A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2021 in the Parliament, the Opposition has stormed the Houses demanding a discussion on the three farm laws. As many as 16 opposition parties had boycotted the President's Address on the first day of the Budget Session in protest against the farm laws.

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at several border points into Delhi since November-end, demanding the repeal of the three laws and a legal guarantee to the minimum support system (MSP) for their crops. Enacted last September, the three laws have been projected by the Centre as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove middlemen and allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country.

Here are the key highlights of the day:

# Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow amid uproar by Opposition over farm laws.

# Rules under Citizenship Amendment Act are under preparation. Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have granted an extension of time up to April 9, 2021 and July 9, 2021 respectively to frame these rules under Citizenship Amendment Act: MHA in Parliament

# It's being falsely publicised that if farm laws are implemented farmers will lose their land. If there's any provision that'll lead to farmers losing even an inch of land, I'll step down as Minister and leave politics permanently: MoS Agriculture Kailash Choudhary

# Proposal for revision of income criteria for determining creamy layer among OBCs is under consideration: Centre tells Lok Sabha

# Protesting farmers at Delhi borders aggressively resorted to rioting, damage to government property and used criminal force to deter public servants from the discharge of duty: Centre tells Lok Sabha

# J&K government has reported that up to January 25, 2021, a total of 33,80,234 domicile certificates were issued in the state. Since the constitutional changes in August 2019, a total of 58 civilians lost their lives in 54 terror attacks. No pattern of selective targeting based on religion established: MHA

# No plans to approach GST Council for reducing GST on all hotel rooms to 12 percent: Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel in Rajya Sabha

# The number of oxygen-supported beds in the country increased from 62,458 in April 2020 to 1,57,344 on January 28 this year. ICU beds rose from 27,360 to 36,008 during the same period: Centre tells Rajya Sabha

# 63 districts in the country are without blood banks as per reports received till September 2020: Centre tells Rajya Sabha

# The government is ready to discuss issues related to farmers inside and outside Parliament: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.

# The Central government does not intend to propose a central Anti-Conversion Law to curb interfaith marriages: MHA tells Lok Sabha.

# 40,735 LOCs issued against foreigners from January 2018 to December 2020. Out of these 512 were issued against overstaying foreigners. 2627 LOCs issued against foreigners in April 2020: Home Ministry told Parliament on Lookout circulars issued during last three years for foreigners living illegally in India.

# The Opposition raises slogan against farm laws in Lok Sabha, says 'take back black laws'. The House is adjourned till 7 PM.

# I'm surprised at this government. They've turned the place into fortress, barricaded it, have fixed nails, and given rods to police as if Pakistanis are sitting there. They're your people, your farmers. The way they are being treated is shameful: SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal

# Congress MPs from Punjab protest at the Gandhi Statue in the Parliament premises over farmers' issue.

# Lok Sabha adjourned till 5 PM amid sloganeering by opposition members demanding the repeal of three farm laws

# When your family is in trouble, you write to Home Minister. Why don't you meet the Home Minister now? You had promised to meet Prime Minister Modi, when will you fulfill it? Why don't you be a negotiator? All of us should rise above politics and support farmers: Bhagwant Mann, AAP MP from Sangrur, Punjab

# Police have put nail barricades as if it was some rival army that they had to stop. Captain Amarinder Singh, you are the Chief Minister, you should be on the Delhi borders with farmers. Why don't you arrange a helpdesk for them and join them at the camps?: Bhagwant Mann, AAP MP from Punjab

# 162 doctors, 107 nurses and 44 ASHA workers died due to COVID-19 in the country till January 22: Union Health Minister in a written reply in Parliament.

# 27 bills passed earlier to be presented in the Lok Sabha today.

# Congress MP Hibi Eden has given an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over the constitution of a special central health team to tackle the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala.

# Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha and demanding discussion on Republic Day violence in Delhi during a farmers' tractor rally.

# DMK MP D Ravi Kumar has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding to provide important Parliamentary papers including Economic Survey and Union Budget in 8th schedule of Constitution, including Tamil.

# Congress, SAD, RSP, CPI(M) have given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding repealing of three farm laws in view of farmers’ agitation.

# Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day amid uproar by opposition over new farm laws

# Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary and party Chief Whip in Lok Sabha Koddikunil Suresh have given an adjournment motion notice in the Lower House over farm laws.

# Congress Lok Sabha MPs to hold a meeting today at Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office of Parliament.

# The President has referred to farmers' agitation in his address. I wanted the discussion to start today but I was told that the discussion first starts in Lok Sabha. Keeping this in mind, we have agreed to have a discussion on President's address tomorrow: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu

# I've repeated that there was discussion threadbare in the House on farm laws. It is a wrong impression being created that there was no discussion. With regard to voting, people may have their own arguments but every party had completed their part & made suggestions: RS Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu

# Opposition walks out of Rajya Sabha in protest against the new farm laws.

# CPI(M) MP Elamaram Kareem has given a suspension of business notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha and discuss farmers' issues.

# Ashok Siddharth, BSP MP, has given a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over the prevailing situation in the country due to ongoing agitation of protesting farmers against three farm laws.

# TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and DMK MP Tiruchi Siva have given a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over ongoing agitation of protesting farmers against the three farm laws.

# RJD MP Manoj Jha has given notice for suspension of business under Rule 267 of Rules and Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States for today over farmers' protest.

First Published:Feb 2, 2021 1:21 PM IST