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Monsoon Session 2022 Day 3 highlights: Both Houses adjourned for the day after oppn's continued sloganeering
Parliament Monsoon Session 2022 highlights, Day 3: The opposition has been demanding a discussion over the rising inflation.
The third day of Parliament's monsoon session was washed away with opposition – who were demanding discussions in both Houses on high inflation and a new tax on household essentials – forcing adjournments. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged opposition MPs sloganeering to resort to “discussions”, saying that the “public wants the Parliament to work”. However, opposition MPs continued with their protest over inflation, GST rate hike and others, both inside the Parliament and outside, in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue. The leaders also brought out curd and milk packets with them to protest the GST hike in household essential items. Both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha will now resume at 11am Thursday (July 21).
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Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day, and will resume tomorrow at 11am after opposition MPs continued sloganeering. Rajya Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow earlier in the day, but Lok Sabha that resumed at 4pm could only work for a few minutes during which panel speaker Midhun Reddy repeatedly urged opposition MPs to be seated. However, they continued to hold placards and shout slogans, “Jawab do, jawab do”, prompting the Lower House to be adjourned for the day as well.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 4pm amid opposition's protest
After the Rajya Sabha got adjourned for the day, the Lok Sabha has now followed suit. However, the Lower House of Parliament has only been adjourned till 4pm. It happened amid continued protest by opposition MPs.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow 11am amid pandemonium
Amid continued sloganeering and fracas by opposition MPs over inflation and GST rate hike, the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day. It will resume again at 11am tomorrow.
Both Houses adjourned till 2pm
As opposition MPs continue sloganeering over inflation and price rise, both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till 2pm. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged legislators indulging in “sloganeering” to take part in “discussion”, saying the “public wants Parliament to work”.
Govt to lay annual report of National Human Rights Commission for 2019-20
In the Upper House, MoS for home affairs Nityanand Rai will be laying the Annual Report of the National Human Rights Commission for the year 2019-20 and will also be discussing the actions taken on the recommendations made in the report.
Rahul Gandhi adamant to bring down Parliament productivity: Smriti Irani
“A gentleman whose entire political history has been dotted with showing disrespect to Parliamentary procedure is adamant to bring down the productivity of Lok Sabha,” news agency ANI quoted Smriti Irani as saying.
Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi over disruptions
Union minister Smriti Irani slammed Rahul Gandhi over the disruptions in both Houses of parliament, saying he never posed a question and have always "disrespected Parliamentary proceedings.".
“He's the one to have less than 40% attendance in Parliament...Today, the person who's been politically unproductive is dedicating himself to ensure there's no debate in Parliament,” she added.
