The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Demands for Grants authorizing expenditure of about Rs 45 lakh crore for the financial year 2023-24 by a voice vote amidst ruckus from the Opposition demanding for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue while shouting slogans of "Modi-Adani Bhai Bhai".

When the House met at 6 pm following two adjournments earlier, Speaker Om Birla placed various cut motions moved by members to the Demands for Grants and put them to vote together. They were all disallowed by a voice vote. “In relation to Demands for Grants, several cut motions have been received. Due to lack of time, I consider all the proposals as presented,” Birla said before putting them to vote.

The Speaker then read out the department-wise submissions for outstanding Demands for Grants with regard to Budget 2023-24 and put them to vote one by one. And the Demands for Grants were passed through a voice vote without any discussion amid dim from the opposition.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman then introduced the Appropriation Bill 2023, seeking approval for withdrawing funds from the Consolidated Fund of India, for consideration and passing and this, too, was passed with a voice vote. The House was then adjourned for the day.

The Parliament proceedings have been witnessing adjournments consecutively for the eight day today over BJPs demand for apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in the United Kingdom on Indian democracy and also over the demand of a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Hindenburg-Adani issue.

 (Source : Indian Express)