The Lok Sabha has adjourned for the day after passing the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill 2023, and the Appropriation Bill (no. 2) 2023, amid loud sloganeering. The Rajya Sabha adjourned twice and no significant business was undertaken during the day. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Speaker Om Birla announced that there would no sitting of the Parliament tomorrow on account of Ugadi and other festivals across the country. Both Houses will resume at 11 am on March 23.
Parliament resumed at 11 am on Tuesday, March 21, after both Houses were adjourned without the transaction of any legislative business on Monday. The Parliament’s deadlock continued on Monday, with both Houses adjourned over sloganeering and demands for discussion of the Adani issue. While Opposition wants a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani Group issue, Treasury benches are adamant in their demand for an apology from Rahul Gandhi for his remarks about democracy.
Till today, the second leg of the Budget Session failed to transact any major legislative business due to repeated disruptions over the same issues. The Budget session resumed on March 13 after a break to review the Budget documents.
