Earlier, when the House re-convened at 12 noon, BJP member Jagdambika Pal, who was in the chair, urged the floor leaders of the opposition parties to ask their members to return to their seats and allow the House to function.”The government is ready to discuss any issue which the Speaker allows as per the rules. I appeal to you to go back to your seats,” Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, said.Pal also urged opposition members not to show placards and instead give in writing their demands at the meetings of the Business Advisory Committee. As ruckus continued, Pal adjourned proceedings till 2 PM.When the House met at 11 am, opposition MPs, including Congress, were on their feet, demanding discussion on the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and Operation Sindoor.Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan appealed to the opposition members to go back to their seats so that the House can take up questions related to farmers during the designated time of Question Hour.Speaker Om Birla intervened and told the opposition MPs that sloganeering and showing placards lowered the dignity of the House. He later adjourned the House till 12 noon.The House could not function on the first day of the session on Monday due to repeated adjournments following opposition protests over the demand of discussion on Operation Sindoor.Under Operation Sindoor, armed forces attacked Pakistani terror sites and defence installations for three days beginning May 7 following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in which 26 people were killed.Rajya Sabha adjourned without transacting any businessMeanwhile, the Rajya Sabha was also adjourned for the day without transacting any business after uproar by Opposition members over several issues including a discussion on SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar.The Upper House earlier saw two adjournments during the pre-lunch period, before it was finally adjourned within minutes of meeting at 2 PM.Soon after the House met, Deputy Chairman Harivansh announced the name of Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to move a motion for consideration of The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025.Opposition members were on their feet, raising slogans in support of their demands, the Chair urged them to go back to their seats. As unrelenting members continued to create ruckus, Harivansh adjourned the House for the day. The Rajya Sabha will now meet at 11 AM on Wednesday.
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