Parliament Monsoon session: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
In his concluding remarks, Birla said that 20 Bills were introduced and 22 Bills passed during the session.
In his concluding remarks, Birla said that 20 Bills were introduced and 22 Bills passed during the session.
Soon after the House reassembled after its first adjournment at 12 noon, the Opposition party members reiterated their demand to hold a comprehensive discussion on Manipur ethnic violence issue under Rule 267.
As oppositon members continued raising their demand, the Chairman adjourned the House till 2.30 pm.
The last week of its Budget Session was marked by interruptions by the Opposition shouting slogans for a JPC inquiry into the Adani Group affairs.
The Lok Sabha passed the Competition Amendment Bill, 2022 moved for consideration of the House by Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman in the afternoon.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament commenced on July 18 and will continue till August 12. There will be 18 sittings during the Session.
Shortly after Leader of Opposition in the Parliament Mallikarjun Kharge began addressing the issue amid chaos, Upper House Chairman Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House till 2 pm.
After a one-time adjournment, as soon as the sitting of the House began at 2 pm, there was ruckus and sloganeering from the Opposition parties. Opposition members were seen raising slogans against inflation and demanding that the government withdraw its decision to impose GST on several essential packaged food items.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave the adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha. "To discuss the imposing levy of 5 per cent GST on essential commodities which would affect every common citizen, especially the poor and to direct the Government to withdraw the decision of levying GST from essential commodities," it said.
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha has also been adjourned till 2 PM today as the voting for the Presidential election is taking place on Parliament premises.
