Lok Sabha adjourned amid Oppn protests over use of force 'Sansad Chalo March'

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday amid Opposition sloganeering on the use of “lethal force” on protesters during the Parliament March on July 20.

Even after repeated requests from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging the MPs to proceed with the Question Hour, the Opposition continued with the sloganeering, demanding an apology from the government over the police action against the protesters.

Subsequently, the House was adjourned till noon.

Earlier, several Opposition MPs submitted adjournment motion notices in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, demanding an immediate discussion on what they described as



the “brutal, unprovoked, disproportionate” use of force by the Delhi Police and security personnel against students protesting at Jantar Mantar on July 20.

This comes in the wake of the large-scale ‘Sansad Chalo’ protest held in New Delhi on July 20, where hundreds of students participated in a demonstration organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against the NEET paper leaks and other examination-related irregularities.

The demonstration later turned violent, following which security personnel resorted to the use of force to disperse the crowd. During the clashes, several protesters as well as police personnel sustained serious injuries.