Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 12 noon

The Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned until 12 pm on Friday as disruptions continued for the ninth consecutive day of the winter session, with opposition members raising slogans and creating ruckus over various contentious issues. (Photo: Sansad TV)

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were on Friday adjourned till 12 noon after opposition MPs try to raise their issues during the Question Hour, with Speaker Om Birla asserting that he would not allow the dignity of the House to be lowered.

As soon as the House met, opposition MPs, mostly Congress members, tried to raise some issues which the Speaker objected to, saying since it is time for the Question Hour, he can’t allow other subjects to be discussed.

“You don’t want to allow the Question Hour to continue ? The House has high standard and I can’t allow it to be lowered. I can’t allow the dignity of the House to be lowered,” he said and adjourned the House immediately.

While the House could not function properly in the first week of the winter session due to protests by opposition members demanding to raise issues related to the Adani group and Sambhal violence, it functioned properly on Tuesday and Wednesday.

However, it was disrupted on Thursday after BJP member Nishikant Dubey sought to draw some linkages between a foreign investor and a section of opposition leaders and claimed an international conspiracy was afoot to derail India’s success story under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi and others tried to counter the allegations levelled by Dubey, leading to turmoil and adjournment of the House.