On July 24, 2023, both Houses of Parliament in India witnessed demurrers from opposition parties for the successive third day over the issue of Manipur violence. The Lok Sabha & the Rajya Sabha were laid over for the day. In the Lok Sabha, when the House met after the third adjournment at2.30 PM, members of opposition parties including Congress, DMK, and JD( U) again trooped into the well, raising taglines demanding Prime Minister’s statement in the House over Manipur violence. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said when the government is prepared for the discussion on the matter, he’s not suitable to understand why the opposition parties aren’t allowing discussion. Speaker Om Birla said, the opposition mustn’t sway from tradition as it’s the concerned minister who responds to the applicable issue in the House. He said, dismembering the proceedings is against the interest of the country. As Tophet continued, the Speaker suspended the House for the day.
Before in the morning, when the House met for the day, members of opposition parties trooped into the well, raising taglines. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of Congress said, Manipur violence is a veritably critical issue and it should be taken up incontinently. The Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi replied, the government is ready for discussion on this current issue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh contended the opposition of not being serious on the issue. Amid Tophet, the Speaker tried to run the Question Hour but in vain. In thepre-lunch session, three bills were introduced in the House amid noise. Analogous scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha. When the House met after the third adjournment at 3 PM, the suspended Aam Aadmi Party Sanjay Singh refused to leave the House. Deputy Chairman Harivansh continually asked him to leave the House butMr. Singh refused. Latterly the House was laid over for the day. In the morning, recently tagged Rajya Sabha MP of Trinamool Congress Saket Gokhale from West Bengal took the pledge and protestation.
