New Delhi, March 13 Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Friday amid relentless protests by opposition members over the LPG situation and the increase in its price due to the ongoing West Asia crisis.
As the House reassembled at 12 noon after an earlier adjournment over the same issue, Opposition members trouped into the Well and raised slogans against the government.
After the laying of papers, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for refusing to understand the sentiments of the people, saying that if the principal opposition continues to behave in such a manner, people will severely punish them.
"Their leader is refusing to change. Now the members are also behaving like him. Their leader is indulging in drama within the Parliament premises by holding plates and glasses. They think that by doing such theatrics they will be able to draw the attention of the people, but the people know them very well, that is why they have not been able to come to power," Rijiju said.
Expressing disappointment over the Congress's behaviour, the minister said that no one in the Congress party is making their leader see reason.
"Still there is time to change, otherwise the people of the country will severely punish you," he said.
As the opposition refused to relent, the Chair adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to respond to a debate on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants this afternoon.