LS adjourned amid Oppn protests
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday without transacting much business amid unrelenting protests both by the opposition and NDA’s ally Shiv Sena.
While the opposition rallied over the Rafale fighter jet deal, BJP ally Shiv Sena demanded early construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.
The House witnessed a ruckus during Question Hour soon after it met for the second day of the winter session.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge got up from his seat and wanted to speak on a notice given by party member Sunil Jakhar for moving an adjournment motion on the Rafale deal. But Kharge was not allowed to do so.
In the Monsoon session in August, the Congress had raised the same issue accusing the government of trying to mislead the nation on the defence deal with France. The Congress was soon joined by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and other opposition members, who trooped near the Speaker’s podium and started sloganeering.
Unable to conduct the Question Hour, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan initially adjourned the House till noon.
However, soon after the House reassembled, members of the Congress, Trinamool Congress, TDP and other opposition parties were again on their feet. They again trooped to the Speaker’s podium.
Once again the Rafale deal was raised by the Congress, while the DMK raised the Cauvery waters distribution issue between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and TDP demanded special status for Andhra Pradesh. The Shiv Sena members also trooped near the Speaker’s podium raising their demand for early construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. They raised slogans saying all Hindus demand the Ram temple.
Amid the din the Dam Safety Bill was introduced by minister of state for water resources Arjun Ram Meghwal.
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