NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time on Thursday till 2 p.m. following intense protests by opposition members demanding a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
The uproar began shortly after the House reconvened at noon, with opposition MPs trooping into the Well, raising slogans and demanding a rollback of the SIR exercise.
Presiding over the session, Sandhya Ray, who was in the Chair, attempted to continue with scheduled business and informed the House that the Speaker had not permitted any adjournment notices.
She then allowed the laying of papers by ministers and MPs as per the listed business.
Despite the disruptions, several documents were tabled, including notifications, reports, and statements from various ministries.
Meanwhile, Opposition members kept on shouting slogans: "SIR wapas lo, wapas lo (withdraw SIR)".
Among the key documents tabled was an explanatory statement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, justifying the promulgation of the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.
The ordinance, issued under Article 123 of the Constitution, seeks to align Manipur's GST framework with recent amendments to the Central GST Act. It was necessitated by the prorogation of the Manipur Legislative Assembly and the lapse of a previous ordinance.