Rajya Sabha adjourned third day in a row amid uproar over Rahul’s democracy remarks

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha proceedings have been disrupted for the third day in a row on Wednesday amid uproar over the BJP’s demand for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s apology for his “democracy under attack” comment made in London.

When the Upper House resumed for the afternoon session following an adjournment earlier within the day, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar gave the ground to Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge.

However, Kharge who mentioned the opposition has been repeatedly demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani subject and sought to boost the matter of the opposition events’ march to ED workplace, couldn’t full his comment because the BJP members shouted Gandhi should apologise for his remarks discrediting the nation.

Dhankhar then requested Leader of the House Piyush Goyal to regulate his workforce even because the sloganeering continued. “If in this House we do not express where will we express? The Leader of Opposition wanted to say something he should be heard. I would urge everyone to observe order and listen to him,” Dhankhar mentioned.

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As Kharge tried to talk once more, the ruling occasion members resumed their sloganeering and he couldn’t full his speech within the din, forcing the Chairman to adjourn the proceedings of the House for the day.

Earlier within the day, quickly after laying of papers, Dhankhar mentioned he has obtained 11 notices in seven classes underneath Rule 267 for suspension of enterprise however earlier than he might give a ruling on the notices, the BJP members raised the apology demand.

This led to pandemonium within the House, with opposition members elevating their voice rejecting the demand.

Dhankhar then adjourned the House until 2 PM.

The opposition has been stalling proceedings in each homes of Parliament over the Adani subject, whereas the BJP members have stepped up the warmth on Gandhi and have demanded that he tender an apology.

Both homes have didn’t transact enterprise to this point within the second leg of the Budget session of Parliament that started on Monday.

Gandhi, throughout his latest UK go to, had alleged that the buildings of Indian democracy have been underneath “brutal attack” and there was a full-scale assault on the nation’s establishments.

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NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha proceedings have been disrupted for the third day in a row on Wednesday amid uproar over the BJP’s demand for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s apology for his “democracy under attack” comment made in London.

When the Upper House resumed for the afternoon session following an adjournment earlier within the day, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar gave the ground to Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge.

However, Kharge who mentioned the opposition has been repeatedly demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani subject and sought to boost the matter of the opposition events’ march to ED workplace, couldn’t full his comment because the BJP members shouted Gandhi should apologise for his remarks discrediting the nation.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Dhankhar then requested Leader of the House Piyush Goyal to regulate his workforce even because the sloganeering continued. “If in this House we do not express where will we express? The Leader of Opposition wanted to say something he should be heard. I would urge everyone to observe order and listen to him,” Dhankhar mentioned.

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As Kharge tried to talk once more, the ruling occasion members resumed their sloganeering and he couldn’t full his speech within the din, forcing the Chairman to adjourn the proceedings of the House for the day.

Earlier within the day, quickly after laying of papers, Dhankhar mentioned he has obtained 11 notices in seven classes underneath Rule 267 for suspension of enterprise however earlier than he might give a ruling on the notices, the BJP members raised the apology demand.

This led to pandemonium within the House, with opposition members elevating their voice rejecting the demand.

Dhankhar then adjourned the House until 2 PM.

The opposition has been stalling proceedings in each homes of Parliament over the Adani subject, whereas the BJP members have stepped up the warmth on Gandhi and have demanded that he tender an apology.

Both homes have didn’t transact enterprise to this point within the second leg of the Budget session of Parliament that started on Monday.

Gandhi, throughout his latest UK go to, had alleged that the buildings of Indian democracy have been underneath “brutal attack” and there was a full-scale assault on the nation’s establishments.

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