On the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM and the Rajya Sabha till 12 Noon after paying tributes to sitting MPs and former MPs who passed away recently. In the Lok Sabha, when the House met this morning, Speaker Om Birla administered oath to newly elected Aam Aadmi Party MP from Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku. Later, the House paid tribute to two sitting MPs Ratan Lal Kataria and Balubhau Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar and 11 former members. In the Rajya Sabha, the House paid tributes to one sitting MP Hardwar Dubey and three former MPs. Both the Houses observed two minute as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM following a ruckus on the issue of violence in Manipur. When the House met after the first adjournment at 12 Noon, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar mentioned the notices given by the members of different political parties on Manipur violence, the Balasore train accident, unemployment, and other issues. Leader of the House Piyush Goyal said the government is ready for discussion on Manipur violence. On it, the Chairman said, the notices given under rule 176 for short-duration discussion on Manipur violence are in order and the House may take up. Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge insisted that discussion must be taken up under rule 267 by suspending all the business of the House. He said, the Prime Minister must give a statement on this issue in the House. Derek O'Brien of TMC also raised a similar demand. The House witnessed sloganeering and counter-sloganeering from Opposition and Treasury bench members. Amid noisy scene, the Upper House was adjourned till 2 PM.