Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till 2 PM following opposition parties’ uproar over the issue of the Special Intensive Revision exercise conducted in Bihar. Opposition parties were demanding discussion on the SIR issue, among others.
When the Lok Sabha met at 11 AM, opposition parties, including Congress, DMK, TMC and others, trooped into the well, raising slogans. Amid the uproar, Speaker Om Birla tried to run the Question Hour. The Speaker said protesting members are disrupting the House in a pre-planned manner. He said the conduct of protesting members is not appropriate for Parliamentary democracy. As the noisy scene continued, the Speaker adjourned the House till 2 PM. Earlier, the House paid tributes to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren and former MPs Tilakdhari Prasad Singh and Ram Rati Bind.
Similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha also. When the House assembled at 11 AM, opposition parties started protest demanding discussion on the Special Intensive Revision exercise. The opposition MPs also raised the issue of deployment of CISF personnel inside the House. The leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said, he has written a letter on the behalf of opposition parties to the Deputy Chairman. He questioned the presence of CISF personnel at the time of opposition protest inside the well of the House. Refuting these allegations, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, it is clear in record that only the Marshal can enter the House. He accused Mr. Kharge of misleading the House and presenting false facts before the House. Amid the noisy scene, Leader of the House JP Nadda said disrupting the proceedings of the House is undemocratic and against the Parliamentary rules. Deputy Chairman Harivansh also expressed concern over the continuous disruption, saying that some members are deliberately disrupting the House. He said, Question Hour and Zero Hour are important to raise the issue of public importance and make the government accountable. He said, due to continuous disruption by the opposition members, more than 41 hours have been lost in this session so far. Amid pandemonium, the Chair adjourned the House till 2 PM. Earlier, the House paid tribute to former member of the Upper House Pravin Naik.
