Parliament adjourned again; why isn't govt opposing disruption: Congress

NEW DELHI: Proceedings of both House of Parliament were adjourned on Friday as opposition members protested vociferously over the Sambhal violence and the Adani controversy.

In Lok Sabha, opposition members started raising slogans as soon as the House met with Congress and Samajwadi Party MPs rushing to the well. The House could barely take up two questions during question hour and Speaker Om Birla had to adjourn proceedings till 12 noon. The protests continued when the House reassembled and Dilip Saikia, who was in the chair, adjourned the House. Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day within 15 minutes of commencing business, with Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar stating that adjournment notices under Rule 267 were being "weaponised for disruption". The adjournment came amid opposition's protests over allegations against Adani group and violence in Sambhal and Manipur.

Like the previous three sittings this session, the House could not take up scheduled business on Friday as well.

"Rule 267 is being weaponised as a mechanism of disruption from our normal working. There are very senior members. This cannot be appreciated," Dhankhar said. "We are creating a very bad precedent. We are dishonouring the people of this country. We are not coming up to expectations," he added.

With Parliament facing repeated adjournments, Congress said the big mystery was why govt was not resisting the interruptions and instead facilitating the aggression of the INDIA bloc, especially on the Adani issue. "Yet another day of washout in Parliament. The big mystery is why the govt is not resisting the adjournments. On the contrary, the govt is facilitating the aggression of INDIA parties on Modani especially - as also on Manipur, Sambhal and Delhi's law and order," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on X.