Both the Houses of Parliament witnessed adjournment on first day of the Monsoon Session as Opposition protested price-rise, the Agnipath scheme and the imposition of Goods and Services Tax on items such as packaged milk and rice.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned within an hour after it assembled at 11 a.m. Monday. The disruption in Rajya Sabha came a day after Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu sought the co-operation of the floor leaders for a productive session as his farewell gift. Mr. Naidu who is presiding over the last session of his tenure that will come to an end on August 10, said that 57% proceedings were either fully or partly disrupted during this period.
He urged the members to rise to address the demands of the next 25 years of ‘ Amrit Kaal’ by the end of which the country’s population is set to increase by another 20 crores.
