Nearly a week after the beginning of the Monsoon session, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are yet to have a whole uninteruppted day of functioning. Since Monday, the first day of the session, Opposition parties have been protesting various issue including the Pegasus spyware scandal, the consistent hike in fuel prices, and the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.
Meanwhile, security at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi has been tightened in view of a protest by farmers against the Centre’s against the three agricultural reform laws amid the Monsoon session of Parliament, officials said.
Here are the latest updates:
Lok Sabha | 11.13 am
Speaker Om Birla makes repeated appeals to protesting members. He urges them to go back to their respective seats. “This is not a respectful act. I will give you time to raise all the issues you want to raise. This is not the way. Please go back to your seats…”
The appeals go invain. House is adjourned till 12 noon.
Lok Sabha | 11.10 am
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