New Delhi, Jan 4 (NationPress) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-anticipated address in Parliament, originally scheduled for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, has been postponed. The Lok Sabha was adjourned until Thursday morning due to persistent uproar and loud slogans from Opposition members.

Upon the Lok Sabha's reconvening at 5 p.m., discussions on the Motion of Thanks for the President's address quickly descended into chaos, with Opposition members protesting vigorously. They were reportedly infuriated by the refusal to allow Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi to discuss excerpts from an unpublished memoir by former Army Chief General M.M. Naravane.

Chairperson Sandhya Ray made a request to lawmakers to remain seated and maintain decorum, but her entreaties were ignored. Opposition members gathered in the well of the House, brandishing paper pamphlets.

Consequently, the Chair declared the House adjourned until 11 a.m. on Thursday.

When the Lower House resumed, P.P. Chaudhary, a BJP MP from Rajasthan's Pali, addressed the Motion of Thanks and expressed gratitude to Speaker Om Birla for his participation in the discussions.

He criticized Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party for what he termed 'deliberate' efforts to disrupt the proceedings, condemning the act of throwing torn papers at the Chair during the session.

Chaudhary alleged that the act of tearing papers and throwing them was orchestrated with the approval of Rahul Gandhi.

It is notable that the Lower House has faced continuous disturbances over the past two days, with the Union government and Opposition locked in a tense standoff concerning the India-China border skirmishes from August 2020.

Rahul Gandhi, leading the Congress's charge, brought up the issue of Chinese aggression during the Galwan standoff, referencing 'uncomfortable facts' from General Naravane's memoirs, which reportedly discuss 'political indecision' regarding the response to Chinese provocations.

This prompted strong rebuttals from Union Ministers and rejection by Speaker Birla, who dismissed Rahul Gandhi's references to Galwan, citing violations of Parliamentary norms.

On Tuesday, while Krishna Prasad Tenneti from the Telugu Desam Party was in the Chair, he denied Rahul Gandhi permission to speak on the same topic, invoking Rule 349, which prohibits Lok Sabha members from reading from any book or document unrelated to House business. This led to uproar from Opposition members, who tore up documents and hurled them at him.

Their unparliamentary conduct resulted in disciplinary actions from the Speaker, culminating in the suspension of eight Opposition MPs for the remainder of the Parliament session.