New Delhi: Monsoon Session of Parliament, which met for its fourth day sitting on Tuesday after a washout for the third consecutive day, witnessed unruly scenes. Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm after frequent disruptions marred the proceedings on the day. The Opposition was not in the mood to pay heed to Home Minister Amit Shah's offer to allow a debate on the Manipur issue to begin. Follow this page for updates related to the session.
On Monday, the protests by Opposition members, demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stalled the proceedings in both Houses. According to Congress, PM Modi was "scared" of a discussion in Parliament. The BJP countered it by claiming that the opposition was running away as it does not want certain facts to be revealed.
In Rajya Sabha, AAP MP Sanjay Sanjay Singh was suspended for the rest of the session. He was suspended for repeatedly "violating" the directives of the Chair after he rushed to the well of the House and pointed at the Chair during protest by opposition members on the Manipur issue. Prior to that, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar named Singh for his "unruly behaviour" and cautioned him.
Sanjay Singh's suspension met with the condemnation from the Opposition parties who accused the government of throttling their voice. Sanjay Singh who remained inside the Rajya Sabha chamber as a mark of protest against his suspension. He moved out after the house was adjourned for the day.
Sanjay Singh sat on a protest before the Gandhi statue along with other opposition MPs. Leaders of various parties have urged the chairman to reconsider his decision and revoke the suspension. Dhankar had a meeting with the Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, wherein he discussed the way forward to break the logjam on both sides
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who called for a meeting with floor leaders of the Opposition parties tried his hand at defusing the deadlock over Manipur. However, his meeting with Opposition leaders remained inconclusive as the Opposition did not alter their stand. They stuck to their original demand of an elaborate statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi followed by a debate without any time limit. - 11.22 am
The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after the House witnessed uproar over the Manipur situation. The treasury benches sought discussion on the atrocities against women in Rajasthan and Chattisgarh. The proceedings were adjourned to noon. - 11.07 am
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid protests by the Opposition parties on the Manipur situation. Soon after the House met for the day, the Opposition members started demanding for a discussion on Manipur. They continued to raise slogans. Birla sought the protesting members not to resort to sloganeering and told them to resume to their seats. Birla said sloganeering cannot render any solution to the issues. He urged the members to allow the Question Hour as important matters were to be discussed. Due to sustained protests, the proceedings were adjourned in around three minutes. He proceedings will not resume at 2 pm. - 9.51 am
Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, K Keshava Rao, KR Suresh Reddy, Joginipalli Santosh Kumar, Badugula Lingaiah Yadav, Ranjeet Ranjan, Manoj Jha, Syed Naseer Hussain, Tiruchi Siva, Imran Pratapgadhi and Rajiv Shukla have given suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and demand discussion on ongoing violence in Manipur. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation. - 9.40 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the Parliament for the BJP Parliamentary party meeting. From today, he will be attending the meeting of NDA party MPs in the Parliament during the monsoon session. Each meeting will have Parliamentary Party meeting - 9.37 am
Congress MP Manickam Tagore speaks to ANI, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi not making a statement in Parliament over Manipur ethnic strife. He says Prime Ministers always make statements in Parliament. He wanted to know why the PM is afraid of making a statement on Manipur in Parliament. He adviced the ruling party not to resort to politics by comparing instances of rape in other states and Manipur. Doing so will be a faulty parallel, according to him. - 9.23 am
In Rajya Sabha, three bills -- the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill 2022 (with respect to State of Chhattisgarh), the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill 2022 (with respect to State of Himachal Pradesh), and the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 -- will be taken up for consideration and passing, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs said. - 9 am
In Lok Sabha, the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2022, the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2022, and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2023, will be taken up for Consideration and Passing, according to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. - 6 am
Opposition MPs who are part of the 'INDIA' alliance staged a silent stir near Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the Parliament complex late into night seeking an elaborate statement from the Prime Minister over the ethnic violence which has kept Manipur on boil for over two months. The MPs were armed with 'INDIA for Manipur' placards.
