​​​​​​​New Delhi, February 4:The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday until February 5 due to continuous disruptions and protests by Opposition members. Earlier in the day, the House had been adjourned until 2 PM as loud sloganeering erupted over the suspension of eight Members of Parliament (MPs) during the ongoing Budget Session.

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, accused the Centre of evading scrutiny on national security issues. He claimed that he had been repeatedly prevented from speaking in Parliament, particularly while referencing the memoir of former Army Chief General MM Naravane. Gandhi expressed his intention to present a copy of the book to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting that it sheds light on how the political leadership left the army to handle the 2020 China border crisis alone.

In a post on social media platform X, Gandhi wrote, "Today, if the Prime Minister comes to Parliament, I will present him with a book. This book is not by any opposition leader. It is not by any foreign author. It is by the country’s former Army Chief, General Naravane. The surprising thing is, according to Cabinet Ministers, this book doesn't even exist."

The Lok Sabha was first adjourned for a brief period until 2 PM due to intense protests over the suspension of the MPs during the previous day's proceedings. The suspended MPs include Congress leaders Hibi Eden, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Prashant Yadaorao Padole, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Dean Kuriakose, and CPI(M) MP S Venkatesan.

Gandhi further shared a passage from General Naravane's book, highlighting a critical moment during the 2020 India-China border standoff. According to the book, the Army Chief was left waiting while political leadership delayed making critical decisions. When the time came to act, the Prime Minister allegedly told him, "Do whatever you think is appropriate." Gandhi emphasized that this reflected the Prime Minister's abandonment of political responsibility during a time of national security crisis. He added, "General Naravane himself writes that at that time he felt the political leadership had left the army alone. This is the very truth for which I am being stopped in Parliament. The country is asking questions, and the government is avoiding answers."

The ongoing disruptions in the Lok Sabha are primarily in response to the suspension of the eight Opposition MPs, who were penalized for violating the House’s rules by reportedly throwing papers on the Chair during heated discussions regarding the China standoff and national security.