Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, urged the government and the opposition on Monday to find a solution to the Manipur issue “instead of blaming and degrading each other” in reference to the ongoing disruptions and repeated adjournments in Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon session.
In a tweet, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh also said that a discussion on the Manipur situation and government’s statement is necessary. “As the situation in Manipur continues to be serious and worrisome, it is natural that its side effects and migration will fall on the neighbouring states as well, due to the lack of discussion in the Parliament, the situation is aggravating. It is necessary to restore peace, protect people and make life normal in the area by applying ointment on their wounds,” the BSP chief said in a tweet in Hindi.
Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned on Monday as the opposition parties continued to protest in the two Houses of Parliament over their demands related to the discussion of the Manipur situation. The Rajya Sabha reconvened at 2 PM and was adjourned until 3 PM. The Lok Sabha was adjourned until Tuesday.
In Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar suspended Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Monday for the remainder of the monsoon session of Parliament for “repeatedly violating” the Chair’s directives.
The Chairman first named Sanjay Singh for interrupting the proceedings of the House when it had taken up the Question Hour amid protests by the Opposition over its demand for a statement from Prime Minister on the Manipur violence and a detailed discussion on the issue.