The winter session of parliament were disrupted for the third consecutive day as opposition parties continued their protests over the Adani issue and violence in Manipur and Sambhal.
Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned within minutes of convening, despite appeals from the Chair to engage in productive dialogue and refrain from disruption.
The Houses were first adjourned shortly after they met and were later adjourned for the day soon after reconvening at 12 noon amid the opposition parties’ protests.
As per PTI report, Before being adjourned, the Lok Sabha adopted a resolution granting extension to the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill till the last day of the Budget Session next year.
The Lok Sabha witnessed disruptions during Question Hour, shortly after Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ravindra Chavan took oath as members of the Lower House.
In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s appeals that Parliamentary disruption was not a remedy but a malady which weakened the foundation of India’s democracy went unheeded as the opposition members protested.
The proceedings of the Upper House were adjourned within minutes after it met at 12 noon, following one adjournment shortly after 11 am.
