LS adjourned till February 8 as opposition members continue with protest over farm laws

As soon as the House convened at 4 PM, members from the Congress, Left parties and the DMK rushed to the Well raising slogans against the new laws and holding placards.

Published: 05th February 2021 04:51 PM  |   Last Updated: 05th February 2021 06:20 PM   |  A+A-

Parliamentarians in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi.

Parliamentarians in Lok Sabha. (Photo | PTI)

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha proceedings was adjourned till Monday as opposition members continued with protest over farm laws.

As soon as the House convened at 4 PM, members from the Congress, Left parties and the DMK rushed to the Well raising slogans against the new laws and holding placards.

Speaker Om Birla continued with the Question Hour with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan responding to supplementaries on COVID-19 vaccination.

As Opposition members continued to raise slogans, Birla appealed to them to participate in the Question Hour as an important issue related to vaccination was being discussed.

While Congress, DMK and Left members were in the Well, members from the TMC did not participate in raising slogans.

Around 4.15 PM, Birla adjourned the House till 6 PM and later it was postponed to Monday. 


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