New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Tuesday amid ruckus in the House with the Opposition demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issue.
The House will meet again on Thursday, March 23.
As soon as the proceedings started, members of the opposition benches raised the issue and shouted slogans like “we want JPC”.
However, the Chair, Rajendra Agarwal, managed to pass the budget for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Before adjourning the House, Agarwal wished MPs for various festivals, including Chaitra Sukhladi, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navre and Sajibu Cheiraoba.
He also said on the request of several members to enable them to participate in the festivities, the House will not have a sitting on Wednesday and instead it would meet on March 23.
Earlier, Speaker Om Birla made repeated appeals to the protesting members to allow the Question Hour to function, giving the assurance that everyone will be given a chance to speak.
“I had made a personal request to the leaders of all parties. I would like to make another appeal, the House should function, the budget session is very important. Everyone will get a chance to speak,” he said.
“If not given a chance after Question Hour, then you can come in the Well. If you don’t want the House to function then the proceedings are adjourned till 2 pm,” Birla said.
Parliament remained paralysed for the sixth day in a row on Monday due to protests from rival sides.
While the BJP has demanded an “unambiguous apology” from Gandhi for his remarks in the UK that democracy in India is “under attack”, several opposition parties have been demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe (JPC) into allegations against the Adani Group.
