'We Want JPC': Oppn Hangs Banner With Adani Photo From Parliament Balcony — Watch

The Opposition continues its protest against the Centre, demanding the formation of a JPC to probe the Adani issue.

Several opposition parties on Monday alleged that the government does not want Parliament to function and is finding ways to divert attention from their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe (JPC) into the Adani issue. ( Image Source :Twitter )

As the Adani row continues to rock Parliament, the Opposition on Tuesday unfurled a huge banner with the image of Gautam Adani, while demanding the formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the Adani issue.

हमें चाहिए JPC !

"परम मित्र" को बचाने के लिए लोकतंत्र को दाँव पर मत लगाओ,
JPC बैठाओ, संसद चलाओ और सच्चाई सामने लाओ !

विपक्षी पार्टियों द्वारा आज संसद में प्रदर्शन ! pic.twitter.com/oFhONmBxwd

— Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha (@LoPIndia) March 21, 2023

Parliament remained paralysed for the sixth day in a row on Monday due to protests from rival sides.

While the BJP has demanded an "unambiguous apology" from Gandhi for his remarks in the UK that democracy in India is "under attack", several opposition parties have been demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe (JPC) into allegations against the Adani Group.

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned as the logjam in Parliament continued for the sixth day.

Several opposition parties on Monday alleged that the government does not want Parliament to function and is finding ways to divert attention from their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe (JPC) into the Adani issue.

Leaders of these parties, including the Congress, DMK, RJD, CPI-M, CPI, NCP, JDU, AAP, and Shiv Sena, met in the chamber of Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament House complex this morning and coordinated their strategy on their demand for the JPC.

Addressing the media after the first adjournment of both houses, the opposition leaders blamed the government for the impasse.

"We have pledged that till the time JPC is not constituted, we will not budge and continue with our struggle. This is not for leaders, but for the people," Congress deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari said.

He said that nothing happens in the BJP without the prime minister's directions."Despite several attempts our demand for a JPC is not being accepted," Tiwari told reporters outside Parliament House.

"Why is the government shying away from JPC...The BJP is running away from JPC and is finding ways to divert attention and is not allowing Parliament to function," he alleged.

"You may carry on with 'police Raj', .. this seems just a trailer of dictatorship and the real dictatorship is yet to come," he charged.

AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, "Even before Opposition members could sit down, BJP MPs started sloganeering and Rajya Sabha got adjourned almost instantly around 2 pm itself till tomorrow 11 am." "It is clear that the Modi Government does not want Parliament to function," he alleged.

The Modi Government's "adamant refusal to allow the Opposition to raise its perfectly legitimate demand" for a JPC into the PM-linked Adani 'Maha Mega Scam' has resulted in the adjournment of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha this morning till 2 pm, he earlier said in another tweet.

Tiwari also slammed the manner in which police "illegally" gathered at the residence of Rahul Gandhi on Sunday.