The discord escalated even more on Thursday, which marked the fourth day of the current parliamentary session, as both factions shouted at each other.
In the meantime, the opposition had been urging the government to resign, while the ruling faction of parliamentarians had been shouting slogans against Rahul Gandhi’s protest near the residence of the country’s leader on Thursday. This occurred both inside and outside the Indian parliament building.
The situation was especially critical outside the parliament house where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi approached the crowd of ruling party legislators who were shouting until security staff intervened and calmed the situation before she could approach them.
Shouts broke out in both chambers of the parliament. In the Rajya Sabha, immediately after the Chairman gave the floor to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who urged the government to resign and called for resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, ruling party MPs rose from their chairs and shouted slogans.
Conversely, when Leader of the House JP Nadda and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju began speaking on behalf of the ruling party, the opposition camp responded with slogans. A similar scene of uproar unfolded in the Lok Sabha. Both Houses were adjourned briefly twice before being adjourned for the day.
This slogan-shouting contest between the two camps also took place outside Parliament on Thursday. MPs from both the opposition and the ruling party formed lines at the Makar Dwar (Capricorn Gate) of the Parliament House and shouted slogans against each other. Opposition leaders participating in the protest included Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, and TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee. Meanwhile, the ruling side was represented by MPs from all NDA constituents, including the BJP, Shiv Sena, JD(U), and TDP.
As Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Makar Dwar during the protest, NDA MPs intensified their sloganeering; in response, Rahul paused to inquire about their well-being. This face-off involving slogan-shouting between the ruling and opposition benches outside Parliament continued for nearly an hour.
The discord escalated even more on Thursday, which marked the fourth day of the current parliamentary session, as both factions shouted at each other.
In the meantime, the opposition had been urging the government to resign, while the ruling faction of parliamentarians had been shouting slogans against Rahul Gandhi’s protest near the residence of the country’s leader on Thursday. This occurred both inside and outside the Indian parliament building.
The situation was especially critical outside the parliament house where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi approached the crowd of ruling party legislators who were shouting until security staff intervened and calmed the situation before she could approach them.
Shouts broke out in both chambers of the parliament. In the Rajya Sabha, immediately after the Chairman gave the floor to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who urged the government to resign and called for resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, ruling party MPs rose from their chairs and shouted slogans.
Conversely, when Leader of the House JP Nadda and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju began speaking on behalf of the ruling party, the opposition camp responded with slogans. A similar scene of uproar unfolded in the Lok Sabha. Both Houses were adjourned briefly twice before being adjourned for the day.
This slogan-shouting contest between the two camps also took place outside Parliament on Thursday. MPs from both the opposition and the ruling party formed lines at the Makar Dwar (Capricorn Gate) of the Parliament House and shouted slogans against each other. Opposition leaders participating in the protest included Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, and TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee. Meanwhile, the ruling side was represented by MPs from all NDA constituents, including the BJP, Shiv Sena, JD(U), and TDP.
As Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Makar Dwar during the protest, NDA MPs intensified their sloganeering; in response, Rahul paused to inquire about their well-being. This face-off involving slogan-shouting between the ruling and opposition benches outside Parliament continued for nearly an hour.