22-Dec; Both the Houses of Parliament today continued to witness ruckus over the India-China border issue. Opposition parties remained adamant for discussion over the issue. The government, however, refused it saying the statement had already been made in both the Houses of Parliament clarifying all the issues. When the Lok Sabha met after the first adjournment at 12 Noon, members from Congress, TMC, DMK, and others continued with their sloganeering.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, it is a very sensitive issue and detailed discussion did not happen even during the Congress regime on such issues. He urged the members to allow the House to function. But, agitating members continued with their protest leading to adjournment of the House till 2 PM. Earlier in the morning when the House met for the day, Congress and other opposition members trooped into the well raising the issue. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla appealed to the members to allow taking up theQuestion Hour, but they did not pay heed. As the noisy scene continued the Speaker adjourned the House till 12 Noon.A Similar scene was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha. When the House met for the day, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected adjournment notices given by opposition members on India-China border issue, allegedobjectionable remarks by Leader of the House Piyush Goyal over Bihar, and other issues.He said notices are not in accordance with the rules, despite his repeated directions in this regard. Following this, Congress members trooped into the well raising slogans. Members from DMK, TMC, RJD, Left, and others were on their feet. Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said, since the beginning of the session, they are demanding discussion over the India-China border issue and the House must take it up.
