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The Print
9 hours ago
- Politics
- The Print
Parliament adjourned till 11 am tomorrow, both houses face disruptions
Earlier today, Lok Sabha was first adjourned till 12 pm, minutes after it convened. The Lower House was adjourned again till 2 pm, shortly after it reconvened amid opposition protest. Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till July 23. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will again meet at 11 am on Wednesday. New Delhi: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced major disruptions on Tuesday on the second day of the Monsoon Session amid Opposition protest over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Targeting the opposition for creating ruckus in the House, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is ready for discussion, but the Opposition is 'wasting public money' by indulging in protest. 'They (opposition) are demanding discussion and we are ready for it. Then why are they not allowing the House to function? This double standard is wrong. If you want discussion, then do not create ruckus. The government has said that we are ready for discussion. You are wasting public money….,' Rijiju said. Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jagdambika Pal, chairing the lower house, announced the adjournment and asked the Opposition to submit proposals and resolutions instead of raising placards in the Lok Sabha. Pal said previously while objecting to the use of placards in the house. 'Instead of showing placards, you can submit your proposals, resolutions, and the business advisory committee will consider them. Speakers will give time, and the government will respond. Why are you worried?' he said. Similarly, in the Rajya Sabha, Opposition MPs raise slogans, demanding a discussion on the revision of the electoral roll in Bihar. Multiple leaders, including Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, stood at the steps of Parliament at Makar Dwar and protested against the Bihar SIR, calling for the exercise to be halted. Multiple leaders were seen carrying posters condemning the revision exercise, holding placards calling it a 'stealing of Indian Rights,' 'death of democracy,' and more. The issue of Bihar SIR has been a contentious one with the INDIA bloc MPs demanding a discussion on it in the Parliament. The Opposition has also demanded discussions on the Pahalgam terrorist attack and India's response through Operation Sindoor. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. Also Read: Parliament Monsoon Session: Modi holds meeting with senior ministers
The Print
9 hours ago
- Politics
- The Print
LS adjourned for day as opposition protests demanding debate on SIR; govt slams ‘double standards'
Dilip Saikia, who was on the chair, made repeated requests to opposition MPs to go back to their places and allow the House to function. Opposition members trooped to the Well of the Lok Sabha when the House reconvened at 2 pm after two earlier adjournments on the second day of the Monsoon session of Parliament demanding a discussion and roll back of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise initiated by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of assembly polls scheduled for later this year. New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday due to protests by the opposition demanding a discussion on the ongoing voter roll revision in Bihar, even as the government accused them of practising 'double standards' by asking for a debate on one hand and disrupting the House on the other. As the protests continued, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju got up and condemned the opposition behaviour. He said it was agreed at the Business Advisory Committee meeting on Monday that first Operation Sindoor will be taken up for discussion and the time for it had also been fixed. 'Only the rule under which discussion will take place will be decided. They come here carrying placards and violate the rules, I condemn this,' Rijiju said. 'They are asking for a debate and we are ready for a debate but they are not allowing the House to function,' he said, slamming the opposition. These 'double standards are wrong, on one hand they ask for debate and then create a ruckus like this,' he said. Rijiju said the government is ready but the opposition was wasting the time of Parliament. He condemned the behaviour of the Congress and other parties. Earlier, when the House re-convened at 12 noon, BJP member Jagdambika Pal, who was in the chair, urged the floor leaders of the opposition parties to ask their members to return to their seats and allow the House to function. 'The government is ready to discuss any issue which the Speaker allows as per the rules. I appeal to you to go back to your seats,' Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, said. Pal also urged opposition members not to show placards and instead give in writing their demands at the meetings of the Business Advisory Committee. As ruckus continued, Pal adjourned proceedings till 2 PM. When the House met at 11 am, opposition MPs, including Congress, were on their feet, demanding discussion on the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and Operation Sindoor. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan appealed to the opposition members to go back to their seats so that the House can take up questions related to farmers during the designated time of Question Hour. Speaker Om Birla intervened and told the opposition MPs that sloganeering and showing placards lowered the dignity of the House. He later adjourned the House till 12 noon. The House could not function on the first day of the session on Monday due to repeated adjournments following opposition protests over the demand of discussion on Operation Sindoor. Under Operation Sindoor, armed forces attacked Pakistani terror sites and defence installations for three days beginning May 7 following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in which 26 people were killed. PTI ASK JD ACB SKU ASK DV DV This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
New Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Parliament adjourned for the day as opposition protests over Bihar SIR, other key issues
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day following protests by Opposition members demanding a discussion on several key issues, including the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls in poll-bound Bihar. The Lok Sabha was adjourned after protests by the opposition demanding a discussion on the ongoing voter roll revision in Bihar, even as the government accused them of practising "double standards" by asking for a debate on one hand and disrupting the House on the other. Opposition members trooped to the Well of the Lok Sabha when the House reconvened at 2 pm after two earlier adjournments on the second day of the Monsoon session of Parliament demanding a discussion and roll back of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise initiated by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of assembly polls scheduled for later this year. Dilip Saikia, who was on the chair, made repeated requests to opposition MPs to go back to their places and allow the House to function. As the protests continued, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju got up and condemned the opposition behaviour. He said it was agreed at the Business Advisory Committee meeting on Monday that first Operation Sindoor will be taken up for discussion and the time for it had also been fixed. "Only the rule under which discussion will take place will be decided. They come here carrying placards and violate the rules, I condemn this," Rijiju said. "They are asking for a debate and we are ready for a debate but they are not allowing the House to function," he said, slamming the opposition. These "double standards are wrong, on one hand they ask for debate and then create a ruckus like this," he said. Rijiju said the government is ready but the opposition was wasting the time of Parliament. He condemned the behaviour of the Congress and other parties.
News18
10 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
'Oppn Creating Chaos, Wasting Taxpayers' Money': Kiren Rijiju Slams Placard Protest In Lok Sabha
Kiren Rijiju condemned the Opposition in the Lok Sabha for bringing placards and alleged they creating chaos during the Monsoon Session and violated the rules. The Opposition creates a chaos in the Parliament by bringing placards to the House, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He also said that such act by the Opposition was against the rules, and that he condemned the same. Speaking in the Lower House during the Monsoon Session, Rijiju also alleged that the Opposition, specifically the Congress, was wasting the money of the taxpayers of the country by disrupting the proceedings of the House. 'The Opposition creates chaos here by bringing placards, which is against the rules. I condemn this, Rijiju said. 'These people are wasting taxpayers' money by creating chaos and disrupting proceedings," he said. 'The Congress and their aides are wasting the time of the House," Rijiju added. Rijiju's reaction came just before the proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 11 am on Wednesday, amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding discussion on SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of the electoral roll in Bihar. 'Instead of showing placards, you can submit your proposals, resolutions, and the business advisory committee will consider them. Speakers will give time, and the government will respond. Why are you worried?" Jagdambika Pal told the House. Earlier today, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla too had adjourned the Lower House until noon, minutes after it convened for the second day of the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament. The move by the Speaker came as Opposition members continued their protests seeking a discussion on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Om Birla too objected to the use of placards in the well of the House. view comments First Published: July 22, 2025, 14:22 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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First Post
a day ago
- Politics
- First Post
How India should approach Dalai Lama's succession issue
India is displaying extraordinary strategic patience with China, the CTA and Tibetan Buddhists have been expecting India to greenlight the succession and reincarnation outlined by the Dalai Lama read more After a weeklong celebration of his 90th birthday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in Leh preaching and relaxing. Did India miss an opportunity to test, if not reset, its Tibet policy over the succession of the Dalai Lama? Ahead of Foreign Minister S Jaishankar's first visit to China after the Galwan clashes and pro forma normalisation of bilateral relations, China noted that 'Tibet-related issues, including the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, are a thorn in India-China relations.