On Tuesday, the Lok Sabha passed a resolution condemning the disruptions by Opposition members during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address. The resolution was moved by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who criticised the actions as detrimental to parliamentary norms.
Rajnath Singh remarked, “The manner in which the Opposition shredded parliamentary norms when the PM was speaking on the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, I propose that the House condemns this action.”
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also reprimanded opposition leaders for their conduct, stating that their behaviour did not adhere to parliamentary standards. “I gave sufficient time to all members. I gave more than 90 minutes to the leader of the opposition, but this behaviour is not in line with parliamentary norms,” Birla asserted.
The resolution was seconded by Home Minister Amit Shah and subsequently passed by a voice vote.
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The disruptions began as soon as Prime Minister Modi rose to speak, with opposition members urging the Speaker to allow an MP from Manipur to speak. Speaker Birla responded that one of them had already been given an opportunity to speak, prompting Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and two Manipur MPs to rush to the Well of the House. Following this, several Congress MPs entered the well, while TMC members stood in the aisles in support.
Speaker Birla also criticised Rahul Gandhi for encouraging opposition members to enter the well.
During the Prime Minister’s address, opposition MPs raised slogans such as “we want justice for Manipur” and “jhooth bole kauwa kaate.”
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