Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed in Lok Sabha

In a major development, the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has been passed in Lok Sabha. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was among the three Bills the Centre moved on Tuesday afternoon in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage on the second day of the Monsoon Session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, which has been mentioned in the legislative business of the Lok Sabha. It was meant to replace an ordinance issued by the government on the matter.

The other proposals were the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

These Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday, the opening day of the Monsoon Session, which will conclude on October 1.

These Bills were introduced along with seven other Bills -- Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020; Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020; Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020; Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020; Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020; and Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 -- in the Lok Sabha on Monday after it reconvened for the second time after an hour's adjournment of the first sitting at 9 am.

Meanwhile, making a statement in Lok Sabha on India-China border stand-off, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India is committed to a peaceful resolution of the current border stand-off with China in Ladakh but any attempt to unilaterally alter the status quo by the neighbouring country is unacceptable. "The Indian Army has inflicted heavy costs including casualties on the Chinese side during the clash with the PLA at the Galwan valley on June 15," Singh added.

The defence minister said since April, buildup of troops and armaments by the Chinese side has been witnessed in the border areas adjacent to eastern Ladakh.