Rajnath Singh hails Saifullah's father; Opposition slams Centre over attack on Indians in US​

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a constructive debate and sought Opposition's support in passing several pending bills as Parliament convened for the second leg of the Budget Session.

Here are the Live updates:-

-Lok Sabha adjourned till 2:40 PM.

-CPI-M MP P Karunakaran slams RSS over political attacks in Kerala.

-Indian fishermen urgently needs government's attention: Shashi Tharoor.

-High time that govt should intervene and protect Indians, and see to it that such incidents don't repeat: AIADMK leader M Thambidurai.

-Opposition MPs raises issue of NRI Srinivas Kuchibhotla's killing in US, urge Centre to take action.

-Govt of India should raise the issue of Kansas shooting with the US government: Mohd Saleem, CPI-M.

PM tweets on every other issue, why doesn't he talk on this issue? Why is he silent? He should make statement today: Kharge

-Such incidents (on attacks on Indians in USA) have increased after the new US President has taken charge: Mallikarjun Kharge

Such incidents (on attacks on Indians in USA) have increased after the new US President has taken charge: Mallikarjun Kharge,Cong in LS pic.twitter.com/dwskQBa1AG — ANI (@ANI_news) March 9, 2017

-PM Modi and NDA ministers were silent on the racial attacks in US. NDA doesn't have any strategy: Kharge

-Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge leads Opposition charge against PM Modi and BJP govt over incidents of racial attack on Indians in US.

-NIA will probe Lucknow encounter and the ISIS angle, says Rajnath Singh. 

-Saifullah's father has refused to take his body. The entire country is proud of Saifullah's father: Rajnath

-Till now six arrests have been made. The security agencies have managed to avert major tragedy: Rajnath

-Saifullah did not surrender despite being persuaded by the security officials: Rajnath

-He fired on ATS, after 12 hours the team entered and shot him dead: Singh

-ATS UP gheraoed the home in which Saifullah was staying: Rajnath

-After much efforts, UP ATS managed to neutralise suspected terrorists Saifullah: Rajnath

-Rajnath Singh brief Lok Sabh over Lucknow encounter and rising ISIS activities.

-Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day without transacting any business as a mark of respect to the memory of its sitting member Haji Abdul Salam who died recently.

-The GoI will make statement on the issue next week: Singh

-Incidents regarding Indians in US taken very seriously: Singh

-Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh replies in Lok Sabha on attack on Indian in US.  

-Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha, as the second leg of the budget session of Parliament begins.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha, as the second leg of the budget session of Parliament begins pic.twitter.com/mjEWKza0aI — ANI (@ANI_news) March 9, 2017

-Second leg of the budget session of Parliament begins.

#FLASH: Second leg of the budget session of Parliament begins pic.twitter.com/v344jPkNgg — ANI (@ANI_news) March 9, 2017

-TMC MPs protest in front of Gandhi statue at Parliament complex regarding attack of Indians in US.

Delhi: TMC protests in front of Gandhi statue at Parliament complex regarding attack of Indians in USA pic.twitter.com/ulX4WyFvrO — ANI (@ANI_news) March 9, 2017

-Here is the video of PM Modi appealing tyo Opposition MPs to allow House to function smoothly.

WATCH: Hope to see breakthrough on GST, all parties & states have shown a positive approach says PM Modi ahead of #BudgetSession 2nd leg pic.twitter.com/6kVj8tTZ3c — ANI (@ANI_news) March 9, 2017

-There will be a detailed discussion on the Budget and I am sure the level of debate and discussion will be of good quality, PM Modi said.

-I am also confident of a GST breakthrough in this session, he added.  

--Finance, appropriation bill, maternity & many other bills are to be discussed. Request all to help Parliament function: Ananth Kumar

Opposition set to corner govt over attack on Indians in US, rising ISIS threat

The Congress-led Opposition is all set to corner the Narendra Modi government as the Parliament on a wide range of issues including the attack on Indians in the US and the increased ISIS activities in the country as Parliament reconvenes for the second leg of the Budget Session starting from on Thursday.

Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had said earlier the his party will raise the issues of attack on Indians in the US and the anti-terror operation of Lucknow, in which a youth was killed, as well as the bomb blast in a train near Bhopal.

"On Thursday, these two issues will be raised. We will decide on other issues to be raised in rest of the session later," Kharge said.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to make a statement on both issues on Thursday, according to informed sources in the Home Ministry.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that the government is prepared to take up any discussion opposition parties want.

"The government is prepared to discuss all issues raised by the opposition subject to permission of the presiding officers," Naqvi said.

The minister said that pending bills, including the ones relating to Goods and Services Tax and Enemy Property, are among those on the government's agenda.

"There are 20 new bills on the agenda of the government," Naqvi said.

Leaders from different parties felt that the mood of the session will depend on the results of assembly elections in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur.

Asked about it, Naqvi did not deny the possible impact of the results of assembly polls to five states on the session.

With IANS inputs