US EditionDramatic Protests in Lok Sabha Prevent PM’s Reply to the Motion of Thanks
Opposition women MPs protested allegations against former Congress PMs, demanding Leader of Opposition's right to speak, causing adjournment before PM Modi's reply to President's Address.
- On Wednesday , the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day, postponing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address.
- Opposition MPs protested after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey read from an unreleased memoir, which Speaker Om Birla had barred from quoting on Monday.
- A group of opposition women MPs advanced toward the treasury benches, entering the Well of the House and confronting BJP MPs while displaying banners and placards.
- After the adjournment, Congress floor leaders met the Speaker's office to question its decision and demanded action, while the office expunged objectionable remarks from the records.
- With protests showing no signs of easing, the Budget Session is set to remain turbulent after the suspension of eight Opposition MPs on Tuesday, peaking shortly before 5 pm as the House reassembled.
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NewsDrumLok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks on President's address without PM's response
New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid vociferous protests by the opposition. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla put the opposition amendments to the Motion of Thanks to vote, which were rejected. The Speaker […]
Uproar in Parliament after PM Modi’s Lok Sabha speech nixed, likely to reply in Rajya Sabha - The Tribune
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Thursday following continuous sloganeering and protests by Opposition members, further disrupting the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.
Opposition's women MPs surrounded PM Mod's seat, refused to move: Inside account of Lok Sabha chaos
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in the Lok Sabha in Wednesday was postponed at the last minute amid continued faceoff between the Centre and the Opposition in the lower house during the onoging Budget session. The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 11 AM, Thursday minutes before the Prime Minister was scheduled respond the the motion of thanks to the President's address. But noisy protests by Opposition MPs escalated into confrontations near th…
PM's speech deferred after women MPs gherao Chair, Lok Sabha adjourned
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the discussion of Motion of Thanks on the President’s address has been cancelled amid sloganeering by Opposition women MPs, who marched towards the Treasury benches holding banners in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, February. Modi was not present in the House. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member P P Chaudhary was making his remarks when the Opposition members, led by Congress member Varsha Gaikwad, troo…
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