Protests by Opposition parties against price rise and the imposition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on essential items continued to paralyse the proceedings of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
On the third day of the monsoon session, however, legendary athlete P.T. Usha took oath in Hindi as a new member of the Rajya Sabha in the first half.
The repeated adjournments also triggered a war of words between the opposition and Treasury benches, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, calling the Narendra Modi government “unparliamentary” and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi hitting back with his “Congress stands for destructive damage” comment.
