Rahul Gandhi hits out at PM, Adani in Rae Bareli
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Industrialist Gautam Adani on the second day of his Rae Bareli visit.
Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2 p.m. minutes after the proceeding began on Thursday.
Shortly after the Lok Sabha started its proceedings, BJP MPs raised slogans against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, seeking his apology for his democracy remarks in London.
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Opposition Congress MPs also protested, seeking probe in the Adani issue.
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Amid ruckus, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the lower house till 2 p.m.
The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned till 2 p.m. by chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar amid uproariou scenes by both treasury benches and opposition members.
Prior to the adjournment, leader of the house in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal said that Rahul Gandhi should apologise for his remarks in Parliament.
“It is important that the nation hears an apology from the leader of their party (Congress) who is responsible for causing so much discredit to the country and to the Parliament,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi, Arjun Ram Meghwal, V. Muraleedharan and other floor leaders had met Dhankar in his chamber.
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