by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
Long holiday for RS after 7 days ruckus
Rift continues between BJP & Opposition
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Dec. 19
The Rajya Sabha will go for a long holiday beginning December 22 to December 26 and resume functioning from December 27. Initially, the Rajya Sabha was to close down on December 25 for the Christmas holiday. But the members wanted that December 24 and December 26 be also declared as holidays. It is unlikely that the Rajya Sabha will be able to function for the next two days either as ruckus is continuing in the Upper House between the Opposition and the ruling party.
The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were washed out for the seventh day today after the opposition and treasury benches clashed over the Rafale deal and members from Tamil Nadu continued protesting over the Cauvery issue.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after Congress members holding placards seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the Rafale deal trooped into the well of the House soon after official papers were laid on the table.
They joined members of the AIADMK and DMK who have been trooping to the well of the House over the Cauvery issue ever since the Winter Session of Parliament began on December 11.
Treasury benches countered the Congress by raising banners seeking an apology from Congress President Rahul Gandhi following the Supreme Court clean chit to the Rafale deal.
Amid the uproar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Goel demanded that Congress deputy leader Anand Sharma withdraw the remarks made by him in the House on Tuesday. Naidu also allowed Bhupendra Yadav (BJP) to make his submission on the statement made by the newly sworn-in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
As the slogan shouting from both sides continued, Naidu said, “It is very clear that none of you want the House to run... I don’t want this (ruckus) to be seen by the people,” he said, while adjourning the proceedings for the day. The Chairman had categorically told the members that he would adjourn the House within minutes if they did not maintain discipline rather than summoning the house repeatedly and then adjourning several times.
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Long holiday for RS after 7 days ruckus
Rift continues between BJP & Opposition
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Dec. 19
The Rajya Sabha will go for a long holiday beginning December 22 to December 26 and resume functioning from December 27. Initially, the Rajya Sabha was to close down on December 25 for the Christmas holiday. But the members wanted that December 24 and December 26 be also declared as holidays. It is unlikely that the Rajya Sabha will be able to function for the next two days either as ruckus is continuing in the Upper House between the Opposition and the ruling party.
The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were washed out for the seventh day today after the opposition and treasury benches clashed over the Rafale deal and members from Tamil Nadu continued protesting over the Cauvery issue.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after Congress members holding placards seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the Rafale deal trooped into the well of the House soon after official papers were laid on the table.
They joined members of the AIADMK and DMK who have been trooping to the well of the House over the Cauvery issue ever since the Winter Session of Parliament began on December 11.
Treasury benches countered the Congress by raising banners seeking an apology from Congress President Rahul Gandhi following the Supreme Court clean chit to the Rafale deal.
Amid the uproar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Goel demanded that Congress deputy leader Anand Sharma withdraw the remarks made by him in the House on Tuesday. Naidu also allowed Bhupendra Yadav (BJP) to make his submission on the statement made by the newly sworn-in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
As the slogan shouting from both sides continued, Naidu said, “It is very clear that none of you want the House to run... I don’t want this (ruckus) to be seen by the people,” he said, while adjourning the proceedings for the day. The Chairman had categorically told the members that he would adjourn the House within minutes if they did not maintain discipline rather than summoning the house repeatedly and then adjourning several times.
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