Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm, Telecom Bill introduced
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday due to protests by opposition members demanding a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the question of breach of Parliament security. ,
This was the second such event of the day while opposition members continued raising slogans and displaying placards.
When the House resumed at 12 noon, Rajendra Aggarwal, who was presiding over the debate, took the documents kept on the table.
Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnav presented the draft Telecom Law of 2023 during the day.
Aggarwal scolded the opposition members who returned to their seats and did not show the placards to the President.
Before adjourning the House till 2 pm, Aggarwal told the protesting members, “Do not force the President to take action against you.”
When the Lok Sabha met in the morning, members paid tribute to the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away on Saturday.
Speaker Om Birla informed the House about the measures adopted by the Lok Sabha Secretariat after the December 13 security breach incident and sought cooperation from all members so that the House can function without any problems.
However, opposition members stood up demanding Shah’s statement and his resignation.
Some opposition MPs were also carrying placards with their written demands.
Birla opposed bringing placards to the House and said that this would destroy the dignity of the House.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi also called on the opposition members not to protest with placards “with folded hands” and said that it was agreed in the meeting of the Committee Assessor Empresarial not to carry placards.
The opposition MPs ignored Birla and Joshi’s call and continued their protest along with their supporters, prompting the President to announce adjournment of the House till 12 noon.
In a significant security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attack on Parliament last Wednesday, two men, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, jumped from the public gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber during Zero Hour, blew colored smoke and shouted the message: Overpower MPs first. Happening.
Two other people, including a woman, were detained in front of the Parliament complex for organizing a protest.
