Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla banned MPs and political parties from demonstrating at any gate of Parliament Photo Credit: ANI
As political protests turned ugly, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday (December 19, 2024) banned demonstrations by MPs and political parties at any gate of Parliament, sources said.
“Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has given strict instructions that no political party, member of parliament or group of members should sit down and demonstrate at the gates of Parliament House,” said a Parliament source.
The directive came on a day when rival demonstrations by BJP-led NDA and Congress-led Bharat Bloc parties over the alleged insult of BR Ambedkar on the Parliament premises soon turned into scuffles and clashes in which two MPs were injured and a woman MP claimed threats. By Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
published – December 20, 2024 at 12:21 pm IST