Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition protests against voter roll revision in Bihar

New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as the Opposition continued their protests against the ongoing voter roll revision in Bihar.

In the morning, Speaker Om Birla had to adjourn proceedings when Opposition members raised slogans, entered the Well of the House and also displayed placards, reported PTI.

When the House met again at 2 pm, Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was chairing the House, urged members to participate in a bill that seeks to provide seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal questioned the Opposition for not allowing discussion on the bill, which will benefit the Scheduled Tribe population of the state. As protests continued unabated, the proceedings were adjourned for the day.

Earlier in the day, Speaker Om Birla asked the protesting members to go back to their seats and assured that, as per rules, they will be given opportunities to raise issues.

He mentioned the name of senior Congress leader K C Venugopal and said it was not the culture of his party to indulge in sloganeering in the House.

Birla repeatedly mentioned that sloganeering and display of placards are not in accordance with the dignity of the House and wondered what kind of message such actions will send out.

As the din continued, Birla adjourned the proceedings in less than seven minutes.

One question was taken up before the proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm.

The opposition is demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, an exercise initiated by the Election Commission ahead of the state assembly polls due later this year.