Monsoon Session LIVE: Both Houses Adjourned, AAP MP Sanjay Singh Suspended
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Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Monday, 24 July, even as Opposition MPs protested against the suspension of Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh for the remainder of the Monsoon Session.
The Opposition also demanded the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament to discuss the unrest in Manipur.
"We are ready for discussion in Parliament," said Union Minister Rajnath Singh in the Lok Sabha amid the ruckus.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended for the remaining period of the Monsoon Session for alleged unruly behaviour in the House and "for repeatedly violating the directives of the Chair," Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar said. The action was demanded by Union Minister Piyush Goyal who moved a motion to suspend Singh after he protested in the well of the House.
The Opposition MPs earlier protested with placards and sloganeering at the Gandhi statue in the Parliament premises.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah said amid sloganeering by the Opposition that he was ready to discuss the Manipur issue in Parliament.
Congress MPs Manickam Tagore, Manish Tewari, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha and few others earlier moved an adjournment of business motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the "ethnic clashes taking place in Manipur."
AAP MP Sanjay Singh with NCP MP Supriya Sule, TMC MP Derek OBrien and other leaders of the INDIA alliance parties stage a protest over ethnic violence in Manipur during Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 24, 2023.
Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with other leaders of the INDIA alliance parties stage a protest over ethnic violence in Manipur during Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 24, 2023.
Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with other leaders of the INDIA alliance parties stage a protest over ethnic violence in Manipur during Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 24, 2023.
Leaders of the INDIA alliance parties stage a protest over ethnic violence in Manipur during Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 24, 2023.
NCP MP Supriya Sule, TMC MP Derek OBrien, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and other leaders of the INDIA alliance parties stage a protest over ethnic violence in Manipur during Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 24, 2023.
RJD MP Manoj Jha, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, TMC MP Shanta Chhetri and other leaders of the INDIA alliance parties stage a protest over ethnic violence in Manipur during Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 24, 2023.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended for the remaining period of the Monsoon Session for unruly behaviour in the House.
Opposition MPs organised a sit-in at the Gandhi statue outside the Parliament building.
The Bills listed in the Lok Sabha today include the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023; The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023; The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023.
The Bills listed in the Rajya Sabha include The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022, The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022.
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"I am ready for discussion on this in the House. I request the Opposition to let a discussion take place on this issue. It is important that the country gets to know the truth on this sensitive matter," Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha on Manipur issue.
Lok Sabha Adjourned for the Day
Following Home Minister's statement, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day.
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