New Delhi, February 6: Lok Sabha was on Monday adjourned till 2 pm following protests by opposition parties demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe into the fraud-allegation-triggered rout in the Adani Group company stocks.

Soon after the House met after the weekend break, opposition members, primarily Congress MPs, came to the well of the House shouting slogans and demanding a probe into the the tanking of the Adani Group scrips and sought a probe into the business practices of the corporate giant. Speaker Om Birla appealed them to go back to their seats and participate in the debate. Adani Group-Hindenburg Report Issue: Opposition Leaders Hold Protest in Parliament Premises, Demand JPC Probe (Watch Video).

“This is not good. Sloganeering is against the dignity of the House. People have elected you to raise their issues in Parliament but you are not interested in participating in debate,” he said.

Birla said the opposition members should come to his chamber and discuss their demands and assured that he would give them enough time to raise the issues in the House. Adani Group Firms' Shares Fall for Seventh Day Running; Stock of Adani Enterprises Tumbles 20% to Rs 1,173.55.

However, the opposition ignored his pleas and continued their protests and slogan-shouting forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House till 2 pm. TMC members were also on their feet but protested from their respective seats.

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