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Sabha proceedings on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament were
suspended for the day on Monday as a result of disruption by Congress MPs on
issues like price increases and the GST. Several freshly elected Upper House
members took the oath of office earlier.
While Chairman M.
Venkaiah Naidu was observing something, a number of Congressmen approached the
House Well and began shouting.
Naidu halted the
proceedings, saying, "As certain persons have come determined not to allow
the House to function and also enable members to go and vote in the
Presidential election, I am adjourning the House for the day."
The Rajya Sabha
also paid tribute to former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, former UAE President
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe.
Funeral expenses
were also paid for previous members Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Kishore Kumar
Mohanty, Robert Kharshiing, and K. K. Veerappan.
The Lok Sabha's session opened with obituary tributes and the
swearing-in of new members before being postponed until two o'clock in the
afternoon to allow for voting in the presidential election.
Three MPs, including Shatrughan Sinha of the Trinamool Congress
and renowned Bollywood actor in the Monsoon session of Parliament, took the
oath to serve in the Lok Sabha as the House convened for the first time.
Then, Speaker Om Birla read out obituary references for eight
former members and three recent deceased foreign leaders, including Abe.
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