Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and MoS Arjun Ram Meghwal met with the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge amid the ruckus in the Parliament by the Opposition, BJP MP Jagadambika Pal said on Friday.
Opposition MPs began sloganeering earlier in the day as the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh declined the Rule 267 notices for the Suspension of Business.
"There's a way to register a protest. If you don't want to run the Parliament...the house is adjourned till 2:00 PM today," Birla said while addressing the lower house.
"This is not mere negligence but a well-planned conspiracy--to keep Bahujans out of education, research, and policymaking. Due to inadequate participation of Bahujans in universities, the issues of marginalised communities are deliberately excluded from research and discourse," Gandhi posted
"They should respond to the allegations. They should provide us with the voters' list, which we have been asking for. There should be transparency. It is a democracy. All political parties should have access to that information. Why is it not being provided?" Priyanka Gandhi told reporter
Chowdhury expressed concerns that the ongoing voter list revision drive in Bihar poses a "risk of disenfranchising millions" and raised questions about the "fairness" of the process due to "opaque guidelines."
"That this House approves the continuance in force of the Proclamation dated February 13, 2025, in respect of Manipur, issued under article 356 of the Constitution by the President, for a further period of six months with effect from August 13, 2025," the Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Bulleti
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Friday gave a Suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 and demanded a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar.
On the fifth day of the monsoon session of Parliament, Lok Sabha on Friday is set to consider key legislations for passage, including the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill and the Merchant Shipping Bill.