Opposition raises posters saying, "Gabbar Singh strikes again" to protest against the GST rates in the Lok Sabha. (Sansad TV/screenshot)Parliament Monsoon Session 2022 Live Updates: The House was adjourned today and will resume functions tomorrow at 11 am. After resuming at 4 pm, the Opposition continued shouting slogans to protest against GST rates.
Soon after proceedings resumed in the Lok Sabha at 2 pm, Opposition members again carried posters of ‘Gabbar Singh strikes again’ into the Well of the House to protest against the GST rates. Following this, the Lower House was adjourned till 4 pm. The Rajya Sabha, meanwhile, has adjourned till 11 am on July 21, amid Opposition protest.
Several Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest at the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex carrying packets of milk, curd, and other food items. Hitting out at Gandhi, Union Minister Smriti Irani said, “His political life has been spent disrespecting parliamentary traditions. Now he is dedicating himself to ensuring that parliamentary proceedings and debates do not take place.” She added, “He may be unproductive politically but he should not dare to continuously curb Parliament’s productivity.”
Meanwhile, sprinter P T Usha took the oath in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. She was nominated to the Upper House last week.
Congress MPs and other opposition parties' MPs during a protest against inflation and the decision to increase GST on food items, near the Gandhi statue at Parliament complex, in New Delhi, Tuesday, (PTI)
The House was adjourned for the day at 4:05 pm amid Opposition shouting slogans and holding banners opposing 'Gabbar'. The House shall resume operations at 11am on 21st July.
AAP MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Wednesday urged the Centre to include a Punjab government representative and experts from the Punjab Agriculture University in the committee recently constituted to make minimum support price for farm produce more effective and transparent.
In a statement, he requested Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to be fair and give "adequate" representation to Punjab in the Commission for Agriculture Cost and Price (CACP) as well by including farmers' representatives from the state, saying avoiding a dialogue or hearing suggestions from the representatives of Punjab will not serve the purpose.
The CACP is an autonomous body which recommends the government rate of minimum support price (MSP) for 24 agriculture crops.(PTI)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the imposition of GST on packaged food items, saying the PM who listens to even the unsaid words of "friends" will also have to listen to the people and take back this move.
He said the recipe of "Gabbar" for people struggling with inflation is to make less, eat less and "satisfy hunger with the 'tadka of jumlas'".
The Congress leader said it is "cruel" on the part of the government to raise taxes on some essential items of consumption as it will lead to a further rise in inflation.(PTI)
Soon after proceedings resumed in the Lok Sabha at 2 pm, Opposition members again carried posters of ‘Gabbar Singh strikes again’ into the Well of the House to protest against the GST rates. Following this, the Lower House was adjourned till 4 pm.
Soon after the proceedings in Rajya Sabha resumed at 2 pm, the House was adjourned till 11 am on July 21, amid Opposition protest.
As the Parliament proceedings resumed in both the Houses at 2 pm, Lok Sabha MPs raised slogans and carried cards saying 'Gabbar Singh strikes again' to demand a discussion on prise rise and GST rates.
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Both the Houses were adjourned till 2 pm shortly after the Parliament session began on Wednesday.
The Opposition has been raising slogans and demanding a discussion over price rise and GST rates.
Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, protested against the rise in prices and GST rates on Wednesday at the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex.
Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday tweeted that the business in Parliament was"suffering" as the Opposition members' demands for a debate over price and GST rates were denied.
"Modi Sarkar's obstinacy continues," Ramesh tweeted.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi hit out at the protesting Opposition members in the Lok Sabha, stating that it was not right for members to come to the Well despite the Speaker's assurances that they will be allowed their issues later. "Are the protesting members interested in discussions or not?" Joshi questioned.
This came as MPs raised slogans to protest against the price hike and GST rates and trooped into the Well of House with slogans and packets of milk and curd.
Opposition members, some displaying placards and shouting slogans, trooped into the Well of the Lower House on Wednesday. Some were also seen carrying packets of milk, buttermilk, butter and curd to protest against the levying of GST.
Speaker Om Birla told the protesting members that he would give them the opportunity to raise the issues during Zero Hour. "This House is for discussions and not for shouting slogans. This kind of conduct is not appropriate for the decorum of the House and there is a process to be followed by the members," he said. (PTI)
Amid continued chaos in both the Houses as Opposition members demanded a discussion over price rise and GST rates, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm.
As the proceedings for the third day of the Monsoon Session began in Lok Sabha, Opposition members carried posters of ‘Gabbar Singh strikes again’ into the Well of the House to protest against the GST rates.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated that Parliament is not a place for slogans and protesting. Taking note of the chaos in the House, Birla stated the Opposition's behaviour was unbecoming of Parliament.
Sprinter P T Usha took the oath in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. She was nominated to the Upper House last week.
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Amid protests by the Opposition over price hike and GST rates in Parliament which stalled proceedings in both Houses, Union Minister Smriti Irani hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for “bringing down” the productivity of the Lok Sabha.
“Rahul Gandhi has never posed a question, always disrespected Parliamentary proceedings. He’s the one to have less than 40 per cent attendance in Parliament. Today, the person who’s been politically unproductive is dedicating himself to ensuring there’s no debate in Parliament,” Irani was quoted as saying by ANI.
"A gentleman whose entire political history has been dotted with showing disrespect to Parliamentary procedure is adamant to bring down the productivity of Lok Sabha," Irani added.
Sprinter P T Usha will take the prescribed oath in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. She was nominated to the Upper House last week.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha Wednesday moved suspension of business notice in the Upper House for discussion on the committee on MSP constituted by Centre, ANI reported.
DMK's Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva has given a suspension of business notice in the Upper House over the "enormous hike in the price of petroleum products which has a spiraling effect on the essential commodities prices affecting poor and middle-class people," ANI reported.
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The Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena on Tuesday approached Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Tuesday to recognise it as the official Sena, with Rahul Shewale, a two-time MP from Mumbai South Central, as its leader.
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