“Slogans were shouted--let Rahul ji speak... let him speak.. let him speak. Then [Speaker] Om Birla smiled and the House fell silent. Is this democracy?” the Congress asked on Friday, alleging that the former party chief was not allowed to speak in Parliament once again. 

Sansad TV, which telecast the proceedings live, was inaudible and one could hear the proceedings only intermittently. According to an NDTV report, the audio was back on after 20 minutes, when the speaker adjourned the Lok Sabha proceedings for the day. The BJP said the audio did not work because of a technical fault.