NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 3 p.m. on Friday after repeated disruptions by Opposition members demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar.
Presiding over the proceedings, Krishna Prasad Tennati repeatedly appealed for order, admonishing members for banging on tables and disrupting the decorum of the House.
“You cannot bang the table like a drum. This is not the way. The entire country is watching you, ” Tennati said, visibly perturbed.
“You cannot bang the Speaker’s table. 'Ye dhol nahi hai (it is not a drum)', taking a very strong objection to this. This will go on record. I am again requesting you to allow the House to run. You are repeatedly not behaving according to the decorum of the House, ” he said.
Despite his appeals and the announcement of members who had submitted issues, which the House takes on each Friday under Rule 377, the Opposition remained defiant.
As the shouting continued unabated, Tennati was compelled to adjourn the House till 3 p.m., citing the unrelenting disorder.
The ruckus overshadowed scheduled business and forced the Chair to suspend proceedings for the second time in the day.