Parliament fails to function for the eighth consecutive sitting
The HinduParliament remained paralysed for the eighth consecutive sitting on July 31, with Rajya Sabha witnessing an aggressive push from the government to hold a short-duration discussion on Manipur, and the Opposition demanding a more expansive debate suspending all business. In the Upper House, the government made at least two failed attempts to hold a debate on Manipur under the lesser Rule 176 for a short-duration discussion. Enraged Opposition members addressing the media outside the Parliament said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should stop “insulting” the House and take part in the proceedings. The House gets adjourned!” The Lok Sabha too witnessed multiple disruptions over the Opposition’s insistence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make a statement on Manipur in Parliament.