Parliament adjourned till 2pm following protest by Opposition over Adani issue
The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Friday after the House saw opposition protesting and demanding discussion on the Adani issue. As per reports, the Opposition parties had sought a joint parliamentary committee investigation into the case of Adani Group company stocks.
According to reports, soon after the lower House started its proceedings, it saw the Opposition members on their feet sloganeering and demanding an investigation into the plummeting of Adani group scrips, as well as an investigation into the business practices of the Adani Group.
Following Opposition’s demands, Speaker Om Birla requested the members to indulge in the discussions during the Question Hour which he termed as significant. The Lok Sabha Speaker also said that the House would take up the Motion of Thanks to the President for her address at the beginning of Budget session.
Birla also suggested and said that as it was the first address to the joint sitting of the House by the country’s first tribal woman president, all members should partake in it. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also said that he would oblige with Opposition’s demands if they gave him proper notice.
However, the Opposition continued on their protest and sloganeering which forced the Speaker of the house to adjourn the proceedings till 2 pm.
Rajya Sabha Adjournment
The Upper House saw a similar ordeal in the regular proceedings as the Rajya Sabha too was adjourned till 2:30 pm following the uproar in the House by the Opposition over the Adani Issue.
It was reported that as the House met on Friday, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar declined the 15 adjournment notices filed by members of various opposition outfits seeking to discuss the Adani issue.
Dhankar appealed to the members of the Upper House to maintain order and let the scheduled listed matters be heard and discussed. However, the Opposition continued their protest and sloganeering after Chairman Dhankar rejected the adjournment notices by the Opposition.
Following the uproar in the Upper House, Dhankar remarked and said that the Parliament is rather a place for discussion and deliberation, not a place of disturbance. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar while talking about the the 15 notices of adjournment handed to him by the Opposition, said that he is unable to comply with the demand as they fail to fulfil the requirements of rule 267.
Chairman Dhankar went on to adjourn the house till 2:30 pm as the protest by the Opposition continued.
The row about Adani group in the Parliament comes in the wake of the Hindenburg report about the conglomerate that allege the Adani group of improper use of tax havens and raising concerns about debt levels.
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