After weeks of protest by the Opposition MPs, the Lok Sabha held a discussion on price rise on Monday. Earlier in the day, Speaker Om Birla revoked the suspension of four Congress MPs.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a detailed response in the Lower House after the members laid down their questions and suggestions on inflation. Amid a huge uproar during the Finance Minister’s reply, Congress MPs walked out of the House.
The Upper House, meanwhile, passed the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill and the Indian Antarctic Bill on Monday amid protests and sloganeering by the Opposition. After the Bills were passed, the House was adjourned for the day.
