Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined Monday that "every voice should find an opportunity to be heard" as the Monsson Session begins today, stressing "where there are facts, there is no need for chaos".
"I believe that where there are facts, there is no need for chaos. If your logic and facts are strong, there is no need to raise your voice. I hope the discussions in parliament are conducted with logic and facts. Every voice should find an opportunity to be heard. That is the role of parliament. I urge all parliamentarians to participate," PM Modi said ahead of the beginning of Monsoon Session.
However, the message, it appears, was lost, as the Opposition protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and Ram temple donation theft issues disrupted the proceeding in both Houses of parliament, forcing the House to wrap up for the day after multiple adjournments.
The disruption came as waves of protesters led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) tried to break barricades to march to parliament to press for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue.
The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day at around 3 pm after the House reassembled six times following disruptions. It was earlier adjourned at 2.30 pm as Opposition MPs continued their protest despite presiding officer Jagdambika Pal appealing to them to allow the House to take up matters of public importance under Rule 377 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.
Earlier, at 2 pm, Pal said there was adequate quorum to conduct business, but some Opposition MPs alleged they were being prevented from entering the House. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the House could not function if the disruptions continued.
Previously, as soon as the House met at 11 am, opposition members started raising slogans, forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the proceedings till 12 noon as the Question Hour was being taken up.
The Speaker objected to two members raising slogans when obituary references were read out on the death of six former MPs, saying it was not a good precedent.
When the House met again at 12 noon, noisy protests continued and the House was adjourned till 12:30 pm.
Before the proceedings were adjourned, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced a bill to replace an ordinance which increased the number of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India.
Similar disruption was witnessed at 12:30 pm when repeated pleas by the Chair to take up Zero Hour failed to get a positive response from opposition members.
Dilip Saikia, who was in the Chair, adjourned the proceedings till 1 pm. When the House met at 1 PM, the protests by the opposition continued.
Saikia, who was in the chair, asked the opposition members to go back to their seats and participate in the proceedings.
"The House is ready for discussions on various issues. But you are not interested. You don't want to discuss people's issues. This is not the way.
Similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha.
The Upper House was adjourned for the day without transacting any business as opposition parties led by Congress demanded action against the guilty in the medical entrance examination question paper leak.
As the House reassembled, Deputy Chairman Harivansh informed the members about the decision of the Business Advisory Committee, which in its meeting held on Monday, allotted time for the government legislative businesses.
As the Opposition members continued to raise slogans, the Deputy Chairman urged them to maintain decorum.
"The House is for dialogue and discussion. Please, let us debate," Harivansh said, adding that since morning, no work has happened in the House.
