Parliament Monsoon Session live updates | Bothe Houses adjourned till 12 p.m.

Here are all the updates from the fifth day of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session

After four days of the commencement of the Monsoon Session, both the Houses of the Parliament are yet to transact any significant business and Opposition protests over price rise, inflation and ED’s summons to Sonia Gandhi are expected to disrupt proceedings on Day 5 as well.

Earlier, on Day 4 of the Monsoon session on Thursday, the Lok Sabha was expected to take up the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 for consideration and passing; however, owing to empty Opposition benches, government requested the debate and passage of the Bill to be deferred for today.

Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha, which was expected to discuss the Weapon of Mass Destruction (Amendment) Bill on the fourth day, defererred the discussion to Monday as the government wished to pass the Bill with the participation of the Opposition.

Today, the Lok Sabha is expected to discuss the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 for consideration and passing, and Private Members’ Business will be taken up in the Upper House.

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Here are the live updates:

Amidst continued sloganeering and protests from Opposition benches, demanding repeal of GST from certain products and a discussion on inflation, Speaker Om Birla adjourns the House till 12 noon.