15:05 March 05
Proceedings in Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after it reassembled at 3 pm today.
Congress members demanded suspension of RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal over his controversial remarks against the Gandhi family.
Seven Congress MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha by Speaker Om Birla.
14:17 March 05
Lok Sabha continued to witness uproar over the controversial remark by RLP MP Hanuman Beniwal, who is a BJP ally, against the Gandhi family during a discussion on coronavirus which lead to the adjournment of proceedings till 3 pm.
13:02 March 05
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm after RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal made a controversial remark against the Gandhi family during the discussion on coronavirus.
"Italy is badly affected with coronavirus so I requested the government that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi be tested for coronavirus, since they have recently come back from Italy," said Beniwal.
12:46 March 05
DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi in Lok Sabha said, "There is only one virology institute in Pune. It is not enough. We should have this institute in different zones of the country."
12:09 March 05
Proceedings resumed in Lok Sabha.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan briefed Lok Sabha MPs on coronavirus.
"The government has carried out two evacuation missions, bringing back a total of 767 from China. All of them have been kept in quarantine and have so far tested negative for the virus," the Health Minister said.
11:58 March 05
Amid incessant protests by opposition leaders who chanted "we want justice", proceedings in Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm.
11:49 March 05
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will make statement on the coronavirus outbreak in the Lok Sabha at noon.
11:40 March 05
LS Live Updates
New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned on Thursday till noon as vociferous protests and sloganeering by Opposition parties over the Delhi violence disrupted proceedings for the fourth straight day.
Amid din, three questions were taken up during the Question Hour.
For the second day, Speaker Om Birla was not present in the House and the proceedings were presided over by BJD leader B Mahtab.
Around 30 members, mostly from the Congress, were in the Well of the House shouting slogans and displaying placards, demanding resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah over the Delhi violence.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Congress's leader in the Lok Sabha, gave a notice for an adjournment motion.
An adjournment motion is meant to "draw the attention of the House to a recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences and with regard to which a motion or a resolution with proper notice will be too late."
Mahtab repeatedly said disruptions would serve no purpose. If the government and the opposition sit down and settle differences, then issues such as Delhi violence and coronavirus can be discussed in the House, he added.
ALSO READ: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day as Oppn creates ruckus over Delhi Violence
Mahtba also said that the Speaker was disturbed by the happenings in the House, due to which he decided not to preside over the proceedings.
PTI REPORT
15:05 March 05
Proceedings in Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after it reassembled at 3 pm today.
Congress members demanded suspension of RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal over his controversial remarks against the Gandhi family.
Seven Congress MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha by Speaker Om Birla.
14:17 March 05
Lok Sabha continued to witness uproar over the controversial remark by RLP MP Hanuman Beniwal, who is a BJP ally, against the Gandhi family during a discussion on coronavirus which lead to the adjournment of proceedings till 3 pm.
13:02 March 05
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm after RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal made a controversial remark against the Gandhi family during the discussion on coronavirus.
"Italy is badly affected with coronavirus so I requested the government that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi be tested for coronavirus, since they have recently come back from Italy," said Beniwal.
12:46 March 05
DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi in Lok Sabha said, "There is only one virology institute in Pune. It is not enough. We should have this institute in different zones of the country."
12:09 March 05
Proceedings resumed in Lok Sabha.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan briefed Lok Sabha MPs on coronavirus.
"The government has carried out two evacuation missions, bringing back a total of 767 from China. All of them have been kept in quarantine and have so far tested negative for the virus," the Health Minister said.
11:58 March 05
Amid incessant protests by opposition leaders who chanted "we want justice", proceedings in Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm.
11:49 March 05
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will make statement on the coronavirus outbreak in the Lok Sabha at noon.
11:40 March 05
LS Live Updates
New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned on Thursday till noon as vociferous protests and sloganeering by Opposition parties over the Delhi violence disrupted proceedings for the fourth straight day.
Amid din, three questions were taken up during the Question Hour.
For the second day, Speaker Om Birla was not present in the House and the proceedings were presided over by BJD leader B Mahtab.
Around 30 members, mostly from the Congress, were in the Well of the House shouting slogans and displaying placards, demanding resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah over the Delhi violence.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Congress's leader in the Lok Sabha, gave a notice for an adjournment motion.
An adjournment motion is meant to "draw the attention of the House to a recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences and with regard to which a motion or a resolution with proper notice will be too late."
Mahtab repeatedly said disruptions would serve no purpose. If the government and the opposition sit down and settle differences, then issues such as Delhi violence and coronavirus can be discussed in the House, he added.
ALSO READ: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day as Oppn creates ruckus over Delhi Violence
Mahtba also said that the Speaker was disturbed by the happenings in the House, due to which he decided not to preside over the proceedings.
PTI REPORT
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