GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 20th July. After a ruckus and sloganeering by Opposition parties on Day 3 of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on issues of inflation and GST hike, the Lower House of Parliament was adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House due to sloganeering by opposition MPs saying, “I want to tell those members who are indulging in sloganeering that they should take part in discussions. The public wants the Parliament to work.”
For the third day in a row, Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted by Opposition members raising questions about inflation. Upper House Chairman Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House till 2 p.m., shortly after Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament Mallikarjun Kharge began addressing the issue amid chaos.
Jairam Ramesh, a Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, slammed the PM Modi government’s “obstinacy” after the Rajya Sabha adjourned without debating the price rise and GST hike.
He claimed that the government’s refusal to allow a debate on the issues was negatively impacting Parliament’s business.
“This morning in the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition led by the Congress demanded an URGENT debate on price rise and senseless GST rates on food items. This was denied. The House was adjourned till 2 pm. Modi Sarkar’s obstinacy continues. Business in Parliament is suffering,” tweeted Ramesh on Wednesday.
Prior to the start of the Monsoon Session today, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Smriti Irani chastised Congress MPs for disrupting Parliamentary proceedings and said, “Rahul Gandhi never posed a question and always disrespected Parliamentary proceedings…He’s the one to have less than 40 per cent attendance in the House… Today, the person who’s been politically unproductive is dedicating himself to ensuring there’s no debate in Parliament”.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on July 18 and will end on August 12. During the Session, there will be 18 sittings.
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