Small tricolour, red rose in hand, Opposition MPs urge government to run House

Opposition MPs staged a protest with tricolours and roses, urging BJP members to debate the Adani matter and demanding a JPC probe into alleged scams

Several Opposition MPs (Member of Parliament) on Wednesday (December 11, 2024) greeted their Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) counterparts in Parliament premises with the tricolour in one hand and a red rose in the other, as they urged the ruling party to ensure that the House functions and all issues, including the Mr. Adani matter, is discussed.

This is the latest in a series of unusual daily demonstrations led by the Congress over the Mr. Adani issue.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MPs from the Congress, DMK, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Left parties, among others, stood in front of the Makar Dwar steps with most of them carrying a small tricolour card and a red rose.

The MPs said they want to present this to their BJP counterparts and urge them to ensure that the House functions and all issues ,including the Mr. Adani matter, is discussed.

Many MPs also carried placards with slogans 'Don't let the country be sold'.

This comes a day after MPs carried dark blue 'jholas' with caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani printed on one side and "Modi-Adani Bhai-Bhai" written on the obverse.

They had on Tuesday (December 10, 2024) raised slogans against the alleged collusion between PM Modi and Mr. Adani and demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the matter.

On Monday (December 9, 2024), leaders of some INDIA bloc parties had protested in the Parliament complex over the Mr. Adani row, with Rahul Gandhi conducting a mock "interview" over the issue with Congress members wearing masks of PM Modi and Mr. Adani.

The Opposition protests on the Mr. Adani issue have been taking place in the Parliament complex since the start of the Winter session.

The Congress and some other Opposition parties have been demanding a JPC probe following the indictment of Mr. Adani and other company officials in a U.S. Court.

The Congress has said Mr. Adani's indictment "vindicates" its demand for a JPC probe into the various "scams" involving the billionaire industrialist's conglomerate. Rahul Gandhi has sought Mr. Adani's immediate arrest. The Adani Group has dismissed all allegations as "baseless".

Published - December 11, 2024 01:02 pm IST