NEW DELHI: Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday sang paeans to speaker Om Birla who did not preside over the proceedings of the House for the second consecutive day of the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament to express his “displeasure” over the constant disruptions by both the opposition as well as the treasury benches. This is at least the second time in the last three-and-a-half years when the speaker is learnt to have expressed his anguish over the disruptions by keeping away from the proceedings of the House and Chowdhury seeking to mollify him.
Speaker Birla did not preside over the proceedings of the Lok Sabha throughout the day on August 2 despite remaining present in his chamber. He invariably presides over the question hour which starts at 11 am when the House meets for the day.
