Pegasus logjams House agai

Proceedings in Parliament were once again adjourned on Thursday amid continuous protests by opposition members over the Pegasus spying row and farmers’ issue, even as a meeting between Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Pralhad Joshi and the opposition to resolve the deadlock in the House did not heed any result.

Lok Sabha passed two bills before the proceedings were adjourned for the day amid ruckus by opposition members. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill 2021 and The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 were passed without debate.

As soon as Lower House

India is working with the world community to push political negotiations to find a lasting solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and will never accept any outcome decided through the use of force, external affairs minister S Jaishankar told

began functioning on Thursday morning, Speaker Om Birla expressed displeasure over the unruly behaviour by some opposition members, and said he was “very hurt” over Wednesday’s incident where Congress MPS Gurjeet Aujala, TN Prathapan and Hibi Eden,

Parliament on Thursday.

There was is “a very strong convergence” in the positions of India and the US on this issue, Jaishankar said while answering a question in the Rajya Sabha, a day after his meeting with US secretary of state Antony Blinken.

among others, had thrown business papers of the day as well as torn pieces of paper and placards at the Chair.

A piece of the torn placard landed in the press gallery just above the Speaker’s podium.

As opposition continued