Proceedings in both houses of the Parliament have been adjourned till Wednesday after the opposition raised slogans demanding discussion on various issues including the Adani bribery case in the US, violence in Manipur and Sambhal and Wayanad landslide assistance. On Tuesday, the Parliament will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of Indian Constitution.
The winter session of Parliament began on Monday by offering tributes to departed MPs. In Lok Sabha, when the house convened for the conduct of regular business at noon, opposition MPs raised slogans demanding discussion on key issues including the indictment of businessman Gautam Adani in a bribery case in the US, Manipur clashes, Sambhal violence and assistance for Wayanad landslide.
BJP MP Sandhya Ray, who was in the chair adjourned the house proceedings till Wednesday following a huge uproar from opposition.
In Rajya Sabha, the opposition raised slogans after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar disallowed all 13 notices from MPs under rule 267, seeking discussion on key issues. Dhankar said he was not convinced to accept the notices and initially adjourned the house for 15 minutes.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who also served a notice seeking urgent discussion on the Adani issue, said he was ready to explain the importance of the issue. “The image of the country has been tarnished globally and yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supporting Adani,” Kharge charged.
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Dhankar refused to suspend the house proceedings for discussion and said nothing that Kharge says will go on record. After the opposition members continued to raise slogans, Dhankar adjourned proceedings in Rajya Sabha till Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the opposition for disrupting house proceedings. Modi charged those rejected by the people are trying to take control of Parliament.
