Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition, govt face-off over Rahul Gandhi's remarks

Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday with proceedings lasting just three minutes through the day as the Opposition and treasury benches remained at loggerheads over Rahul Gandhis democracy remarks and the demand for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Adani issueAs the House reconvened at 2 PM Rahul Gandhi was present in the House for the first time since the controversy around his remarks in the UK broke outKirit Solanki who was in the chair urged members to be seated and stop the sloganeering if they want a debate but the Opposition and treasury benches continued with their sloganshouting and the House was adjourned for the day just a minute after reconveningIn the morning session the House proceedings had lasted only for two minutesTrinamool Congress members with their mouths covered with a black ribbon had gathered in the Well of the House as the proceedings got underway in the Lok SabhaAlso Read Rajya Sabha adjourned for day due to slogan shouting by Opposition treasury benchesBJP members from West Bengal were seen raising slogans against the Trinamool Congress over the school recruitment scam in the state while other members of the ruling party were demanding an apology from Gandhi over his remarks in LondonCongress members also trooped in the Well of the Lok Sabha raising slogans but they couldnt be heard clearly in the dinLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged the members to allow the House to functionI want to run the House I want to give you enough opportunities and time to speak You have to go to your seats You come to the well and then go outside and tell that you dont get a chance to speak This is not right he saidThe House has to function smoothly Birla said also gesturing at the members of the treasury benches to take their seatsYou come to the Well and also demand discussion You dont want me to run the House You do not want any discussion you do not want any debate on the Budget You just want to shout slogans Parliament has dignity and we all have to maintain dignity he saidWith members unrelenting Birla adjourned the proceedings till 2 pmSince the start of the second leg of the Budget session Lok Sabha has not been able to transacting any significant businessDiscussions on the demand for grants of various ministries and the budget for Jammu and Kashmir have been listed in the Lok SabhaDuring his interactions in the UK Gandhi alleged that the structures of Indian democracy are under attack and there is a fullscale assault on the countrys institutionsThe former Congress president also told British parliamentarians in London that microphones are often turned off in Lok Sabha when an opposition member raises important issuesGandhis remarks triggered a political slugfest with the BJP accusing him of maligning India on foreign soil and seeking foreign intervention and the Congress hitting back at the ruling party by citing instances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising internal politics abroadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever