Amid continuous sloganeering by opposition MPs in both Houses for the fourth straight day, Parliament was adjourned till December 2 (Monday) on Friday, failing to conduct substantial business.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday said that adjourning both the Houses sine die is not a "good practice," adding Prime Minister Narendra Modi only attended three days of the Monsoon session.
Barely minutes into the resumption of proceedings on Tuesday, both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon following a ruckus by Opposition MPs over the Parliament security breach incident and the bulk suspensions of the fellow members.
Amid the stalemate in Parliament due to repeated adjournments, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed the BJP-led Centre over the logjam and said that the objective behind the Tiranga Yatra is to send out the message that let's protect and safeguard our democracy.
Within minutes of the commencement of proceedings of both Houses, Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm and Lok Sabha till 4 pm on Monday, amid Opposition MPs' protest.
Chairman of Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he held three meetings (of floor leaders) on Thursday as part of consultations to break the logjam between the BJP and the Opposition parties. But both sides have taken a rigid stand