Published 14:06 IST, November 19th 2019
Congress MPs create ruckus in Lok Sabha, cry 'vendetta' over Gandhis' SPG withdrawal
For the second straight day, Lok Sabha continued to witness ruckus on Tuesday as Cong members sought to raise various issues and shouted slogans.
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For the second straight day, the Lok Sabha continued to witness a ruckus on Tuesday as Congress members sought to raise various issues and shouted slogans. More than 20 members from the Congress and the National Conference trooped into the Well of the House during the Question Hour even as Speaker Om Birla asked them repeatedly to go back to their seats. Amid the uproar, five questions and supplementaries were taken up during the Question Hour.
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Congress members raised the issue of withdrawal of SPG security cover
Congress members raised the issue of withdrawal of SPG security cover for party president Sonia Gandhi, former party president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The members were heard shouting slogans such as 'please stop revenge politics', 'end dictatorship' and 'we want justice'. Some party members also shouted slogans in Tamil.
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Congress and other Opposition parties had engaged in protests
Birla told agitating members that they were not setting a good precedent by protesting in the Well. Members from the DMK were standing at their seats and on the aisle as they wanted to raise some issues but could not be heard in the din. On Monday, the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, Congress and other Opposition parties had engaged in protests and sloganeering over various issues.
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13:46 IST, November 19th 2019