Parliament adjourned till 2 pm over Adani row

February 06, 2023 11:52

Both houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2pm today following protests by opposition parties demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe into the fraud-allegation-triggered rout in the Adani Group company stocks.

Soon after the Lok Sabha met after the weekend break, opposition members, primarily Congress MPs, came to the well of the House shouting slogans and demanding a probe into the the tanking of the Adani Group scrips and sought a probe into the business practices of the corporate giant.

Speaker Om Birla appealed them to go back to their seats and participate in the debate. "This is not good. Sloganeering is against the dignity of the House. People have elected you to raise their issues in Parliament but you are not interested in participating in debate," he said.

In the Rajya Sabha, a united Opposition sought to raise in the House allegations of fraud against the Adani Group.

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar did not accept 10 notices given by various leaders of opposition parties to suspend the listed business of the day and take up the issues raised by them. The opposition parties protested against this. The Chairman tried to pacify the protesting members, but in vain.

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