Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 2 p.m. amid pandemonium over Lok Sabha security breach issue and suspension of opposition MPs

Both Houses of Parliament today continued to witness disruption over the Lok Sabha security breach issue as well as suspension of opposition MPs.

The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 2 PM.

In the Lok Sabha, when the House met after a second adjournment at 12.30 PM, members from Congress, TMC, DMK, and others continued with their protest.

A total of 49 opposition MPs have been suspended for the remaining part of the Winter Session for their unruly behavior. 

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal moved a motion to suspend the MPs for displaying placards and undermining the rules of the House. 

The motion was adopted with voice vote. The suspended MPs include Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari of Congress, Supriya Sule of NCP, Farooq Abdullah of NC, Dimple Yadav of Samajwadi Party, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of TMC and Rajiv Ranjan Singh of JD(U). Later, the House was adjourned till 2 PM.

Earlier, the House witnessed two adjournments. Opposition MPs continued to create ruckus in the House over the Lok Sabha security breach as well as suspension of MPs.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi condemned the morphed pictures of the Prime Minister used in the placards by the opposition MPs.

He demanded action in this matter. Mr. Joshi said those who are protesting in Parliament have been taught lessons in the recently concluded assembly polls.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla repeatedly asked the agitating members to go back to their seats but they continued with their protest. 

He asserted that the House will function as per the rules.

In the Rajya Sabha similar scenes were witnessed. When the Upper House reassembled after first adjournment at 12 Noon, members from Congress, DMK, TMC JD(U), Left and others again created uproar and the House was adjourned till 2 PM. 

In the morning, opposition parties continued with their protest demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in the House over the security breach issue. Amid din, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the House till 12 Noon.