The Monsoon session of Parliament began today. When the Lok Sabha met at 11 AM, the House paid tributes to six of its former members who passed away recently. They were Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, Omwati Devi, Sudhangshu Seal, Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retired), K. P. Dhanapalan and Pyare Lal Sankhwar.
The House also paid tributes to Father Amir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani played a significant role in fostering India-Qatar relations. Mr Birla said, Father Amir of Qatar served as the Amir of Qatar for 18 years and laid the foundation of modern Qatar.
When the Speaker tried to take up the Question Hour, the opposition members, including those from Congress and Samajwadi Party, raised the issue of paper leak of NEET examination. Mr Birla urged the opposition to cooperate in running the House and maintain decorum, but the opposition members continued their protest, which led to adjournment of the Lok Sabha till 12 noon.
When the House met after the first adjournment at 12 noon, the opposition members continued their protest. Amid ruckus, the Chair adjourned the House till 12:30 PM. When the House met after the second adjournment at 12:30 PM, the opposition members again continued with their protest over NEET paper leak issue.
The presiding officer Dilip Saikia tried to take up the Zero Hour but the opposition members continued their protest. Mr Saikia said there should be healthy debate in the House and people have sent their representatives to raise important issues. The Opposition members did not pay heed to the Chair’s advice. It led to adjournment of the House till 1 PM.
In the Rajya Sabha the proceedings began with the oath of the newly elected and re-elected members. Dr Mukeshbhai Rathwa, Mahesh Kewat, Dr Satish Poonia, Prakash Chik Baraik, Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray of BJP, Pawan Khera of Congress, James Sangma of National People’s Party and K. Laltluangkima of Zoram People’s Movement today took oath as Members of the Upper House of Parliament.
Later the House paid tributes to its former Members Balbir K. Punj, Swapan Sadhan Bose, Rangasayee Ramakrishna and H.Hanumanthappa who passed away during the inter-session. The leader of the opposition Mallikarjun Kharge tried to raise the issue of NEET examination paper leak. However due to uproar, Rajya Sabha
Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan adjourned the House till 12 noon. When the House met after the first adjournment at 12 noon, the opposition members started sloganeering over the NEET examination issue. As the protest continued, the chair adjourned the House till 12:30 PM.
