Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted by strong protests from opposition MPs upon the commencement of the general discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 6, leading to an adjournment until 11am February 9.
At the beginning of proceedings in the Lower House of Parliament at 11 am, the Opposition MPs began loud sloganeering against the Central Government. The Speaker of the House, Om Birla, suspended the assembly till 12 PM within 5 minutes after multiple requests to the Opposition leaders to end the ruckus went ignored.
However, the atmosphere did not change when the assembly gathered to resume the discussion at noon. The Opposition leaders continued to shout slogans and hold placards criticising the government. Krishna Kumar Tennetti, who was presiding over the Lok Sabha proceedings, stated that the Speaker had rejected the Adjournment Motion notices submitted by several MPs.
He further began the proceedings of the House. Union Ministers, starting with BJP MP JP Nadda, rose in order to lay the papers against their names in the revised list of business for the day.Shortly after, the Opposition MPs reached closer to the Speaker’s chair, chanting slogans loudly and flashing placards. Despite repeated requests by Tenneti, the Opposition MPs continued their protest.
Amid the ruckus, the presiding officer promptly ordered the suspension of the Lok Sabha proceedings until 11 a.m. on February 9. Meanwhile, Opposition MPs protested the India-US trade agreement at the Makar Dwar of the Parliament, holding a banner calling it a trap deal.
