Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm; Speaker urges sloganeering MPs to take part in discussions-Politics News , Firstpost

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. ANI

New Delhi: Lok Sabha continuing have been adjourned until 2 pm on Wednesday amid sloganeering by the Opposition members who’re in search of a dialogue in Parliament over the problem of inflation and GST charges.

Parliament has witnessed disruptions over the problem ever for the reason that begin of the Monsoon Session on Monday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged the protesting members to take part in discussions and never bask in sloganeering.

“I need to inform these members who’re indulging in sloganeering that they need to participate in discussions. The general public desires the Parliament to work,”  he mentioned.

Leaders of opposition events, together with the Congress, NCP, DMK and Left, additionally staged a protest within the Parliament premises demanding a roll again of the hike in GST charges on commodities like curd, bread and paneer.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and others have been current throughout the protest in entrance of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament premises.

The protesting MPs additionally held banners and placards, saying “Gabbar Singh Tax Strikes once more”.

The opposition has been describing the GST as Gabbar Singh Tax, referring to the Bollywood blockbuster Sholay’s villain Gabbar Singh who illegally collected taxes from villagers within the movie.

GST was raised on important objects together with curd and paneer from zero to five % beginning 18 July.

The protest additionally got here within the wake of the row over the Rajya Sabha secretariat issuing a round saying no protest or demonstration will probably be allowed inside Parliament.

With inputs from PTI

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