Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid heavy Oppn sloganeering
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Wednesday as the Opposition continued with heavy sloganeering during the Question Hour for the third straight day of the week.
Speaker Om Birla requested the MPs to maintain the decorum of the House and avoid flashing posters in the House.
However, when the din did not fade, the House was adjourned till 2 p.m.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament has been facing repeated disruptions over the NEET paper leak issue, the police action against the Jantar Mantar protesters on July 20 and the Ram Temple donation theft case.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted multiple times due to Opposition sloganeering and protests before the Lower House was adjourned.
The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2026, which seeks to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India towards excess spending incurred during the financial year ended on March 31, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha by a voice vote, amid protests from the Opposition.
Amid the chaos, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill in the House for consideration.
The Bill seeks to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, the Income-tax Act, 2025, and the Finance Act, 2026.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday, amid persistent protests and an ongoing deadlock over Opposition-led issues.
A day earlier, on Monday, the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court without any discussion amid persistent protests by Opposition members.
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, seeks to replace the ordinance promulgated earlier this year, to enhance the sanctioned strength of judges in the apex court in view of the growing pendency of cases and the increasing workload before the judiciary.
Under the proposed legislation, the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court would be increased from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India, thereby taking the total strength of the court from 34 to 38 judges.
The Bill seeks to replace the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, which was promulgated in May.
–IANS
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