๐Both houses witnessed protests and disruptions on Thursday over the Adani issue and violence in Sambhal and Manipur.
๐Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju flayed the protests saying, "I condemn the attempts by the Congress and its allies in disrupting the House proceedings." He said the opposition members were protesting despite the government agreeing to their demands for extension of the tenure of the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill and debate in the House on certain issues.
๐However, as the opposition protests continued TDP member Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings of Lok Sabha for the day.
Earlier, the Lok Sabha เฑ adopted a resolution granting extension to the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill till the last day of the Budget session next year.
The House also witnessed disruptions during the Question Hour, soon after two Congress leaders -- Priyanka Gandhi โญVadra and Ravindra Chavan -- took oath as members of the Lok Sabha.
๊ฆกThe proceedings of the Upper House were adjourned within minutes after it met at 12 noon, following one adjournment soon after 11 am. The appeals made by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to maintain decorum and allow the Question Hour to function went unheeded as the opposition members continued with their protests.
เตฉAs the protests continued, the chairman adjourned the House for the day. The House will meet again at 11 am on Friday.
๐ปThe chairman said Wednesday marked a historic milestone - the beginning of the final quarter-century before our Constitution turns 100 - and lamented that the House members missed the opportunity to engage in a productive dialogue. "This was a moment for our House of Elders, guided by the spirit of nationalism, to send a powerful message of hope to 1.4 billion Indians, reaffirming our commitment to their dreams and our journey towards 'Viksit Bharat at 2247'," he said. "Yet, with deep regret, I must say we missed this historic opportunity. Where there should have been productive dialogue echoing the collective aspirations of our nation. We fell short of our people's expectations," he lamented.
โEarlier, when the House met for the day, the proceedings were adjourned for nearly 50 minutes till 12 noon as opposition MPs protested the rejection of adjournment notices for a discussion on allegations against the Adani Group, and the violence in Manipur and Sambhal.