Rajya Sabha faced repeated adjournments on Monday and was adjourned till 3 pm following opposition protests over their demands related to Manipur situation
Ahead of the beginning of third day of the ongoing Parliament Monsoon session Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that the opposition parties' newly constructed alliance-- I.N.D.I.A-- demands from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to precede the discussion on the Manipur situation.
Opposition parties continued their protest in the two Houses of Parliament over their demands relating to the debate on the Manipur situation with both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seeing adjournments on Monday
Lok Sabha witnessed protests and sloganeering from opposition members on Monday over their demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The House briefly took up Question Hour before it was adjourned till 12 noon
Days after a video of alleged sexual violence in Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded naked, went viral, Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu on Sunday appealed to the Central government to intervene in the strife-torn state "with a right approach".
With opposition parties planning to mount its attack on the Centre in Parliament, facing disruptions since the Monsoon session began, Congress and other party MPs have given notices in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha demanding discussions on the situation in Manipur.
As the Monsoon session of Parliament, facing continuous disruptions over Manipur violence since it began, will reassemble on Monday, Congress MPs have given adjournment motion notices to discuss the situation of the strife-torn state.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on Manipur video ahead of the beginning of Parliament Monsoon session, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the former should have "given a statement inside the House and not outside."
As the continued ruckus over the Manipur situation saw a washout in both Houses on the second day of the Monsoon Session, Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at the Opposition members, accusing them of disrupting parliamentary proceedings.
Amid the din from the Opposition benches on the demand for discussion on the Manipur violence, Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured all members in the Lok Sabha that the Centre was ready and willing to discuss all issues with regard to law and order in the Northeast state.
Amid fears of a washout in both the Houses of Parliament after the adjournments on the opening day of the Monsoon session over the demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation, eight major reports of three department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees were tabled in the Rajya S
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Friday following protests by opposition MPs over their demand for a discussion on the situation in Manipur by suspending other business of the day.