Published On : Mon, Jul 24th, 2023
By Nagpur Today Nagpur News

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm over Manipur

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Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday amid continued protests by opposition members who demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ethnic violence in Manipur.

As the Lok Sabha reconvened at 12 noon after an earlier adjournment, sloganeering from the opposition benches continued even as the government transacted some legislative business, with three bills introduced and one withdrawn amid the din.

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While the government withdrew the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, it introduced three bills — the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023, the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 — Rajendra Agrawal, who was in the chair, urged the opposition members to go back to their seats for a debate to take place but the latter continued with their protests, demanding a statement from the prime minister on Manipur.

Agrawal then adjourned the House till 2 pm.

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