16 March, 2023 | Pragati Singh
Leaders of like-minded opposition parties met earlier this morning in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Leader Mallikarjun Kharge inside the Parliament building.
On Thursday, opposition MPs protested outside Parliament by forming a human chain and demanding that the Adani issue be investigated by the Joint Parliamentary Committee. Meanwhile, Congress workers protested in the national capital over the Adani controversy, demanding that the Joint Parliamentary Committee investigate it. Earlier today, Trinamool Congress MPs entered the Rajya Sabha Well with a black cloth tied around their mouths in a unique protest that resulted in the adjournment of both Houses.
A similar protest was witnessed in the Lok Sabha. Opposition MPs have been protesting the Government, calling for a JPC investigation into the allegations against the Adani Group. The party’s MPs in both Houses entered the Well before the Presiding Officers arrived, wearing a black cloth around their faces.
They kept pointing to the Treasury benches and yelling “BJP Ministers and MPs are not allowing the opposition to speak. Not allowing the opposition to express themselves.”
The protest will be repeated at 2 p.m., according to the MPs. Parliament has been adjourned until 2 p.m. today. The Congress and other opposition parties maintained their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the Adani-Hindenburg dispute, with BJP members demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi for remarks made in London.
Leaders of like-minded opposition parties met earlier this morning in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Leader Mallikarjun Kharge inside the Parliament building.
The meeting was attended by leaders from the DMK, NCP, SP, RJD, BRS, CPM, CPI, SS, JDU, JMM, MDMK, AAP, VCK, and IUML. Concerning the uproar in Parliament caused by opposition MPs, Kharge told reporters, “It’s their conspiracy to not let the Parliament run and ignore our demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe in the Adani issue.”
“They don’t want to discuss issues of unemployment and inflation. Earlier on numerous occasions, Modi Ji spoke against India abroad. There is no question of apologizing,” he added.
