The fate of the Winter Session of the Parliament continued to be under a stalemate with both the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ruling parties and Congress led Opposition taking turns to lock horns, both in and out of the Parliament, over the Adani Group controversy and now the grand old party’s alleged links with “forces to destabilise the country”.

The BJP has alleged that Congress leaders led by their tallest leader Sonia Gandhi are “colluding with foreign billionaire investor George Soros to destabilise the country” to which Opposition termed the ruling party’s attempt to divert the attention from the Adani issue that has rocked the Parliament ever since it started on November 25.

The heat was turned up last Thursday against the Opposition who till then were belligerent after BJP member Nishikant Dubey sought to draw some links between Soros, Sonia and Rahulm, as he went on with his claims of an international conspiracy was afoot to derail India’s success story under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While both, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, witnessed acrimonious scenes on Monday as BJP and Congress traded charges against each other, Congress members staged protest outside the Parliament. Special session to debate to mark celebrations of Constitution Day is scheduled this weekend which will also see participation by the Prime Minister.

The proceedings of the Parliament were washed out in the first week of the Winter Session starting November 25 due to protests by opposition members demanding discussion on issues like the indictment of industrialist Gautam Adani in a US court and Sambhal violence. Last week, the House functioned properly for only two days, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Both sides attempts for smooth functioning has turned futile with no relenting from either the treasury bench or Opposition which emerged stronger in this General Elections by improving their margins to be led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan termed Rahul as a ‘comedy king’ trying to be relevant after every electoral loss while Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar said anyone within or outside India cannot be allowed to “sacrilege our unity, integrity and sovereignty”. Dhankhar held a meeting with leaders of both sides and said its purpose was to ensure that the House runs smoothly.

Leaders of some INDIA Bloc parties on Monday protested in Parliament complex over the Adani row, with Rahul Gandhi conducting a mock ‘interview’ over the issue with Congress members wearing masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani.

The BJP has claimed that Soros and some United States-based agencies, investigative media platform Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and Rahul Gandhi occupy three sides of a “dangerous” triangle trying to destabilise India and stoke public disaffection for a regime change.

The US has, however, rejected the BJP’s allegations that organisations funded by the US State Department and elements in the American “deep state” were behind attempts to destabilise India. A spokesperson at the US embassy described the allegations as “disappointing” and asserted that the US government has been a champion of media freedom around the world.

Leader of the Upper House JP Nadda said BJP members were agitated over an issue that involved Congress leaders and wanted a discussion. Nadda alleged the FDL-AP sees Jammu and Kashmir as a “separate entity” and gets financial support from the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. “This maligns India’s image and raises concern about national security,” he said, claiming that people are concerned about the manner in which the Congress is siding with such forces.

As Dhankhar sought to know in the upper house why the ruling party members were protesting, few BJP MPs alleged that the top Congress leadership has links with Soros and demanded that the issue be discussed in the House as it is connected to national security. Leader of the Opposition in RS Mallikarjun Kharge and other MPs asked how the chairman was allowing the ruling party members to raise the issue when he had rejected their notices in this regard.

Congress members were heard saying that they had submitted notices to move a privilege motion against a BJP member for attempts to link Rahul Gandhi and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi with US-based billionaire George Soros-backed outfits allegedly involved in anti-India activities.

Opposition members joined by INDIA Bloc members SP and RJD raised slogans like “Modi Sarkar down down”, “Modi Sarkar shame shame” and “we want justice”. TMC members however remained confined to their seats.

Dismissing the BJP’s allegations Congress said the real conspiracy unravelling during the Parliament’s Winter session is that the government would even put India’s ties with another country at stake just to save Gautam Adani.