Adani row adjourns LS proceedings till 2pm

February 03, 2023 12:15

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Friday due to protests by opposition members demanding a probe by a joint parliamentary committee into the fraud-allegation-triggered rout in Adani Group company stocks.

Soon after the House met for the day, opposition members were on their feet shouting slogans and demanding a probe into the tanking of the Adani Group scrips and sought a probe into the business practices of the corporate giant.

Speaker Om Birla appealed to members to participate in the discussions during the Question Hour, which he termed as significant.

"Honourable members Question Hour is very significant. Today issues related to health, G20, defence and other important issues are being taken up for discussions. This is a good opportunity for all of you to discuss and debate over them.

"Such important issues are being discussed in the House but you are not taking part in it," he said.

Birla said the House will take up the Motion of Thanks to the president for her address at the beginning of the Budget session. The House is also going to discuss the Motion of Thanks to the president for her address. You don't want to thank her," he asked.

She is the country's first tribal woman president and it was her first address to the joint sitting of the both houses and you all should participate in it, he said.

The speaker appealed the MPs to stop their protests and participate in the discussions.

"What do you want to show to the people of the country (by protests). I will give you enough time to raise your issues if you give proper notice," he said.

However, an unrelenting opposition continued their protests and sloganeering, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings till 2 pm.

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