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Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha (Lower House), which reconvened at 3:00 p.m., was adjourned minutes later following protests. Officiating Chair Sandhya Ray struggled to regain order and was unable to allow Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to respond to the Railways Bill. Proceedings in the lower house will resume at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
Proceedings in the Lok Sabha resumed at 2 p.m. after two adjournments with Member of Parliament (MP) Sandhya Ray in the Chair. The House took up The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 for consideration and passing. However, the session was adjourned until 3 p.m. after Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw began his reply to the Bill amidst protests by Opposition members.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned until 2 p.m. after MP Sandhya Ray, who was in the Chair, faced intense sloganeering while attempting to conduct business. Despite efforts to proceed with the Zero Hour, the protests led to the suspension of proceedings.
After an early adjournment, proceedings in the Lok Sabha resumed, with Opposition members continuing to protest. Member of Parliament (MP) Sandhya Ray, who is in the Chair, informed the House that no motion for adjournment has been admitted. Despite ongoing protests, Ray proceeded with the session, inviting members to lay papers on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha proceedings began with Speaker Om Birla urging the Opposition to allow the House to function, but it was adjourned within a minute due to disruptions, reconvening at 12 noon.
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha (Upper House) proceedings, which resumed at 3:00 p.m., were marred by loud sloganeering from both Treasury and Opposition benches, preventing Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar from addressing the House. Despite attempts, he was unable to proceed with discussions and announced a meeting with Treasury and Opposition leaders tomorrow morning. Proceedings were adjourned, with a scheduled resumption at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
Protests also erupted in the Rajya Sabha as it assembled at 2 p.m. Leader of the House JP Nadda raised the issue of alleged links between Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and the George Soros Foundation. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned until 3 p.m., with the Chairman inviting Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to resolve the impasse.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. after members exchanged accusations regarding billionaire George Soros, with the BJP linking him to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. Despite the Chairman's efforts to continue with the agenda, the session was disrupted as members resorted to sloganeering.
In the Rajya Sabha, the session resumed at 12 p.m. following a brief adjournment, but protests continued. Members from both the Opposition and ruling parties traded charges regarding billionaire George Soros, after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused former Congress president Sonia Gandhi of having links to an organisation funded by the George Soros Foundation.
Protests erupted in the Rajya Sabha over repeated adjournments, leading to a second adjournment until 12 p.m. Following the rejection of adjournment notices on issues such as farmers' protests in Delhi and the ongoing conflict in Manipur, members protested in the House.