Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition sloganeering over three farm laws, fuel prices
Opposition MPs continue sloganeering, demanding the withdrawal of the three fam laws as Rajya Sabha as proceedings resumed.
FollowThe Parliament resumed its Budget session proceedings on Monday, however, both houses -- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha -- struggled to function amid the uproar by the opposition leaders over rising fuel prices and the ongoing farmers' protest against the new farm laws.
Within minutes of reconvening, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned once again till 2 pm amid sloganeering by Opposition leaders.
Opposition MPs continue sloganeering, demanding the withdrawal of the three fam laws as Rajya Sabha as proceedings resumed.
Parliament faced repeated adjournments following constant disturbance by the Opposition over the rising fuel prices in the country. Earlier the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh said, "During the remaining part of the Budget Session, members will be seated in Rajya Sabha chambers and its gallery, with some physical distancing. 142 seats have been made available in Rajya Sabha chamber and remaining members to sit in the gallery."
In Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will move The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, while Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will move The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019. Lok Sabha, on the other hand, will see discussions on The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
Meanwhile, there will be no sitting of Rajya Sabha on March 12, according to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
