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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: EAM S Jaishankar on Tuesday addressed India-China ties in Lok Sabha and said that actions by China led to the Galwan clash. During Tuesday's Lok Sabha session, a significant portion of the opposition, including Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, briefly walked out from the House in protest over recent violent incidents in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. At the start of Question Hour, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav attempted to address the issue, seeking permission from Speaker Om Birla."This is a very serious matter. Five people have lost their lives," Yadav said.When the Speaker suggested discussing the matter during Zero Hour, Yadav and his colleagues began their exit in protest. Simultaneously, several SP members advanced to the Well, voicing their concerns through slogans.Whilst SP members demonstrated in the Well, DMK representative A Raja encouraged other opposition members, particularly those from Congress, to stand and support the SP's protest.Members from NCP and Shiv Sena-UBT showed solidarity by standing up alongside the Samajwadi Party MPs.Congress members, including Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi who moved to the isle, demonstrated their support for the protest.During the demonstration, Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju approached Yadav for dialogue regarding the situation.Subsequently, following Yadav's signal to his party colleagues, the opposition members, Gandhi included, departed from the House. The MPs later returned to continue their participation in the ongoing Question Hour.