LS adjourned till 2 pm as oppn insists Rahul should speak before Budget discussion
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday with opposition parties insisting that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi be allowed to speak before the House takes up discussion on the Union Budget.
As Krishna Prasad Tenneti called Congress' Shashi Tharoor to initiate the debate on the Budget, opposition members dug in their heels and said Gandhi be allowed to speak first.
Tenneti underlined that the discussion was on the Budget and Tharoor's name had been given by the Congress as its lead speaker.
He said he would need to get clarity on whether LoP can be allowed to speak. He also asked Gandhi whether he wanted to speak on the Budget.
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Tharoor, meanwhile, said he yields to the LoP.
As the stalemate continued, Tenneti adjourned the House till 2 pm.
Later, talking to reporters outside Parliament building, Tharoor said Gandhi wanted to respond to allegations that Congress MPs in Lok Sabha wanted to carry out an "unexpected act" when the prime minister was to come to the Lok Sabha chamber last week to respond to debate on Motion of Thanks.
He said a clarification was required on part of the LoP.
On February 5, an anguished Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he had "concrete information" that many Congress members might move towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seat and carry out "some unexpected act" as a result of which he had requested him not to come to the House to reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address.
Earlier, Lok Sabha proceeding were adjourned till 12 noon after Speaker Birla slammed opposition members for "planning" disruptions.
As the House took up Question Hour, opposition members started raising issues which they demanded should be addressed immediately.
Birla said the issues can be raised during discussion on the Union Budget. He said members, including the LoP, were free to speak during the debate.
As opposition members continued disruptions, he slammed them for the "planned" disruptions and asked them to let the House run as per rules.
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Humnabad: Three of same family killed as bike crashes into bridge
Humnabad: Three members of a family died on the spot after their bike crashed into a roadside bridge near Hallikhed (B) village in Humnabad taluk on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Venkat (40), his wife Shilpa (35) and their daughter Rakshita (12), all residents of Rajeshwar village. Another child, Digambar (15), sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS) Hospital for treatment.
According to police, the family was travelling on a bike towards Bidar when the rider lost control and the vehicle hit the bridge.
The incident occurred within the limits of Hallikhed (B) police station. A case has been registered, and further investigation is under way.
