Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Friday, December 20, amid protests by the Opposition and Treasury benches over the alleged insult to BR Ambedkar and directions by Speaker Om Birla to members against holding demonstrations at any gate of Parliament.
As soon as the Lok Sabha convened for the day, the Speaker called Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to present a resolution for setting up a joint committee of Parliament to examine the Bills related to ‘one nation, one election.’
Slogans of “Jai Bhim” reverberated in the Lok Sabha as the Speaker read out directions barring demonstrations and protests at the gates of Parliament.
As the protests continued, the Speaker adjourned the winter session of Parliament sine die.
Even before the proceedings began, Congress members started shouting “Jai Bheem, Jai Jai Bheem.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered the Lok Sabha amid the flurry of protests.
As Meghwal moved the resolution, vocal Congress members, led by Manickam Tagore, stormed the well of the House. Protesting Opposition members remained in the well even as the national anthem was played, as per convention at the end of the Parliament Session.
Except TMC, most of the Opposition party members, including DMK and NCP, joined the protest from their seats. Freshly-elected Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was present in the House.
