Winter Session of Parliament: Both Houses of Parliament were suspended for the fourth day in a row on Friday, amid protests and sloganeering by the opposition over a host of issues, including allegations of bribery by Adani. The hearings in both houses will now take place again next week, on December 2.
The sessions in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha started as usual at 11 am. Opposition MPs in both houses protested against the rejection of postponement notices for a discussion on allegations against the Adani Group and the violence in Manipur and Sambhal.
Amid the ongoing sloganeering in Rajya Sabha, Speaker of the House of Representatives Jagdeep Dhankhar said this cannot be appreciated. “We are setting a very bad precedent. Our actions are not public-oriented. We are sliding into irrelevance… We have virtually become a laughing stock,” Dhankhar said, postponing the session to Monday, December 2.
Similar scenes were witnessed in Lok Sabha where Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House till 12 noon. When the House resumed proceedings, the sloganeering continued and Dilip Saikia, the presiding officer, adjourned the House till Monday.
The winter session of parliament started on Monday. The proceedings were suspended as the opposition began protesting in both houses. There were no cases on Tuesday due to Constitution Day. On Wednesday, the proceedings were also suspended in both bouses for the same reason. The protest continued on Thursday and returned on Friday.
The Congress and other opposition parties are demanding a discussion on the violence in Manipur and the bribery allegations against the Adani Group. INDIA bloc demands JPC probe into allegations against Adani group. Opposition MPs in both Houses of Parliament raised slogans in Parliament.
The Congress is questioning the silence of the Modi government
The Congress accused the government of facilitating INDIA parties' aggression, especially on the Adani issue. Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in charge of communications, said the government is feeling a lot of defensive and apologetic sentiments.
“Another day of unrest in Parliament over the Modani issue. Both Houses adjourned today after just a few minutes. The big mystery is why the government is not opposing the postponement,” Ramesh said in a post on X.
We are setting a very bad precedent. Our actions are not public-oriented. We've pretty much become a laughing stock.
Another day of unrest in Parliament over the Modani issue. The big mystery is why the government is not opposing the postponement.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government has listed 16 bills for the session, which ends on December 20. Five bills have been listed for introduction, consideration and approval, while 10 are for consideration and approval, according to the Lok Sabha bulletin.
“On the contrary, the government is facilitating the aggression of the INDIA parties against Modani in particular – and also against Manipur, Sambhal and the law and order of Delhi. Clearly, there is a lot to be defensive and apologetic about,” the Congress leader said.