LS Speaker Om Birla shuts down the protests at the Parliament gates

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has banned protests by MPs and political parties from any Parliament gates | Photo Credit: ANI

After political protests turned ugly, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday (December 19, 2024) banned protests by MPs and political parties from any of the Parliament gates, sources said.

“Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions that no political party, Member of Parliament or groups of members will hold any protests at the gates of the Parliament House,” parliamentary sources said.

The orders came on a day when Parliament buildings witnessed protests by rival BJP-led NDA and Congress-led All India parties over alleged insults to BR Ambedkar that quickly turned into scuffles and scuffles that left two MPs injured and a female MP claiming she was threatened. by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.