The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm. (Photo Credit: Twitter-ANI)
New Delhi:
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Monday adjourned till 2 pm after the entire opposition vociferously protested over the issue of communal violence in the national capital, with members alleging that the government slept while Delhi burnt. Opposition MPs including those belonging to the Congress, Left, TMC, SP, BSP and DMK were up on their feet shouting slogans and accused the government of failing in its duty. The violence in Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur, Chand Bagh, Shiv Vihar, Bhajan Pura, Yamuna Vihar and Mustafabad areas of northeast Delhi has left at least 46 dead and over 200 injured.
Parliament Updates
Budget Session: Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow following uproar over Delhi Violence.
Venkaiya Naidu says notices for discussion on Delhi violence to be taken up after the situation normalises.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, says, 'We want Home Minister Amit Shah to resign. We also want Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk on the Delhi violence. He needs to clarify the government's stand on the situation."
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi says, "This was not a riot. This was a genocide, allowed by the Delhi Police. The government kept silent. All that the PM did was to tweet on this. Why can't the PM speak on Delhi violence? He knows that a former BJP MP was the one who incited the violence. We all know what Anurag Thakur said."
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal arrives in Parliament to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, protest in front of Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises, over Delhi Violence, demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives in Parliament; the second phase of Budget Session to begin today.
Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) protest in front of Gandhi statue inside the Parliament premises, over #DelhiViolence pic.twitter.com/pN0AKDIp7Z
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2020
Parliament Updates
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrive at the Parliament; the second phase of Budget Session begins today. pic.twitter.com/RSPBPN7kPP
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2020
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after uproar by opposition MPs over Delhi Violence.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after uproar by opposition MPs over Delhi Violence.
