New Delhi: Congress leaders slammed the central government on Monday, saying the ruling party repeatedly blocked the opposition from airing its concerns in Parliament, which ultimately caused the Lok Sabha to be adjourned for the day after a barrage of slogans.
During the Winter Session, fresh turbulence erupted when protesters raised claims of “vote chori” in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls and aired grievances about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in several states and union territories. The uproar forced a second adjournment until 2 p.m., after which the House was closed for the day.
When asked by reporters after the adjournment, Congress MP and deputy opposition leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, remarked, “It is very unfortunate that the sanctity of democracy has been hijacked. In the temple of democracy, Parliament should address issues from both the ruling party and the Opposition.” He continued, “However, we are noticing that since Day 1, the ruling party wants to discuss only their issues. Out of several matters being raised by the Opposition for days, not one was on today’s agenda. So why do they call the Opposition to the all‑party meeting to discuss the business agenda when they don’t want to address our issues? We just want a discussion on the SIR process, but the government is not allowing us.”
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned parliamentarians against disorderly conduct, insisting that there should be no “drama” in the House and that the focus must remain on policymaking, not slogan‑cranking. Speaking before the Winter Session, he added, “There are a lot of places to do drama; anyone who wants to do it can continue with it. There should be delivery here and not drama. Even for the slogans, the entire nation is available; raise the slogans wherever you want; you raised it where you were defeated, now raise it where you will be defeated. However, here, the focus should be on policy, not slogans.”
Congress MP Imran Masood reacted strongly to the Prime Minister’s remarks, telling LatestNewsX, “Are we staging a drama? According to them, are we doing drama? We are raising such serious issues, and it appears to them as drama?” He challenged the ruling party’s claim, saying, “What kind of miraculous result have you achieved that you claim there is no anti‑incumbency at all? If you go among the public, you will hear criticism. People are coming out in huge numbers to listen to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, and in Bihar, they are rushing to hear Tejashwi. Their rallies may not draw crowds, but when the ballot boxes open, there will be an overwhelming response. Raise ‘Jai Gyanesh Babu’ and ‘Jai ECI’ slogans in this country and achieve anything.”
The Winter Session of Parliament opened on Monday and is scheduled to run until 19 December, consisting of 15 sittings over 19 days.
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