Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid opposition protest, 4 bills introduced
Four bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday, August 10 amid sloganeering by opposition members, who protested against the July 20 police crackdown on protesting students and demanded the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the House.
As noisy protests continued, the House was adjourned till 2 pm.
After laying of Parliamentary papers by ministers and members, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Tribunals Reforms Bill. After him, Union minister G Kishan Reddy introduced the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which was opposed by N K Premachandran of the RSP, claiming that it was against the federal structure.
The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill was introduced by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai and Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol introduced the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill.
Earlier, when the House met for the day in the morning, it was adjourned within seconds due to the protest by the opposition. Premachandran, who was chairing the House, adjourned the proceedings till 12 noon.
Speaker Om Birla, who usually presides over the Question Hour, did not chair the House on Monday morning.
Sources said Birla is engaged in back-channel parleys with various parties to ensure smooth functioning of the House for the remainder of the Monsoon session, which is slated to end on August 13.
The Lok Sabha proceedings have witnessed repeated disruptions throughout the session so far, with six out of eight bills being passed by the House without a debate. Monday was the 16th day when the House could not complete the Question Hour, which is held between 11 am and 12 noon.
