PM Modi could not introduce his newly-inducted union ministers to Rajya Sabha as several slogan-shouting opposition members trooped into the well of the House to protest over various issues.
With the Monsoon Session of Parliament slated to begin on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Opposition ahead of the session and asked them to ask "tough questions".바카라 웹사이트As soon as the House reassembled at 2:00 pm, there were again uproarious scenes, and the House was adjourned till 3:00 pm by Deputy Rajya Sabha Chairman Harivansh. The PM, however, added that the Opposition must also allow the government time to reply.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
Speaking in parliament바카라 웹사이트, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "There is no factual basis to suggest use of Pegasus amounts to surveillance."
Addressing media persons outside the바카라 웹사이트Parliament House Complex, PM Modi said, "I would like to urge all the MPs and all parties to ask the most difficult and sharpest questions in the Houses, but should also allow the government to respond in a disciplined environment".
However,바카라 웹사이트 within minutes of the Session commencing on Monday,바카라 웹사이트 Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm following protests by the Opposition.바카라 웹사이트
Earlier, four newly elected members --- Maddila Gurumoorthy (YSR Congress), Mangal Suresh Angadi (BJP), M P Abdussamad Samadani (IUML), Vijayakumar (Congress) --- took oath as the House convened after a gap of nearly four months.
Following this, the prime minister stood up to introduce the newly inducted ministers who had taken oath on July 7 following a major rejig in the council of ministers.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh raised an objection against protests and ruckus while PM Modi was introducing his Council of Ministers in the House. "Congress behaviour in Lok Sabha sad, unfortunate, unhealthy", Singh said Opposition leaders prevented PM Modi from introducing new ministers.바카라 웹사이트
Criticising the Opposition for not allowing the prime minister to introduce the new ministers,바카라 웹사이트 Singh said such a thing was happening for the first time in his 24 years of parliamentary career.
"The strength of Parliament is in maintaining healthy traditions. Both Opposition and Treasury should maintain healthy traditions. Even if one or 50 new ministers are inducted, the whole House listens to their introduction by the prime minister with decorum... This is sad, unfortunate and an unhealthy approach," Singh, who is also the Deputy Leader of Lok Sabha, said.
The Prime Minister also commented on the disruption. "I thought there would be an atmosphere of excitement in the house. We welcome new women and Dalit MPs. I wanted to introduce MPs. Few people don't want Dalit MPs becoming minister, women becoming ministers," PM Modi said amid ruckus created by Opposition in Parliament.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
Modi appealed to Speaker Om Birla to consider the introduction of the ministers with the submission of their list to the House.
In this respect, Modi said that he has바카라 웹사이트urged all floor leaders to take some time out Tuesday evening. "I would like to give them detailed information on the pandemic," Modi said, adding that the government wanted discussion both "inside Parliament as well as outside the Parliament with floor leaders on Covid pandemic".바카라 웹사이트
The PM's media address was followed by an all-party meeting held on Sunday ahead of the session in which the PM assured the Opposition that all issues shall be debated and discussed constructively and in detail in Parliament.바카라 웹사이트
Meanwhile, leaders of various parties met at Parliament House to chalk out a joint strategy to take on the government.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi chaired a meeting of party MPs from Lok Sabha where it was decided to vociferously raise issues of farmers' protest, price rise including of petrol and diesel and "mismanagement" of COVID-19 in the House.
Congress MP Manish Tewari has moved an adjournment motion on the issue of farmers' protest.
(With inputs from PTI)