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First bills given nod amid row over Adani case, Hindi-Tamil

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December 04, 2024

Members of Parliament were locked in heated exchanges on several occasions during Tuesday's sitting in both Houses as Opposition protests over the Adani Group row and a heated language politics debate overshadowed legislative proceedings, though the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha managed to pass key bills amid the tumult.

Opposition leaders, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, protested at Parliament's Makar Dwar, demanding accountability from PM Narendra Modi over allegations against Adani, while inside the chambers, a banking bill debate devolved into a bitter exchange ov

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