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Business Standard
a day ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
LS adjourned till 4 pm amid uproar as Oppn demands discussion on Op Sindoor
The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the third time on Monday amid continued uproar by the opposition over its demand for a discussion on Operation Sindoor and other issues. As the House met at 2 pm on the first day of the Monsoon session, the Chair appealed to opposition members to allow the House to function. Amid continuous sloganeering, Sandhya Ray adjourned the proceedings till 4 pm. Earlier in the day, the House was adjourned twice over the same issue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has assured the opposition MPs that the government is ready to have a long discussion on all issues which the Speaker agrees to. "The government is ready to discuss any topic the opposition wants. Whatever time they need to discuss, the government is ready to answer all questions," Singh said. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju appealed to the opposition members to place their demand during the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) scheduled at 2:30 pm on Monday. "The government is ready to reply to all the issues that the Speaker agrees to at the BAC meeting. But to raise slogans and not let the House function on the first day of the Monsoon session is unacceptable," Rijiju said in the House. As opposition members continued to protest in the Well, Jagdambika Pal, who was in the Chair, asked them to return to their seats and assured them that Speaker Om Birla would allow them to raise all matters that they wanted to discuss. With the opposition leaders not relenting, Pal said, "I appeal to the leader of opposition, I appeal to Rahul Gandhi to let the House take up Zero Hour. People of the country are watching the proceedings and seeing that the government is ready to discuss all issues, but the opposition does not want the House to function." When the Lok Sabha met at 11 am, after obituary references, opposition members led by the Congress were up on their feet as they insisted on a discussion on Operation Sindoor, under which Indian armed forces carried out attacks on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Birla said he was ready to allow the members to raise all issues, including Operation Sindoor, after Question Hour -- the first hour of the day when members raise questions related to different ministries and departments. "I will allow you to raise all issues after Question Hour. The House will function only through rules and regulations. It cannot allow sloganeering and raising of placards," he said. Birla said if the members give notice, he will allow them to raise all issues and give enough time to each of the MPs. "Honourable members, this is Question Hour. We must try to maintain high parliamentary standards. We must try to fulfil the hopes and expectations of the people who have elected us and debate and discuss important issues of the country," he said. "Go outside the House for sloganeering," he said. "You want a discussion on Operation Sindoor, I will allow it after Question Hour. The government is ready to reply to all issues," he said. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Business Standard
a day ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Lok Sabha vows zero tolerance on terrorism, mourns Pahalgam deaths
The Lok Sabha on Monday expressed its resolve for zero tolerance against terrorism and mourned the deaths of 26 people in the Pahalgam terror attack. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also expressed grief over the deaths of 260 people in the June 12 Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. "Twenty-six innocent persons were brutally killed in the terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025. This act of terror was an attack on the consciousness of the nation and also the entire world," Birla said as the Lok Sabha convened for the Monsoon session beginning Monday. "This House expresses deep grief over the deaths in this attack and reiterates India's resolve of zero tolerance against terrorism," he said. Birla said 260 people, including 241 passengers and 19 others, died in the Air India crash. "Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also died in this accident," Birla said. "This House expresses its heartfelt sympathies to the families of the victims of this accident," he added. The Lok Sabha also expressed grief over the deaths due to natural disasters such as heavy rains, floods, and landslides in different parts of the country.
