New Delhi, July 23 (UNI) For the third consecutive day today, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned after Opposition members created a ruckus in support of their demands, including demanding withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar.
As soon as the Lok Sabha resumed at 2 PM, presiding officer Krishna Prasad Tenneti began the proceedings, but the Opposition members stormed into the well of the House shouting slogans.
Appealing to the protesting members, Tenneti asked them to allow the House to consider the important bill related to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribe members in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
He emphasised that since this is a matter concerning tribal communities, all members should cooperate. He also pointed out that two days had already been wasted due to the ongoing disruptions.
He told the protesting Opposition members, “You have come with placards — this is not appropriate. You don’t want to discuss the bill related to the tribes of Goa.”
Despite repeated appeals from Tenneti, the commotion continued, prompting him to adjourn the House for the day.
Earlier, due to the Opposition’s uproar in the Lok Sabha demanding the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, the Question Hour and Zero Hour could not be held.
Meanwhile, similar situation was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha.
On the third day of the Monsoon Session, the Opposition continued to create an uproar in the House over the SIR of the Bihar voter list.
Presiding Deputy Chairman Bhubaneswar Kalita, while resuming the proceedings of the House at 2 PM after the second adjournment, asked the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, to present the “Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025” in the House for discussion and passage.
Meanwhile, members of the Opposition parties stood up and gathered near the Chair. They began raising slogans of “Withdraw SIR,” demanding a discussion on SIR of the voter list in Bihar. Amid the uproar, Sonowal went ahead and introduced the bill.
Kalita asked AIADMK’s M Thambidurai to initiate the discussion on the bill. As soon as Thambidurai stood up to speak, Opposition members intensified their sloganeering.
The Chair appealed to the members to calm down and return to their seats, but when his appeals had no effect, he adjourned the House for the rest of the day.
