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Budget Session Highlights: Rahul Gandhi, Kharge, Sonia Gandhi join Oppn protest demanding JPC probe into Adani issueRajya Sabha, Lok Sabha have been adjourned for the day, to reconvene on March 20, 11 am, amid massive protests. The Opposition continued their demand for a JPC in the Adani-Hindenburg row while the BJP seeked an apology from the former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on his remarks in London.
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#WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives in ParliamentBJP President JP Nadda has called him part of "anti-nationalist toolkit". pic.twitter.com/ZA2X7Hx4JH— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2023

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The opposition will on Friday press for the demand of a JPC in theAdani-Hindenburg row while the BJP is demanding an apology from the former Congress PresidentRahulGandhi on his remarks in London.

The opposition MPs have moved suspension of business notices in the Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha. The Congress-led opposition is trying to corner the government.

The BJP is also not letting the issue to die down, and the treasury benches have been questioningRahulGandhioverhis London speech and demanding an apology.

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Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain gives Suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 of Rajya Sabha for 17th March 2023 to discuss “the need to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the Adani stock issue”

Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding discussion on "essence, substance and spirit of Freedom of Speech accorded to Members of Parliament under Article 105 of the Constitution"

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding a discussion in the House on the Adani issue

Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss the Adani stocks issue

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BJP spokesperson Prasad slammed Gandhi and said the Congress leader's comments cannot become the "barometer" of success or failure of democracy.

Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju, Anurag Thakur, Giriraj Singh and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Gandhi of "lying" about India in London and expressed anger that the Congress leader had not shown any remorse for his actions.

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Stepping up their attack on Rahul Gandhi for his "democracy under brutal attack" remark in the UK, BJP leaders, including Union ministers, on Thursday demanded an apology from the Congress leader insisting that he was "not above Parliament".

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