BBC journalist about situation in Serbian Parliament

Tear gas and eggs were used to disrupt a session of the Serbian Parliament. The chaos occurred on Tuesday afternoon, as the opposition rose from their seats and set off fireworks in the plenary hall. BBC Serbian Service journalist Grujica Andrić tells what happened and what the situation is like there.

Andrić says that he was previously present at the protest of students, pupils and other citizens in front of the Serbian Parliament building, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

The opposition opposed the approval of the agenda, which was approved by the ruling coalition MPs.

He stressed that one of the reasons for the interruption of the session was because the opposition insisted on discussing the four demands of students from the University of Serbia.

"The opposition tried to disrupt the session by using flares, throwing smoke grenades, using tear gas. They said they did not want to participate in the session because of the agenda. They presented transparency against the regime and were making noise while the ruling party deputies were speaking. At the moment, the session continued with the speeches of the ruling coalition deputies, the opposition is not participating in the discussion, but they are in the room and are trying to disrupt the speeches.... The main reason is that they do not agree with the agenda, in which one of the points is not the resignation of the prime minister, and the prime minister left during the protests against the government. The main reason for the protests, which have been going on for more than four months, is the railway station in Novi Sad, where an accident occurred more than four months ago in which 15 people were killed," he adds.

The journalist from Serbia says that the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Ana Brnabić, is "accusing the opposition of working with Albin Kurti."

This session was also supposed to approve the resignation of Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević, which he offered on January 28. This was done after pressure from students, who organized several protests.

For several months now, Serbia has been searching for responsibility for the collapse of the roof of the Novi Sad train station, where 15 people lost their lives.