Lok Sabha proceedings for the seventh day remained disrupted with Opposition members on Tuesday yet again forcing adjournments in the Lok Sabha over the issue of price rise and the "misuse" of central agencies by the centre.
Lok Sabha, however, passed a bill to grant statutory cover to family courts set up in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland and retrospectively validate all actions taken by them, with Law Minister Kiren Rijiju saying that he would requests all state governments to set up one family court in every district.
The house for the better part of the day remained derailed with opposition protests.
Minutes after the House assembled in the morning and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to soldiers on ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas' opposition members trooped to the Well of the House raising slogans and waving placards on the issue of high inflation and the Goods and Services Tax on some essential commodities leading to adjournment till 11:45 AM.
The issue of alleged misuse of agencies figured on a day when Congress president Sonia Gandhi is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. A few placards carried by opposition members had the picture of Sonia with ‘Satyameva Jayate' written on it.
"The rule of ED will not be tolerated," some opposition members shouted. Congress members were in the well carrying placards seeking roll back of GST rates and prices of essential commodities and petroleum products.
"I will allow you to speak during Zero Hour. Please go back to your seats and take part in the proceedings," the speaker said.
As the House re-assembled , DMK members moved to the Well of the House raising slogans demanding revocation of suspension of four Congress members. NCP member Supriya Sule was seen raising slogans from her seat.
Congress members had later walked out of the House and participated in a march to Rashtrapati Bhawan against the “misuse” of central agencies to target opposition leaders.
BJP member Rajendra Agarwal, who was in the chair, took up the Question Hour and later allowed laying of papers on the table of the House. As the protests continued, the House was adjourned till 2 pm.
The opposition has been protesting and disrupting the proceedings since the beginning of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 18.
Four Congress members — Manickam Tagore, Ramya Haridas, T N Prathapan and S Jothimani – were on Monday suspended for the rest of the session for protests and carrying placards inside the House.
The Lok Sabha proceedings later went on without much of the opposition present as the house discussed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which was moved for consideration by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.