Parliament Monsoon Session: Both Houses adjourned amidst Opposition protests over GST, price rise

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow following sloganeering by Opposition MPs over issues of price rise & inflation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held discussions with his top ministers to formulate the government's strategy in Parliament, for the ongoing Monsoon session.

This comes after the Opposition parties are up in arms to attack the government on the issues of price rise, GST hike, Agnipath scheme and even forced adjournments in both the Houses of the Parliament.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold a review meeting of Central police training institutes in Parliament Library building today.

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm amidst opposition protests over various issues including price rise, GST rates

Rajya Sabha proceedings in the pre-lunch session on Tuesday were adjourned without transacting any business as opposition parties, including the Congress, pressed for an immediate discussion on issues ranging from price rise to the Agnipath scheme.

Members of the Congress, Left, and AAP insisted on a discussion on the issues, forcing adjournment of proceedings till 2 pm.

Today, opposition parties have come together to protest against price rise, inflation and GST rate hike of some essential commodities. We will fight against this: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge at Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his top ministers to discuss government strategy in Parliament

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme for entry into Armed Forces

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha gives suspension of business notice, demands discussion on the committee on MSP constituted by the Government of India

DMK Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva gives suspension of business notice under rule 267 on the issue of "hike in the price of petroleum products leading to increase in the price of essential commodities."

CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem has given a suspension of business notice under rule 267 on the issue of price rise and imposition of 5 per cent GST on essential items.

RSP MP NK Premachandran gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on "the incident of forcing girl students to remove innerwear before entering the examination hall during NEET examination in Kollam yesterday."

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on the issue of imposition of 5 per cent GST on some essential items

Renowned former athlete PT Usha will take oath as Rajya Sabha MP on Tuesday. PT Usha (from Kerala) and legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja (from Tamil Nadu) could not be present in the Rajya Sabha on Monday for oath-taking due to some reasons.

Born in a small village in Kozhikode district in Kerala, PT Usha is one of India's most iconic sportspersons.

The Congress is planning to attack the BJP-led central government over price rise and the GST issue. Congress will hold protests against the recent hike in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on Tuesday in Parliament and party leader Rahul Gandhi is also likely to attend the protest.

While speaking to media persons on the GST hike, Congress Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday had said that they will protest at the Gandhi statue and also inside as well as outside the House.

The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief floor leaders of all political parties in both the Houses of Parliament at the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said at an all-`party meeting held here on Sunday.

According to sources, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra is likely to make a presentation before the members on the situation in Lanka and the assistance that India has given in the past to the island nation.

The day-one of the Monsoon Session of Parliament witnessed a ruckus created by the Opposition party members following disruption in Rajya Sabha proceedings, leading to the adjournment of the House for the entire day.

A joint Opposition including Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and Shiv Sena created ruckus at the pandemonium in the House after oath affirmation and obituary references.