Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the protest, demanding resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah over the Delhi riots, outside Parliament
Parliament Today LIVE News Updates: Pandemonium continued in Parliament Tuesday as Opposition targeted the Modi government over the recent communal violence in Delhi which led to the killing of at least 47 people. Rajya Sabha is adjourned till 2 pm, while proceedings in Lok Sabha are stalled till 12 pm.
During the BJP Parliamentary meeting held earlier this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the party MPs to take lead in ensuring peace and harmony in the country. “Vikas is our mantra; peace, unity and harmony are prerequisites for development,” PM said, news agency PTI reported
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who held an all-party meeting earlier today to end the logjam in Parliament warned the MPs that those who disrupt proceedings will be suspended for the remaining session.
Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma and BSP MP Satish Mishra have given Suspension of Business Notice in the Rajya Sabha. Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi & Manicka Tagore have given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, while CPI (M) leader Elamaram Kareem has given a notice in Rajya Sabha. The opposition is demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.
Protests outside Parliament on Monday
Highlights
Amid row over Delhi violence, Lok Sabha has been adjourned within seconds of resuming for a second time today.
In Rajya Sabha, Anurag Thakur was booed by opposition benches as he rose to read a one-line statement laying listed papers on the table. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal rose to defend Thakur but this only resulted in heated arguments between the two sides.
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said no comments or slogans will go on record. But the opposition and ruling members continued to clash with Congress, Left and other opposition parties raising the issue of the communal violence in the national capital
As heated arguments continued, Naidu said he would have no option but to adjourn proceedings if members did not want to run the business. However, heated exchanged continued forcing Naidu to adjourn proceedings till 2 pm.
As soon as the House met for the day, members from the Congress, DMK and other Opposition parties were on their feet, demanding a discussion on Delhi violence. Speaker Om Birla told agitating members that issues can be raised during the Zero Hour and wanted to take up the Question Hour. As the ruckus continued, the proceedings were adjourned till noon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed on the need for peace, harmony and unity in society saying it is a prerequisite for the country's development . He said political interests are "supreme" for some parties but for the BJP, "national interest is above everything".
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm. Speaker Om Birla tried to break the logjam and warned that the MPs who disrupt the proceedings will be suspended from the session. He also objected to members carrying banner inside the House.
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM after Congress and ruling BJP members engage in heated arguments. Trouble began after opposition members jeered Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur when he got up to lay papers on the table.
Congress MPs protest at Parliament, demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the communal violence in northeast Delhi
"Prime Minister Modi at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting today said that we are here for the national interest. PM Modi also said that the nation is supreme and that development is our mantra," Pralhad Joshi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister told news agency ANI. The BJP held a Parliamentary Party meeting earlier this morning
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called an all-party meeting on Tuesday to ensure smooth functioning in the Parliament. The meeting was called over the scuffle that took place on Monday between BJP MP Jaskaur Meena and Congress MP Ramya Haridas. The scuffle ensued after some Congress MPs tried to bring a huge banner demanding the resignation of Amit Shah inside the Lok Sabha as the House proceedings resumed at 2 pm. Opposition members flashed placards also that read ‘Save India’, ‘No more hate’, ‘BJP sarkar dangoon ki sarkar‘ and ‘Stop hate speech’.
Tight security was put in place at gate no 1 in Parliament after BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar's car suffered minor damages after it accidentally touched the boom barrier and spikes placed at a distance of a boom barrier git activated
Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma have given Suspension of Business Notice in the Rajya Sabha. CPI (M) leader Elamaram Kareem and BSP MP Satish Mishra have also given suspension notices
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