Last day sees no protests for first time in Qhr during session

Lok Sabha for the first time in the winter session saw no protests by opposition parties in the Well during the Question Hour on Tuesday, the last day of the session in the lower house.

Protests in the Well with sloganeering and display of placards by members of various parties were a common scene in this session which led to frequent adjournments and suspension of 49 MPs belonging to the AIADMK, the TDP, and an 'unattached' YSR Congress member.

However, on Tuesday proceedings passed off smoothly during the Question Hour with no disruptions.

The AIADMK was staging protests over proposed construction of a dam on river Cauvery by Karnataka. The TDP has been demanding special state status for Andhra Pradesh.

Congress members too disrupted proceedings on several occasions, demanding a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the Rafale aircraft deal. The Samajwadi Party has been protesting the CBI action in alleged illegal mining case.

The Winter session of Lok Sabha, which began on December 11, is slated to conclude on Tuesday.