Mint
a day ago
- Politics
- Mint
Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned twice amid Oppn uproar over Operation Sindoor
Parliament Monsoon Session: The Lok Sabha was adjourned three times on Monday amid protests and sloganeering by the INDIA bloc members demanding a debate on the Pahalgam terror attack. The lower house will meet again at 4 pm. Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Lok Sabha until 12 noon after opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) raised slogans as Question Hour commenced on the first day of the Monsoon Session. Similar scenes were seen in Rajya Sabha, where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a debate on Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's repeated claims over brokering a 'ceasefire' between India and Pakistan after four days of military action in May. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha convened at 11 AM today, after a break of over three and a half months for the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The proceedings began with paying tributes to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and the Air India AI-171 plane crash. Soon after the tributes, Speaker Om Birla allowed the beginning of Question Hour in the Lok Sabha. The opposition members, however, began shouting slogans and protesting, demanding a debate on Operation Sindoor. Birla insisted that a debate over Operation Sindoor would take place after the Question Hour, but the protests continued. 'The government wants to answer every issue. The House should function. You have not come here to raise slogans. The House functions as per the rules and regulations. All the issues raised according to the rules will be discussed,' Birla told the protesting members. All the issues raised according to the rules will be discussed. As the uproar continued, Birla adjourned the session till noon. The house reconvened again at 12 only to be adjourned again till 2 pm due to the protests. The House met again at 2 pm and was adjourned due to protests till 4 pm. The opposition INDIA bloc has insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak in the Parliament on Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he brokered peace between India and Pakistan. They have also demanded a discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. In Rajya Sabha, Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar admitted a motion seeking a debate on Operation Sindoor but said the time will be decided later. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who is the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha raised Trump's statements on Operation Sindoor. Union Minister JP Nadda, the leader of the Rajya Sabha, said the government has already agreed to debate Operation Sindoor. This is the first session of Parliament being held after Operation Sindoor, India's precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Lok Sabha expresses resolve for zero tolerance against terrorism
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Lok Sabha on Monday expressed its resolve for zero tolerance against terrorism and mourned the deaths of 26 people in the Pahalgam terror attack Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also expressed grief over the deaths of 260 people in the June 12 Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad."Twenty-six innocent persons were brutally killed in the terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025. This act of terror was an attack on the consciousness of the nation and also the entire world," Birla said as the Lok Sabha convened for the Monsoon session beginning Monday."This House expresses deep grief over the deaths in this attack and reiterates India's resolve of zero tolerance against terrorism," he said 260 people, including 241 passengers and 19 others, died in the Air India crash."Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also died in this accident," Birla said."This House expresses its heartfelt sympathies to the families of the victims of this accident," he Lok Sabha also expressed grief over the deaths due to natural disasters such as heavy rains, floods, and landslides in different parts of the country.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 1: Lok Sabha adjourned twice amid Oppn protests
Lok Sabha witnessed noisy protests from the Opposition over various issues and a demand for discussion on Operation Sindoor, leading to at least two adjournments of the House Monday, the first day of the Monsoon Session. This came despite an appeal from Speaker Om Birla to bust the perception that disruptions happen in the House on the first day of any Parliament session, and assurances from the government that it was ready to discuss and reply to all issues. As the House met on the first day of the Monsoon session, members paid tribute to eight former MPs who passed away recently. The House also paid tributes to those who were killed in the terror attack at Pahalgam on April 22, and those killed in a plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. Speaker Om Birla also congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on his successful space mission, and said the House would also have a detailed discussion on the space mission during the session. When Birla called for the Question Hour, Opposition members stood up, and shouted slogans demanding discussion on various issues. 'This is Question Hour, and it's my request that we should try to maintain high parliamentary standards, and we should bust this myth that disruptions happen in the House on the first day of the House. Our efforts should be to express the hopes and expectations of the people of the country,' the Speaker said. The Speaker assured the Opposition that sufficient time would be allocated to all members for discussion. As the Opposition members continued sloganeering, the Speaker said, 'You want discussion on Operation Sindoor… Discussion will happen after Question Hour.' Birla said that the government would address every issue, and that sloganeering inside the House was inappropriate. 'Go outside the House for sloganeering,' he said. The Lok Sabha Speaker also said the government is ready to reply to all issues. But when the Opposition members continued to shout slogans despite assurances, the Speaker adjourned the House till noon. The Opposition members continued their protest when House proceedings resumed. Amidst the sloganeering, BJP leader Baijayant Panda presented the report (in both Hindi and English) of the Select Committee on the Income Tax Bill, 2025. Panda also tabled a copy of the record of evidence given before the Select Committee on the Income-Tax Bill, 2025. Amid the disruptions, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju intervened and asked if there would be a ruckus in the House, then how the discussion would happen. Rijiju said the ruckus, and sloganeering were not appropriate. 'The government is ready for discussion,' Rijiju said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, too, assured members that the government was ready for discussion on every matter. While addressing the Lok Sabha as the Chair, Jagdambika Pal adjourned the House till 2 pm. Lalmani is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, and is based in New Delhi. He covers politics of the Hindi Heartland, tracking BJP, Samajwadi Party, BSP, RLD and other parties based in UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand. Covered the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, 2019 and 2024; Assembly polls of 2012, 2017 and 2022 in UP along with government affairs in UP and Uttarakhand. ... Read More
