The Parliament on Wednesday met for the second day of Monsoon Session. As expected, the day was full of political drama with the government and the Congress-led opposition at loggerheads over Lalit Modi row and Vyapam scam.
While External Affairs Minister on Wednesday morning hit back at the Congress party, alleging that its senior leader tried to influence her for the diplomatic passport of a coal scam accused, the opposition party appeared to be on backfoot as it called off a silent protest by party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi failing to reach a consensus.
Here are the highlights:
2:06 pm: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad says his party wants discussion, but only after Sushma Swaraj resigns.
2:04 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day without any business on the second day of the Monsoon Session.
2:03 pm: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lashes out at Opposition, says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is willing to respond to opposition attack on Lalit Modi row immediately.
2:01 pm: Rajya Sabha resumes after adjournment.
12:10 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as opposition continues to create uproar.
12:05 pm: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan issues warning to MPs for showing black flags in the floor of the House.
12:01 pm: Lok Sabha resumes after first adjournment of the day.
11:53 am: NCP distances itself from Congress, says it is against disruption of House, wants discussion.
11:38 am: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the second time in the day until noon.
11:38 am: Left leader Sitaram Yechury points that people linked to Vyapam scam have died outside Madhya Pradesh as well, therefore, it cannot be categorised as a state issue.
11:34 am: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu meet to discuss government's Parliament strategy.
11:32 am: BSP chief Mayawati targets External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over Lalit Modi controversy, says it is a national issue and not a state issue as being claimed by the government.
11:20 am: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj says she will speak in the House.
11:15 am: Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for 15 minutes till 11:30 am after uproar by Opposition over Sushma Swaraj.
11:10 am: Arun Jaitley initiates a discussion over row on Sushma Swaraj amid uproar by opposition parties.
11.08 am: Lok Sabha adjourned till noon. Government reiterates in Rajya Sabha that it is ready for a discussion on Sushma Swaraj controversy.
11.05 am: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan says she cannot allow MPs to wear black bands in the House, as Congress members wear black bands to register protest against government.
11:01 am: Lok Sabha meets for the second day of Monsoon Session.
# Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrives in Parliament. Skirting questions by mediapersons, Gandhi says he will speak in Lok Sabha.
# BJP held a Parliamentary board meeting before the second day of the session. According to sources, BJP president Amit Shah told MPs to vehemently counter opposition’s "misinformation campaign" on all issues.
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