Parliament Winter Session: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day amid protest by opposition, minutes after the proceedings began on Monday. The session will now reconvene on Wednesday, November 27.
Presiding officer Sandhya Ray adjourned the session till Wednesday as Lok Sabha convened at 12 noon. There will be no session on Tuesday, November 26 – the Constitution Day.
Last week, Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men, and seven others were indicted for fraud by US prosecutors over their alleged roles in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian government officials to secure power-supply deals. The Adani Group has denied all allegations, calling them “baseless”.
The Congress and other opposition parties are demanding a discussion on Manipur violence and bribery charges against the Adani Group.
Rajya Sabha adjourned too
The proceedings in Rajya Sabha were also adjourned for the day amid ruckus over the Adani issue. The opposition MPs in the upper house demanded a discussion over the issue of bribery allegations against the Adani Group by the US Department of Justice. The upper house will now meet again on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla adjourned the session for an hour after paying tributes to departed members of the House, including two MPs who won the parliamentary elections this year. The session reconvened at 12 only to be adjourned due to protests and sloganeering by the opposition members.
Earier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X that as the Parliament session begins, the first step the government should take is to have a detailed discussion on the Adani saga which has the potential of tarnishing India’s image at the global stage.
Those rejected 80-90 times by people do not allow discussions in Parliament.
We do not need monopolies and cartels to run this country.
“We do not need monopolies and cartels to run this country. We need healthy market driven competition in the private sector, which facilitates equal opportunities, employment and equitable distribution of wealth, catering to the inherent entrepreneurial spirit of India,” Kharg added.
“Those rejected 80-90 times by people do not allow discussions in Parliament. They do not understand people’s aspirations. I hope new members from every party get chance in Winter Session of Parliament to share their ideas,” the Prime Minister said.