Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, with other Opposition MPs, protest against Labour laws at Parliament premises during the ongoing Winter Session, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Parliament winter session live: As winter session of the Parliament enters its fourth day, the Opposition is seeking to hold a discussion in air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR and other parts of north India that is being seen as the cause of several respiratory diseases, particularly among children and senior citizens.
Congress MPs have moved Adjournment Motion notices in the Lok Sabha to discuss the air crisis as they urged the Centre to declare pollution a national health emergency.
The motion was moved by Manickam Tagore, Manish Tewari and Vijayakumar alias Vijay Vasanth. Several MPs of the Opposition arrived in the Parliament on day three of the winter session wearing gas masks as a mark of protests against the air pollution. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi had also said that issues such as air pollution need to be discussed in the Parliament.
- Tagore, in his notice to Lok Sabha Secretary General, said the government has failed to to chalk out a coordinated national strategy and “remains paralysed, issuing advisories instead of action, committees instead of solutions”.
- “Even as evidence mounts that pollution increases the risk of cancers, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders and metabolic illnesses like diabetes, this Government refuses to declare pollution a national health priority,” PTI quoted Tagore’s notice as he demanded a “national clean air mission backed by law, strict liability for polluters, emergency health protocols for exposed populations, and coordinated scientific policymaking.”
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha today, ANI reported.
- The Bill aims to augment resources for meeting expenditure on national security and public health, and to levy a cess for the said purposes on machines installed and other processes undertaken for the manufacture or production of specified goods.
Union minister clarifies on Sanchar Saathi app
On Wednesday, union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia responded to Opposition’s claims that state-owned cyber security app, Sanchar Saathi, is a breach of privacy. Scindia said that snooping is neither possible nor will happen with this app, which he said, was aimed to protect citizens from frauds.
Scindia said the app order was being misconstrued and the government was willing to make changes to the order based on feedback. Later in the day, Centre announced it would be withdrawing the mandate for the pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Communications stated it has decided to recall its mandate due to the app’s “increasing acceptance”.
Parliament winter session 2025: A recap of Day 3
- The tug of war between government and the Opposition parties over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was also resolved after the government scheduled the debate on the issue for next week.
- The Opposition also protested against the four new labour codes as Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the government has snatched away the rights that workers and new avenues for their exploitation have been opened.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met BJP MPs from West Bengal to review the poll preparations for next year’s assembly polls there.
- Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury’s dog row was abuzz again on Wednesday after she responded with a ‘woof woof’ when reporters asked her that the Rajya Sabha may initiate a privilege motion against her over her recent remarks involving dogs. The BJP reacted sharply to this saying that the Congress MPs were undermining the dignity of the Parliament.
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Congress MPs have moved Adjournment Motion notices in the Lok Sabha to discuss the air crisis as they urged the Centre to declare pollution a national health emergency.
The motion was moved by Manickam Tagore, Manish Tewari and Vijayakumar alias Vijay Vasanth. Several MPs of the Opposition arrived in the Parliament on day three of the winter session wearing gas masks as a mark of protests against the air pollution. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi had also said that issues such as air pollution need to be discussed in the Parliament.
- Tagore, in his notice to Lok Sabha Secretary General, said the government has failed to to chalk out a coordinated national strategy and “remains paralysed, issuing advisories instead of action, committees instead of solutions”.
- “Even as evidence mounts that pollution increases the risk of cancers, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders and metabolic illnesses like diabetes, this Government refuses to declare pollution a national health priority,” PTI quoted Tagore’s notice as he demanded a “national clean air mission backed by law, strict liability for polluters, emergency health protocols for exposed populations, and coordinated scientific policymaking.”
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha today, ANI reported.
- The Bill aims to augment resources for meeting expenditure on national security and public health, and to levy a cess for the said purposes on machines installed and other processes undertaken for the manufacture or production of specified goods.
Union minister clarifies on Sanchar Saathi app
On Wednesday, union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia responded to Opposition’s claims that state-owned cyber security app, Sanchar Saathi, is a breach of privacy. Scindia said that snooping is neither possible nor will happen with this app, which he said, was aimed to protect citizens from frauds.
Scindia said the app order was being misconstrued and the government was willing to make changes to the order based on feedback. Later in the day, Centre announced it would be withdrawing the mandate for the pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Communications stated it has decided to recall its mandate due to the app’s “increasing acceptance”.
Parliament winter session 2025: A recap of Day 3
- The tug of war between government and the Opposition parties over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was also resolved after the government scheduled the debate on the issue for next week.
- The Opposition also protested against the four new labour codes as Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the government has snatched away the rights that workers and new avenues for their exploitation have been opened.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met BJP MPs from West Bengal to review the poll preparations for next year’s assembly polls there.
- Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury’s dog row was abuzz again on Wednesday after she responded with a ‘woof woof’ when reporters asked her that the Rajya Sabha may initiate a privilege motion against her over her recent remarks involving dogs. The BJP reacted sharply to this saying that the Congress MPs were undermining the dignity of the Parliament.
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Dec 04, 2025 10:57:42 AM IST
Parliament winter session live: What Congress MPs said on air pollution
Parliament winter session live: The motion was moved by Manickam Tagore, Manish Tewari and Vijayakumar alias Vijay Vasanth. Tagore, in his notice to Lok Sabha Secretary General, said the government has failed to to chalk out a coordinated national strategy and “remains paralysed, issuing advisories instead of action, committees instead of solutions”.
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Parliament winter session live: Congress MPs seek discussion on air pollution
Parliament winter session live: Seeking a discussion on worsening air quality in Delhi and other parts of north India, Congress MPs have moved Adjournment Motion notices in the Lok Sabha to discuss the issue. Congress’s Manickam Tagore, Manish Tewari and Vijayakumar alias Vijay Vasanth moved the notices to discuss the air quality in north India as they urged the Centre to declare pollution a national health emergency.
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