Proceedings in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned on Monday for the day after the Opposition’s protests over allegations of George Soros-Congress link and Adani issue led to repeated disruptions.
When the Lower House met at 11 am after the weekend, the opposition members were on their feet, trying to raise their issues. A visibly agitated Speaker Om Birla asked the MPs to go back to their seats and allow the House to function.
“Question Hour is significant. Allow the House to function properly. But you don’t want to allow the House to run. The country wants the House to run. You are disrupting the proceedings of the House,” he told the protesting members and adjourned the House till 12 noon.
The noisy protests again forced an adjournment till 2 pm and then till 3 pm, before the proceedings were wrapped for the day.
As soon as the House re-convened at noon, Congress members trooped into the well of the Lok Sabha raising slogans against the government. They were soon joined by Samajwadi Party members.
Congress members were also heard saying that they had submitted notices to move a privilege motion against BJP member Nishikant Dubey for attempts to link Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi with US-based billionaire George Soros-backed outfits allegedly involved in anti-India activities.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was present in the House during the protests.
Rajya Sabha, too, was adjourned.
Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar cautioned that the “functioning of the deep state affects us more perniciously than the Covid disease”.
Amid uproar by treasury and opposition benches when the Upper House re-assembled at 3 pm after three adjournments earlier in the day, Chairman Dhankhar informed that a meeting was held in his chamber between the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition.
“The purpose of that meeting was to ensure that the House runs smoothly. Both sides had a frank discussion and they signalled two things. One, that integrity, and sovereignty of the nation are sacred for us. We cannot allow any forces within the country or outside to sacrilege our unity, our integrity and our sovereignty,” Dhankhar said, adding that the leaders have agreed to meet in his chamber again at 10:30 am on Tuesday.
The Chairman then appealed to all members to carefully consider the oath of the Constitution they have taken to ensure the integrity of the nation on a priority basis.
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