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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla convened an all-party meeting to address the ongoing disruptions in Parliament. Opposition MPs protested against the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls in Bihar, leading to repeated adjournments. Birla urged members to follow House norms while expressing dissent. The stalemate continues as both sides seek a resolution ahead of key discussions.

Key Points: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Calls All-Party Meet Amid Opposition Protests

  • Om Birla calls for dialogue amid Opposition protests over Bihar voter revision
  • Parliament adjourned repeatedly due to sloganeering and disruptions
  • Congress and INDIA bloc MPs demand discussion on SIR exercise
  • 16-hour session on Operation Sindoor proposed for July 28
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla convenes all party meeting, urges Oppn members to let House function

Om Birla urges Opposition to let Parliament function as protests over Bihar voter revision continue. All-party meeting called to resolve deadlock.

"There's a way to register a protest. If you don't want to run the Parliament...the house is adjourned till 2:00 PM today. – Om Birla"

New Delhi, July 25

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday called for an all-party meeting after the lower house was adjourned amid sloganeering and protests by Opposition members, urging for members to let the house function properly.

During the meeting, there was also a discussion regarding a session on Operation Sindoor. The proposed 16-hour discussion in Parliament is set for July 28.

Earlier today, both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned. While the upper house is set to meet now on Monday 11 AM, Lok Sabha is set to convene again at 2 PM.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called for the House to function with discussions and dialogues, including the Question Hour, to continue, amid protests by Opposition members demanding a discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. Efforts are currently being made to reach a consensus during the all-party meeting.

The opposition MPs have been demanding a discussion on several key issues of public importance, including the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being carried out by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

"There's a way to register a protest. If you don't want to run the Parliament...the house is adjourned till 2:00 PM today," Birla said earlier while addressing the lower house, as the Opposition members entered the well of the house, holding placards.

Before adjourning, the Speaker urged the opposition members to allow the lower house to function normally and objected to the banners, saying that the "stalemate" is not good.

"Come, there will be a discussion to end the stalemate. There will also be representatives from the government...If there is disagreement, it should be expressed as per house norms," Birla said.

Earlier in the day, Congress MP Manickam Tagore moved an adjournment motion notice to discuss the "Mass Disenfranchisement of 52 Lakh Voters in Bihar", which he called as a "deliberate assault on the constitution and democracy by the Modi Government using the Election Commission."

The Parliament has witnessed frequent adjournments for the last four days since it began on July 21. Yesterday, the proceedings in both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day amid protests by the opposition.

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday joined the protest by MPs of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) against the ongoing SIR of voter rolls in poll-bound Bihar. The protest, which entered its fifth consecutive day, was held at Parliament's Makar Dwar.

Several senior Congress leaders, including the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and party leader Priyanka Gandhi, also participated in the protest.

- ANI

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Priya S
The Bihar voter list issue is serious though! 52 lakh voters removed? This needs urgent discussion. But yes, protests inside Parliament look bad. Why can't they debate properly like mature leaders?
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Aryan P
Same story every session! Govt avoids discussions, Oppn creates ruckus. When will our MPs understand they're wasting public money? 😤 Speaker should take strict action against those disrupting.
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Shreya B
Operation Sindoor discussion is important but getting lost in this chaos. Our Parliament needs to function better - this is embarrassing for world's largest democracy. Hope all-party meeting brings some sense.
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Varun X
Respectfully disagree with Speaker Birla - when govt doesn't listen, what option does Opposition have? Look at the issues piling up: Bihar voters, price rise, unemployment. Sometimes protests are necessary to be heard.
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Nisha Z
Both sides need to compromise. Govt should allow discussions on important issues, Oppn should maintain decorum. This constant adjournment is making Parliament useless. Public issues are suffering because of this political drama!

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