Parliament Monsoon Session Live: Trinamool MP Santanu Sen Suspended, Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till 12 Pm

Since the pandemic began, three sessions of Parliament were curtailed (File)

New Delhi:

Congress, DMK and Shiv Sena MPs protested against the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises on Friday.

The protesting MPs demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe in the matter.

The MPs carried banners with the slogan "#Pegausus Snoop Gate".

On Thursday, a high drama continued in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the third straight day of the monsoon session as opposition MPs staged protests over a range of issues, including the Pegasus snooping controversy. In the Rajya Sabha, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, was forced to cut short his statement on Pegasus snooping controversy amid uproar by the opposition members.

As soon as Mr Vaishnaw rose to give a statement on Pegasus, Trinamool MP Shantanu Sen snatched the statement paper from his hand and threw it towards the Deputy Chairman.

Since the pandemic began, three sessions of Parliament were curtailed while the winter session last year had to be cancelled.

The monsoon session, which usually starts in July, had begun in September last year due to the raging pandemic.

Here are the LIVE updates of Parliament Monsoon Session 2021:

Jul 23, 2021 11:33 (IST)

Trinamool Congress' Santanu Sen suspended from parliament session day after he snatched Pegasus statement from IT minister

Jul 23, 2021 11:32 (IST)

Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon

Jul 23, 2021 11:31 (IST)

#WATCH | IT Min Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "TMC has culture of violence in Bengal. They're trying to bring the same to Parliament. What message do they want to give to the next generation of Parliamentarians?"

TMC's Santanu Sen snatched a paper from his hands & tore it in RS y'day. pic.twitter.com/LezONBUJfh
- ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

Jul 23, 2021 11:30 (IST)

Prime Minister, Home Minister used Pegasus as a weapon against India and its institutions; this is treason: Rahul Gandhi

Jul 23, 2021 11:29 (IST)

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm amid uproar in the House by Opposition MPs

Jul 23, 2021 11:26 (IST)

Opposition parties protested for an hour in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament. Our demands: a discussion in the House of the #pegasus affair & a judicial inquiry into the issue. The Indian people have the right to know what actually happened. pic.twitter.com/Anr907kgMj
- Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) July 23, 2021

Jul 23, 2021 11:18 (IST)

Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over Pegasus issue

Pegasus is classified by the Israeli state as a weapon and that weapon is supposed to be used against terrorists. The Prime Minister and Home Minister have used this against the Indian state and against our institutions: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/lT9J470a82
- ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

Jul 23, 2021 10:37 (IST)

CPI(M) MP Elamaram Kareem gives notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to suspend the business and discuss 'Pegasus Project' media report.

Jul 23, 2021 10:17 (IST)

Opposition Parties are protesting near Gandhi statue demanding Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe into "Pegasus scandal".

Jul 23, 2021 10:09 (IST)

Leader of House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal, Deputy leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and MoS Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan to meet Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu over yesterday's incident where TMC MP Shantanu Sen snatched a paper from hands of IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and tore it, source told news agency ANI.

Jul 23, 2021 10:06 (IST)

Delhi | Congress, DMK, and Shiv Sena MPs protest against 'Pegasus Project' media report in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises pic.twitter.com/vDRHm8EGj8
- ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

Jul 23, 2021 10:06 (IST)

#MonsoonSession2021 | Several NDA MPs, including BJP MPs Vishnu Dayal Ram, Ravi Kishan, Sushil Kumar Singh, and JD(U) MP Alok Kumar Suman have listed broad measures needed to control the population growth, under Private Member's Bill.
- ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

Jul 23, 2021 09:55 (IST)

Rajya Sabha: Congress MP gives suspension of business notice on farmers' agitation

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda has given a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha on Friday on the issue of farmers' protest.

The suspension of business notice has been given under rule 267 of Rajya Sabha proceedings.

Congress MPs will also hold a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament on Friday over the farmers' agitation, ANI reported.

Jul 23, 2021 09:51 (IST)

All Congress MPs (both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) to have a meeting at 9.45 am today at Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office. The party MPs will protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament over farmers agitation and 'Pegasus Project' media report.
- ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

Jul 23, 2021 09:49 (IST)

Parliament LIVE Updates: Congress to protest in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament over farmers agitation, Pegasus issue

Congress MPs will hold protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament over farmers' agitation and the "Pegasus Project" media report today.

Prior to joining the protest, the Congress MPs will attend a meeting at Parliamentary Party (CPP) office, ANI reported.