By PTI
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties led by the Congress on Monday again raised the issue of breach of Parliament security in the Rajya Sabha, prompting Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to adjourn the House till 2 p.m.
Initially, the house was adjourned till 11: 30 a.m, however uproar by opposition over Parliament security breach issue, the proceedings were adjourned till 2 p.m.
Opposition MPs said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have made statements on the issue outside the Rajya Sabha, their demand for a discussion on the issue in the House is not being allowed.
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Dhankhar rejected 22 notices given by opposition MPs under Rule 267, calling for setting aside the business of the day to take up a discussion on the issue of breach of security at the Parliament, saying “they do not merit admittance”. The chairman did not mention the subject of the notices.
Opposition MPs rose in their places, demanding that the Chair at least mention the issue. When the Chair refused their demand, they started raising slogans.
The Congress’ K C Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh and Rajeev Shukla said the prime minister and the home minister have spoken on the issue outside but opposition parties are not being allowed to raise the issue inside the House.
A few members were standing in the aisles, holding placards. As slogan-shouting continued, Dhankhar said he had seen some members committing grave misconduct and adjourned the House till 2 p.m.
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Lok Sabha adjourned:
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Monday due to protests by opposition members who were demanding a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his resignation over the issue of breach of Parliament security.
After the House paid tributes to Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away on Saturday, Speaker Om Birla told the House about the steps taken by the Lok Sabha secretariat following the security breach incident on December 13 and sought cooperation from all members to run the House smoothly. However, the opposition members were on their feet demanding a statement from Shah and his resignation.
Birla objected to the placards being brought into the House, saying it lowers the dignity of the House.
In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack last Wednesday, two men — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released coloured smoke and shouted slogans, before being overpowered by the MPs.
Two others, including a woman, were detained outside the Parliament complex for staging a protest.
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NEW DELHI: Opposition parties led by the Congress on Monday again raised the issue of breach of Parliament security in the Rajya Sabha, prompting Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to adjourn the House till 2 p.m.
Initially, the house was adjourned till 11: 30 a.m, however uproar by opposition over Parliament security breach issue, the proceedings were adjourned till 2 p.m.
Opposition MPs said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have made statements on the issue outside the Rajya Sabha, their demand for a discussion on the issue in the House is not being allowed.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); });
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Dhankhar rejected 22 notices given by opposition MPs under Rule 267, calling for setting aside the business of the day to take up a discussion on the issue of breach of security at the Parliament, saying “they do not merit admittance”. The chairman did not mention the subject of the notices.
Opposition MPs rose in their places, demanding that the Chair at least mention the issue. When the Chair refused their demand, they started raising slogans.
The Congress’ K C Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh and Rajeev Shukla said the prime minister and the home minister have spoken on the issue outside but opposition parties are not being allowed to raise the issue inside the House.
A few members were standing in the aisles, holding placards. As slogan-shouting continued, Dhankhar said he had seen some members committing grave misconduct and adjourned the House till 2 p.m.
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Lok Sabha adjourned:
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Monday due to protests by opposition members who were demanding a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his resignation over the issue of breach of Parliament security.
After the House paid tributes to Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away on Saturday, Speaker Om Birla told the House about the steps taken by the Lok Sabha secretariat following the security breach incident on December 13 and sought cooperation from all members to run the House smoothly. However, the opposition members were on their feet demanding a statement from Shah and his resignation.
Birla objected to the placards being brought into the House, saying it lowers the dignity of the House.
In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack last Wednesday, two men — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released coloured smoke and shouted slogans, before being overpowered by the MPs.
Two others, including a woman, were detained outside the Parliament complex for staging a protest.
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