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Disruptions mar opening day of Monsoon Session

Opposition protests over NEET leak and Ram temple donations trigger repeated adjournments on the opening day of the Monsoon Session in Lok Sabha

New Delhi | Lok Sabha witnessed frequent adjournments on day one of the Monsoon Session on Monday as the opposition raised slogans and displayed placards demanding action against those guilty in the NEET paper 'leak' and alleged donation theft at the Ram temple.

As soon as the House met at 11 am, opposition members started raising slogans forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourned the proceeding till 12 noon as the Question Hour was being taken up.

Birla objected to two members raising slogans when obituary references were read out on the demise of six former MPs, saying it was not a good precedent.

When the House met again at 12 noon, noisy protest continued and the House was adjourned till 12:30 pm.

Before the proceeding 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 scenes were witness 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 proceeding till 1 pm.

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