On Tuesday, some TMC, Congress, AAP and Left MPs climbed on the House Table which is placed right below the presiding officers chair and shouted slogans, forcing multiple adjournments. A Congress MP also threw a file towards the Chair.
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A five-judge Constitution bench, on May 5, had unanimously set aside a Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas. The bench had refused to refer the 1992 Mandal verdict — which put a 50% limit on quotas — to a bigger bench. The Centre had held that the 102nd amendment took away states power to notify SEBCs.
Speaker Om Birla repeatedly told him to speak on the bill, following which Chowdhury returned to speak on the proposed legislation. Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay also raised the issue and proposed that the Lok Sabha hold a discussion on it on Wednesday.