Congress members protested in Lok Sabha on Tuesday over remarks by BJP member Nishikant Dubey against party leader Rahul Gandhi in the House and demanded that these should be expunged
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday amid protests by opposition members over remarks of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey pertaining to Rahul Gandhi whose membership of the House was restored on Monday and who was present in the House
The House will reconvene on Monday at 11 am. Soon after the House reassembled after its first adjournment at 12 noon, the Opposition party members reiterated their demand to hold a comprehensive discussion on Manipur ethnic violence issue under Rule 267.
The House was adjourned till Monday as both Treasury benches and the Opposition parties were adamant on their demands to discuss atrocities against women in Rajasthan and Manipur violence, respectively, leading to a ruckus in the House.
Opposition parties belonging to I.N.D.I.A have been protesting over their demand since the start of the monsoon session of Parliament for a detailed debate on the Manipur situation and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday termed as “not very wholesome” Congress leader Mallikajun Kharge’s remarks about the Chairman "defending" Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the context of opposition’s demands on the Manipur debate and said that
Amid continuous disruptions of the proceedings of the Monsoon session, since it began, over the Manipur issue, the floor leaders of Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc on Wednesday will hold a meeting in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the house.