Lok Sabha, which was earlier adjourned till 2 pm amid protests and sloganeering from opposition members on Monday over their demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met yet another stalemate with the House being adjourned till Tuesday. The House briefly took up Question Hour before it was adjourned till 2 pm after it resumed session at noon.
Amid protests, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tried to placate the Opposition members in the Lok Sabha. "I request opposition leaders to allow debate; it's important for the truth to come out before the country on this issue (Manipur)," Shah said. He further said, "I am ready for discussion on Manipur; don't know why the Opposition does not want it."
A slew of adjournment motion notices has been submitted by Congress-led Opposition members in both Houses of Parliament on Monday, seeking to discuss the breakdown of law and order in Manipur soon after both Houses of Parliament re-assembled on Monday, July 24, 2023, for its third-day sitting in the ongoing Monsoon Session.
Congress MPs from Lok Sabha Manish Tewari and Manickam Tagore and several Rajya Sabha MPs -- Ranjeet Ranjan (Congress), Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh (AAP) and RJD's Manoj Jha -- have given adjournment motion notices to discuss the Manipur situation."The Prime Minister should make a comprehensive statement in both Houses of the Parliament, and it should be followed by a debate," Manish Tewari said.
Meanwhile, Opposition parties (I.N.D.I.A) protested outside Parliament demanding Prime Minister's statement on the issue in both Houses. On its part, the government said that the Opposition should participate in a structured debate in Parliament. "We request the Opposition to take part in structured and constructive discussions in the Parliament. Why are they running away from discussions? Nobody is able to understand their strategy," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said. Interestingly, BJP MPs from Rajasthan also protested outside Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament, highlighting the breakdown of law and order in the state
Earlier on Friday, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the second day in a row amid vociferous protests over the Manipur violence by opposition MPs. The protests by the Opposition members evoked a strong sharp remark from the ruling BJP at the Centre stating that the Opposition was not serious about the debate on Manipur.
The government, on two occasions, including one through anonymous sources, said it was ready for a debate in both Houses. It offered that the Home Minister will make a statement about the incident in both Houses. However, the Opposition has stuck to its demand for a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha followed by a debate without any time restriction.
The Monsoon session of Parliament began on Thursday, July 20, 2023, a day after a horrific video of two women being sexually assaulted and paraded by a mob on May 4 in a Manipur village went viral, triggering a nationwide outrage.
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Rajya Sabha suspended AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the remaining duration of the Monsoon session for his "unruly behaviour" following a motion moved by the Leader of the House Piyush Goyal and the same was adopted by the House by a voice vote. Before the motion was moved, the Upper House chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar named Singh for his "unruly behaviour" and cautioned him. Soon after suspending Singh, the chairman adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm as opposition members continued to create uproar in the House. Read More... - 12.12 pm
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm amid continued protests by the Opposition parties on Manipur issue. - 12 pm
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha resumed the sessions which were adjourned amid ruckus from Opposition members. Legislative businesses scheduled for the day were taken up amid din. - 11.12 am
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon after heated exchanges between Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien over notices issued under section 267 of the Upper House rules. - 10.15 am
Opposition parties from I.N.D.I.A coalition stage a protest in the Parliament demanding a statement from the Prime Minister on the situation prevailing in Manipur in both Houses. - 9.50 am
BJP Parliamentarians from Rajasthan along with senior leaders protest in front of the Gandhi statue at Parliament against the rising atrocities and crimes against women in the state. - 9.30 am
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will move the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha today for its consideration and passage to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. The amendments provide for the inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the state of Himachal Pradesh. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha last year. - 9 am
In Rajya Sabha, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has given a Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and has demanded a discussion on the deteriorating situation in Manipur. CPI MP Binoy Viswam and RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha too have given similar notices for Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in the House to discuss the Manipur situation. - 8.30 am
In Lok Sabha, Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given Adjournment Motion Notice, demanding to discuss the Manipur situation. He joined his party colleague and fellow Parliamentarian Manish Tewari. Tewari has already given an Adjournment Motion notice to discuss the "ethnic clashes taking place in Manipur."
