Amid BJP vs Opposition Parliament Staredown, Speaker's Request To Parties
NDTV
The second half of the Budget Session has seen constant disruptions and adjournments as the BJP and opposition parties have locked horns over their respective demands.
To end the logjam in the Parliament, the Lok Sabha Speaker today held separate discussions with all parties, urging them to let both the houses conduct business without interruptions. The union budget and finance bill should be discussed in the Parliament, he said.
Opposition parties have accused the BJP-led government of stalling the Parliament and using Rahul Gandhi's London remarks as an excuse to distract from their demand of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani-Hindenburg issue.
The government has said that the matter is being looked into by the Supreme Court, which has constituted a committee in this regard.
The BJP has been demanding an apology from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Indian democracy on his UK trip. The Wayanad MP has sought time to respond to BJP's allegations that he asked for foreign intervention in India and insulted the country by question the state of India democracy abroad, but the ruling party has been protesting in both houses of the parliament, asking him to apologise first.
