BJP defends Insurance Amendment Bill, Konda Visheshwar Reddy hits back at Congress hails of Narsimha Rao
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy m, BJP MP hits back at congress and claims that the penetration of health and insurance was as low as 1%. He further added that ,
“Why does Congress forget to mention P.V. Narasimha Rao? Who actually privatized and paved the way that eventually led to an increase in penetration of insurance for the indian masses”
He further hails the various schemes launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
The Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned, bringing the current session’s discussions to a temporary halt.
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: 'G RAM G Bill' will be passed despite Opposition protests: Kiren Rijiju
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government will continue its work in Parliament and approve important bills, including the G RAM G Bill, even though opposition members are protesting and creating disruptions. He said that the government must keep doing business for the good of the country, even if some members of the Opposition choose to walk out of the House. Rijiju also said that objections in Parliament should be raised only on real legal or constitutional issues, and he stressed that Parliament should be allowed to work smoothly without unnecessary interruptions.
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan introduces VB-G RAM G Bill in LS
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan introduced a motion in the Lok Sabha to bring in the VB-G RAM G Bill. The proposed law aims to change the current system for providing employment in rural areas.
Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Live Updates: 'Don’t remove Mahatma Gandhi’s name’
Opposition members in the Lok Sabha opposed the VB–G RAM G Bill, 2025. The bill aims to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
They questioned the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the scheme. They also demanded that the proposed law be sent to a parliamentary committee for detailed review.
