Opposition leaders said that they repeatedly requested the government to sincerely engage with them to break the impasse in Parliament, but the government remained arrogant, insincere and obdurate.
Opposition leaders from various parties on Thursday, 12 August, held a march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, demanding a repeal of the Centre's contentious farm laws. They were also protesting against other issues.
PM Narendra Modi and Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his chamber after the end of the Monsoon Session.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday expressed concerns over the Opposition leaders' behaviour in the House Yesterday. As the House met to transact business, the Chairman got emotional as he spoke about yesterday's ruckus.
Expressing anguish over the disruptions in Lok Sabha proceedings during the Monsoon session, Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said he was hurt and voiced hope that parties will, through consensus, ensure that members follow the rules strictly and maintain the dignity of the House.
Opposition MPs created uproar in the Lok Sabha as they raised 'Khela Hobe' slogan and demanded a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report. The MPs also tore papers, leading to disruption.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday expressed pain that the House did not run smoothly during the Monsoon session. Addressing the media after the House was adjourned sine die (for an indefinite period), he said members holding placards, raising slogans in the Well of Lok Sabha was not in accordance with its traditions.
Addressing the media, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the House functioned for only 74 hours and 46 minutes and that the productivity was 22 per cent.
Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die, bringing an end to the stormy Monsoon session. Opposition protests over the Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and other issues had continuously marred the proceedings since the start of the session on July 19.
Ugly scenes were witnessed in Rajya Sabha as Opposition MPs climbed on the officials' table, waved black cloth and threw files when the House.
The constitutional amendment, which aims to restore the power of states to identify backward castes, was introduced in the Lower House on Monday. Since it is a constitutional amendment, it needs to pass in both the Houses.
A key OBC Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha yesterday which would give state governments the power to list the OBCs. This bill was widely supported by Congress and other opposition parties.
OBC Bill: The Monsoon Session entered its last week on Monday. The government has listed four bills for passage in the Rajya Sabha to get the Parliament’s nod.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders ride bicycles to the Parliament, after the conclusion of their breakfast meeting.
While parties such as the Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP and RJD, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party was conspicuous by its absence. The AAP has always stayed away from opposition strategy meetings in Parliament, especially those led by the Congress. Unlike in the past, AAP had been invited for this meeting but it chose to stay away.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has invited leaders of Opposition parties to a breakfast meeting at the Constitution Club in Delhi on Tuesday to chalk out a joint strategy on the Pegasus snooping issue. This comes at a time when the Opposition has been demanding a discussion in Parliament on the Pegasus row and its leaders have been giving adjournment notices every day.
Opposition parties' leaders on Wednesday held a meeting at the Parliament to chalk out the future course of action on several issues including the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy.
Both the Houses of Parliament witnessed stormy scenes after the Opposition raised slogans and placards on the Pegasus snooping row and farmers’ issue on July 27, two days after the proceedings were disrupted on July 23. Both the Houses were repeatedly adjourned. Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day as protests by Opposition members continued.
The government has no plan to print currency notes to tide over the current economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Monday.
In the Rajya Sabha, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was forced to cut short his statement on the row by the uproar among opposition members. As soon as Mr Vaishnaw rose to speak on Pegasus, Trinamool MP Shantanu Sen snatched his papers, tore, and flung them at Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh. This forced the minister to lay the paper on the table instead.
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