Upset over conduct of Congress MPs, Speaker adjourns Lok Sabha for one-hour: As it happened
Upset over conduct of Congress MPs, Speaker adjourns Lok Sabha for one-hour: As it happened
"Once the encounter is over in Gurdaspur, the Home Minister will make statement in the House," says Venkaiah Naidu.

4:38 PM: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan 'names' Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for action for "insult" to Chair after he banged placard on her table in Lok Sabha.

3:22 PM: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan abruptly adjourns Lok Sabha for an one-hour as she is upset over conduct of a Congress member.

2:10 PM: Once the encounter is over in Gurdaspur, the Home Minister will make statement in the House. It is wrong on the part of Mallikarjun Kharge to find faults in the government while the encounter is on. It is not the time to score political points on the matter: Venkaiah Naidu

2:08 PM: The Home Minister is in touch with the Punjab Chief Minister. I called up Mallikarjun Kharge and informed him on what is happening and that once the situation is clear, the government would respond: Venkaiah Naidu

2:05 PM: Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge raises Gurdaspur terror attack. "We are together for the country. This terrorist issue is a national issue. We condemn the terror attack in Punjab. It is the Central government's responsibility to keep the border secure. The Central government is shying away from its responsibility and we condemn this. This is complete failure of the government, intelligence agencies," says Kharge.

1:19 PM: Congress did not even bother when an issue of national security was taken up. We have agreed to a discussion on the Gurdaspur terror attack but in such matter there should not be any politics: Venkaiah Naidu

1:15 PM: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM.

12:18 PM: Congress attacks Prime Minister Modi on Gurdaspur terror attacks, says, "We want to know what happened after Narendra Modi-Nawaz Sharif meeting."

12:16 PM: Terror attack in Punjab is a matter of concern. India must give a fitting reply so that such incidents are not repeated: Congress MP Anand Sharma

12:14 PM: SS Ahluwalia seeks a resolution condemning cross-border terrorism in Lok Sabha.

12:13 PM: Members of opposition demand statement from the government on the ongoing Gurdaspur encounter.

12:10 PM: I request the government to update the House on what is happening in Gurdaspur, says HS Ahluwalia

12:09 PM: SAD MP Prem Singh Chandumajra says the Gurdaspur incident that is a serious matter and it should be taken up in the House. The entire House should come together and condemn the attack.

12:08 PM: There is an important incident happened in Gurdaspur. The encounter is on. The government will make a statement when it is over. The Central government is in talks with the Punjab government. I would request all opposition parties not to do politics on this and stand unitedly in this hour: Venkaiah Naidu

12:07 PM: Gurdaspur terror attack being discussed in the Lok Sabha.

12:05 PM: Congress MPs protest in the Well of the House with placards and shouting slogans against the government.

11:30 AM: Lok Sabha adjourned till noon.

11:28 AM: Opposition creates uproar in the Lok Sabha as it is adamant on its demand for resignations of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

11:25 AM: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day.

11:15 AM: Opposition creates uproar as Lok Sabha session begins. Opposition shows placards against the government inside the House.

After a week of a complete washout, Parliament is set to reconvene on Monday. But there is little hope of Parliament running smoothly with the Opposition continuing to up its ante against the government. The Congress plans to continue demanding resignations from senior BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vasundhara Raje.

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