Both Houses of the parliament have been adjourned till 2:00 PM following the opposition parties’ uproar over various issues.

 

 

When the Rajya Sabha assembled at 11:00 AM, Deputy Chairman Harivansh tried to run Zero Hour, the opposition members raised the issue of Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Bihar and other matters. He said that he had received 29 adjournment notices from different political parties on five different issues, of which 18 are related to matters which are sub-judice.

 

 

 

He said, as per rules the matter which is sub-judice will not be taken up for discussion and disallowed all the notices. He repeatedly appealed to the protesting members to go back to their seats and allow the House to function. Harivansh said more than 62 hours have been lost due to continuous disruptions in the Rajya Sabha. He said, the Question and Zero Hours are for members and urged the protesting members not to disrupt the proceedings of the House. As the pandemonium continued, the Deputy Chairman adjourned the House till 2:00 PM.

 

 

 

Similar scenes were witnessed in the Lok Sabha also. When the House assembled at 11:00 AM, the opposition parties started a protest demanding discussion on the issue of Special Intensive Revision. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that protesting members are disrupting the House in a pre-planned manner which is not right for democracy.

 

 

 

Expressing concern, Mr Birla noted that the proceedings of the House are being disrupted from the last 14 days, which is not appropriate as per democratic tradition. Amid the noisy scene, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav replied to a question related to the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat Scheme. Despite the repeated appeal, the opposition members continued with their protest following which the Speaker adjourned the House till 2:00 PM.

BJP MP Arun Singh has accused the opposition parties of tarnishing the image of Election Commission. Talking to Akashvani News, He said that opposition parties don’t have faith in Democracy.