Monsoon Session 2023 Highlights: Amid ruckus in the Rajya Sabha over the Manipur issue on Monday, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar suspended AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the entire duration of the Monsoon session for “repeatedly violating the directives of the Chair”. Sanjay Singh was seen in the Well of the House before being suspended. Meanwhile, the Opposition MPs continued their overnight sit-in in the Parliament complex on Tuesday morning.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament has been facing continuous disruptions over Manipur violence since it began. Opposition parties are resorting to sloganeering over the Manipur violence and are demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.
The Monsoon session began on July 20 amid the pandemonium over Manipur violence, with the Opposition demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements on the same “inside the House and not outside”.
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The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till Wednesday.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday joined other Opposition party leaders who are protesting against the suspension of AAP's Sanjay Singh from Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the Monsoon session. (PTI)
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday joined the protests organised by Opposition parties against the suspension of Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.
Singh was suspended from Rajya Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon session on Monday for repeatedly 'violating' the directives of the Chair while protesting on the Manipur issue. Opposition parties condemned the action against Singh and accused the government of trying to throttle their voice.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 5 pm.
The impasse in Lok Sabha continued on Tuesday as government and opposition leaders stuck to their stand on the issue of Manipur violence at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.
While opposition floor leaders insisted on a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said Home Minister Amit Shah would reply to the debate on the discussion on Manipur violence.
After continued disruptions, Birla had made fresh attempts to end the logjam, parliamentary sources said after the meeting.
Since the Monsoon session began on Thursday, both Houses have witnessed continued disruptions by the opposition demanding a statement by Modi.
Deputy Leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Shah have told Lok Sabha that the government was ready for a discussion. (PTI)
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament said, "So many representatives are giving notices under 267 in Parliament. We are talking about Manipur, but the Prime Minister is talking about East India Company"
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm as logjam over Manipur issue continued.
Union minister Piyush Goyal in the Parliament said, "The govt is ready for discussion on the 177 notices of the atrocities against women and children in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. All over the country, if there is a crime against women, the Govt is ready for discussion. We should have discussions on these issues."
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 pm.
A parliamentary party meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began on Tuesday morning to chalk out a strategy for the Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha. (ANI)
Opposition MPs from the newly-formed INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) sat in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue on Parliament premises throughout the night in protest against the disruption of the House proceedings for the past three days.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha said, "The only demand of the opposition parties is that we want a discussion on the Manipur issue. It is sad that this issue is being discussed internationally but not in India...Manipur CM N Biren Singh should be removed and President's rule should be imposed in the state... AAP is going to raise the issue of Manipur across the country." (ANI)