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Beijing's pincer attacks came in quick barrages from its embassy in Delhi and the Foreign Ministry in Beijing before and after the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, ignoring Tibet's history, religion, and traditions and letting its invasion and occupation of Tibet in 1950 do the speaking. India's silence is due to China's military and economic power and Delhi's constraint to reset its Tibet policy. This has allowed Beijing to salami slice in East Ladakh, freeze progress on border settlement, and act adversarially during Op Sindoor. The Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration (Government in Exile), Penpa Tsering, had offered ideas on succession last year. On 2 July, in a recorded video statement, His Holiness Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso said that the Gaden Phodrang Trust, the offices of the Dalai Lama, and the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) will search and find his successor, which Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju endorsed: 'No one has the right to interfere or decide who the successor will be; only he or his institution has the authority to make the decision.' China immediately protested Rijiju's statement, warning India against interfering in its internal affairs at the expense of bilateral relations. Delhi did not push the matter further. India's Foreign Ministry said, 'India does not take any position or speak on matters concerning faith and religion but will continue to uphold freedom of religion.' Rijiju also clarified he was echoing feelings of Tibetans, speaking for himself and not the government. It is India's moral and cultural right and responsibility to prevent China from usurping Tibetan Buddhism from its homeland. On 6 July, his birthday, the Dalai Lama said he would reincarnate in a free country and live to be 130 years old, adding his reincarnation could be found in Ladakh, Dharamsala, or Arunachal Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi congratulated the Dalai Lama on his birthday. China protested against PM Modi's greetings, fired volleys at the US for endorsing the Dalai Lama, and issued its own interpretation of succession, asserting China's prerogative to anoint the 15th Dalai Lama. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The problem in reincarnation is the longevity of regency when leadership may be exercised by the Sikyong, CTA, or a Council of Elders. Secondly, long overdue is a reset in India's Tibet and One China policy. India accepted Tibet as part of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 2003 for China accepting the international border in Sikkim. Neither the delineation of the LAC nor the Political Framework for a Border Resolution 2005, which skips delineation, has materialised; but instead, China has been salami slicing in East Ladakh. Further, it never implemented autonomy (Dalai Lama's Middle Path) for Tibet but indulged in wholesale Sinicisation of Tibet (69 per cent of people in Tibet are non-Tibetan Buddhists). Delhi has many reasons to reconsider its Tibet policy. It cannot do so on its own and needs a willing strategic partner like the US. The US Tibet Policy Act (2002) was amended in 2020 to the Tibet Policy and Support Act, which is complemented by the Resolve Tibet Act (2024), which has several important issues, including reincarnation and Tibet not being the TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region) created in 1965. The CTA, which shifted from Lhasa to Dharamsala in 1959, will next year be releasing the new map of Tibet highlighting this cartographic fraud. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Next, the boundary issue. While Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu, who attended the Dalai Lama's birthday, has said that his state has a border with Tibet, not China, US Congressional legislation of 2020 has recognised the McMahon Line as the boundary between 'Arunachal Pradesh, which belongs to India, and China,' refuting Beijing's claim on South Tibet. Tsering and his predecessor, Lobsang Sangay, have consistently said Tibet, not China, has a border with India and recalled the name of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, advising India to desist from using TAR. The CTA and Tibetan Buddhists have been expecting India to greenlight the succession and reincarnation outlined by the Dalai Lama. India strategist and China expert Pravin Sawhney has said that the Dalai Lama has raked up sensitive issues for China, which could open a Pandora's box and even lead to war even as Delhi seems unable and unwilling to reset its Tibet policy. Jaishankar had told ANI last year, 'I don't want war with China; it has five times larger economy'. Tibetans outside and inside Tibet are likely to be disappointed by India's silence. Tsering says, 'India is our parent. We're nobody without India.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Calling His Holiness 'honoured guest and spiritual leader' is one thing; backing his succession plan is quite another. Given Tibet's geo-strategic vitality, Beijing squashing its autonomy, and blatantly violating its treaties and agreements with Delhi, India can and should have taken a more nuanced position on the succession issue. For starters, the Dalai Lama can be awarded the Bharat Ratna, which is supported by about 100 sitting MPs, and his birthday can be commemorated during the monsoon session of Parliament. The Tibet issue was raised as a Private Member's Bill earlier by Sujeet Kumar, a member of the Biju Janata Dal, who was requested to withdraw it. The 'thorn' has existed since 1962; still, India has been lured into normalising relations with just 'cosmetic disengagement' not vacation of encroachment by China. Jaishankar said in 2024, '[It is] impossible to normalise ties without the situation at the border being resolved, including demobilisation of troops that amassed there in 2020.' China is unlikely to de-escalate, but we keep talking like it does over the boundary question without settling the issue. India is displaying extraordinary strategic patience with China. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The author is former GOC IPKF South Sri Lanka and founder member Defence Planning Staff, now Integrated Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence. Views expressed in the above piece are personal and solely those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect Firstpost's views.
