Yesterday, on July 15, 2022, NDTV took to its Twitter account and tweeted about the circular issued by the Rajya Sabha prohibiting “dharna and protests on Parliament premises.” NDTV referred to the no-protest circular as a “new rule.”
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The Scroll.in news outlet wrote that the Rajya Sabha secretariat has a “new rule” that states that the parliament cannot be used for strikes or other forms of protest.
Jairam Ramesh, shared a copy of an order and tweeted “Vishguru’s latest salvo- d(h)arna mana hai.”
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Aadesh Rawal tweeted that “democratic elected MPs by the people of the country can no longer take out a dharna in parliament premises” without getting into facts from the past.
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What we found in our research
In our research we found that this is not the first time the Parliament has issued such directive. The same circular was issued in 2009 by the congress led UPA government.
The parliamentary bulletin once again issued the same circular in 2013, 2014, and 2021 to forbid dharna, strikes, and fasts in order to perform religious ceremonies.
Om Birla, the speaker of the Lok Sabha, yesterday on 15 July 2022, responded to the allegations made by the opposition and the left-wing media by breaking his silence and stating that “no allegations should be made without getting into facts.”
Additionally, he also made clear that similar circulars had previously been issued.
Hence, the claim that the no-protest rule inside Parliament is new is misleading. Circulars prohibiting protests inside Parliament have been issued before.
| Claim | No protest circular is “New Rule” |
| Claimed by | 1. NDTV 2. Scroll.in 3. Jairam Ramesh 4. Aadesh Rawal |
| Fact Check | False |
