Union minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying while MPs from other parties like TMC, SP want to engage in Parliament debate and discussion, Rahul Gandhi wants to bring the proceedings to a standstill by creating "tamasha".Referring to Rahul Gandhi's mock interview along with colleagues sporting Adani and PM Modi masks, the minister said that the Congress leader has "nothing to lose because he can't feel people's pain & problem".
Read moreLok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were washed out Monday with BJP alleging Congress's links with George Soros and the opposition party claiming that the Adani group was being shielded by BJP. After repeated adjournments, both Houses were finally adjourned for the day amid heated exchanges.
When Lok Sabha met at 11am, opposition members were on their feet. Speaker Om Birla asked them to return to their seats and allow the House to function. "The country wants the House to run. You are disrupting proceedings," he said and adjourned the House till 12 noon.
As the House re-convened at noon, Congress members trooped into the well raising slogans against govt. They were joined by Samajwadi Party members. Congress MPs were heard saying that they had submitted notices to move a privilege motion against BJP's Nishikant Dubey for attempts to link Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to Soros-backed outfits allegedly involved in anti-India activities. TMC and RJD members stood in the aisle or at their seats in support of the protest. Noisy protests forced an adjournment till 2pm and then till 3pm, before proceedings were called off for the day.
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