Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till April 1

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha were adjourned on Friday and will meet again on April 1 at 11 am. The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, which aims to modernise regulations governing the responsibilities, liabilities, rights, and immunities of carriers involved in the transportation of goods by sea.

The bill, which also addresses matters connected therewith or related thereto, was introduced to repeal and replace the century-old pre-Independence legislation, the Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925.

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, highlighted the significance of the new legislation, stating that it updates a framework that has been in place for 100 years.

“This bill intends to repeal and replace the 100-year-old pre-independence legislation, the Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925,” Sonowal said.

Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India follows and tracks “very closely” the treatment of minorities in Pakistan and takes it up on international level also.

During Question Hour in Lok Sabha, responding to a question on ‘Crime and atrocities against minorities in Pakistan’ on Friday, Jaishankar said that mentioned 10 cases of atrocities that were committed in Pakistan in February, which includes seven of them related to abduction and forcible conversion, two of them related to abduction and one related to police action against students who were celebrating Holi. (IANS)

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