Parliament highlights: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar over rising fuel prices

Rajya Sabha Session has been adjourned for the day as Opposition members continued raise slogans against fuel, LPG price rise. Follow DH for live updates

Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am tomorrow

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar over rising fuel prices

Lok Sabha session begins as Opposition in the Housecontinues protests against the fuel pricehike in the country.

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Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla announced in the House on Monday that proceedings would begin at 11 am on Tuesday. Opposition members begin sloganeering in LS,

Following references to the deceased Lok Sabha members, speaker Om Birla adjourned the House till 5 pm.

Lok Sabha proceedings begin

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day.

Lok Sabha to function as per usual timings of the House existing before the Covid-19 situation from tomorrow, she adds.

On the request from many members from various parties, the Chairman has decided that from Tuesday, the sitting of Rajya Sabha will commence from 11 am to 6 pm as usual timings of the House. Members will sit in Rajya Sabha andGallery only, says MP Vandana Chavan on the Chair.

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 1:15 pm.

"I don't want to take any drastic action on the first day," said Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, after slogans were raised by Congress MPs demanding a discussion on rise in fuel prices.

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