The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have witnessed repeated adjournments since the beginning of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 21, with the two Houses transacting little business.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called an all-party meeting on Friday to end the stalemate.Before adjourning the House amid sloganeering by Opposition members on Friday, Birla urged them to allow normal functioning of the House.He objected to Opposition members displaying banners.He said the stalemate is not good. “Come, there will be discussion to end stalemate. There will also be representatives from the government… If there is disagreement, it should be expressed as per House norms,” he said.Earlier, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday amid sloganeering and protests by Opposition members in the well of the House. The Lower House is set to meet next on July 28 at 11 am.The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned at 2 PM, and is set to meet on Monday at 11 AM.BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, chairing the Lok Sabha, urged the Opposition members to maintain decorum in the House and let the Private Members’ Bill be introduced so that discussion can take place.Prior to the adjournment, the House took up for further consideration and passed ‘The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024.'(With inputs from ANI)
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