Parl proceedings washed out as BJP, Congress clash over Adani, Soros

Parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday were again washed out after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju raised the issue of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi being allegedly linked to entities backed by American billionaire George Soros, resulting in chaos in the Lok Sabha and leading to its adjournment for the day.

Speaking during Zero Hour, Rijiju also hit out at Congress leaders for attacking the dignity of Parliament by coming to the House wearing masks and jackets with caricatures.

Opposition members trooped into the well as Rijiju made the remarks.

Rijiju’s comments came after Lok Sabha Speaker in the morning had urged both the Opposition and treasury benches to maintain the dignity of the House and not disrupt proceedings. However soon after his remarks, vociferous protests erupted with the ruling BJP raising the Soros issue while the Congress-led Opposition protested over Adani bribery indictment issue, thus leading to an hour-long adjournment. On resumption, noisy protests were prompted by Rijiju’s comments, who said that the Congress leaders’ stalling of Parliament was also depriving other members of the House from raising issues related to their constituencies.

Rajya Sabha proceedings too were adjourned for the day amid uproarious scenes as members of treasury and Opposition benches traded charges on the Soros and Adani issues.