Overview
- Opposition MPs objected at the start of the sitting, calling the absence of senior ministers an insult to the House.
- Chairman C P Radhakrishnan asked a junior minister to summon a Cabinet minister and briefly adjourned proceedings.
- On resumption, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed regret and explained the ministers’ presence in the Lok Sabha.
- Leader of the House J P Nadda and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were among those present when the House reassembled.
- The objection followed tributes to those who defended Parliament in the December 13, 2001 attack, while the Lok Sabha had been adjourned till noon for condolence messages.