The Rajya Sabha couldn’t transact any enterprise on Monday after a united Opposition disrupted repeatedly, demanding suspension of all enterprise to carry a dialogue on the rise in costs of petrol, diesel and fertiliser.
Several Opposition members — together with Congress’s KC Venugopal, DMK’s Tiruchi Siva, CPI’s Binoy Viswam and TMC’s Abir Ranjan Biswas — had given notices in search of a dialogue on the repeated gasoline worth hike.
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected the notices, and stated, “You had enough opportunity in the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill to discuss all these issues…. Rule 267 is not the appropriate rule. So there is no question of accepting (the demand).”
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The members insisted on a dialogue and trooped to the Well, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House twice in the course of the morning.
Congress MP Deepender Hooda had given a discover in search of a dialogue on the decision handed by the Punjab Assembly, reiterating the state’s declare on Chandigarh, the capital it shares collectively with Haryana.
Similar scenes had been witnessed when the House reassembled at 2 pm, resulting in adjournment of the House for the day.
The Chair tried to deliver order within the House and known as Labor Minister Bhupender Yadav to answer to a dialogue on the working of the Labor and Employment Ministry. But the Opposition saved protesting and a few MPs trooped into the Well.
The Trinamool Congress had given a discover in search of tabling of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha.
Raising the difficulty, TMC flooring chief Derek O’Brien stated, “Ours is underneath Rule 138. We need the Women’s Reservation Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha. The movement is there on Rule 138.”
He stated, “This difficulty is a matter which isn’t primarily regarding the Government of India. This movement on the Women’s Reservation Bill must be voted on. Let the federal government do it — they do not need a dialogue on worth rise; they do not need a dialogue on gasoline. At least have this movement.”
On this, minister Yadav stated, “Rule 138 is related with the petition and not related with proceedings of the House. So how is 138 relevant to raise a point of order here?”
Amid the din, Patra allowed former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda to talk. But he couldn’t communicate amid the loud shouting and sloganeering by Opposition MPs.
Yadav requested Opposition members to permit the previous Prime Minister to talk, however he couldn’t communicate. As he berated the Opposition for not letting Deve Gowda communicate, O’Brien replied. “Don’t use the excuse of the previous Prime Minister. That could be very unfair.”
As shouting and sloganeering continued, Patra, who was within the Chair, adjourned the House till 11 am Tuesday.
“Today the combined Opposition forced an adjournment of the Rajya Sabha for the entire day on the issue of continuing hike in petrol, diesel, cooking gas, and also increase in prices of other essential commodities, especially edible oil and fertilizers,” Congress chief whip Jairam Ramesh stated later.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
