#iliveinindia #News LIVE: #PM #Modi `disapproves` #NiranjanJyotis remarks; Opposition adamant on her ouster New Delhi: The stalemate in Rajya Sabha over the hate speech by Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti continued on Thursday with the Opposition appearing to be in no mood to relent on its demand for her ouster even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a statement on the issue. Here are the updates: 12:30 pm: Congress, TMC stage a walkout in Lok Sabha accusing Speaker Sumitra Mahajan of being partisan and working under BJP pressure. 12:23 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM as Opposition continues to demand sacking of Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. 12:19 pm: Amid uproar, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the PM has stated that he does not approve the expression used by Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and that she has tendered an apology. If the Congress party is still insisting (on resignation), I can only say that they are desperate and short of issues. 12:18 pm: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ashwani Kumar says Prime Minister Modis apology not enough. Sack Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, demands Kumar. 12:02 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned for 15 minutes during Question Hour as Opposition demands sacking of Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. 12:01 pm: Rajya Sabha resumes. Opposition continues to create ruckus. 11:52 am: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family MPs join All India Trinamool Congress and Congress in the Well of Lok Sabha demanding the ouster of Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. 11:42 am: Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon as Opposition demands action against Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti for her controversial remarks despite PM Modis statement. 11:35 am: Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav is trying hard to make himself heard in Rajya Sabha. 11:30 am: Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury says Niranjan Jyoti had not apologised and had merely expressed regret. Assuming that she has apologised... You apologise only when you have done some wrong, he said, demanding action against the minister. 11:28 am: Finance Minister and Leader of House Arun Jaitley says the Opposition had been demanding that the Prime Minister come to the House and make a statement. Now that Modi has made the statement, the House should get on to its business, he adds. 11:26 am: Congress leader Anand Sharma says the Prime Minister should take strong action against the minister as the Constitution does not permit such utterances. 11:23 am: PM Narendra Modi makes a statement in Rajya Sabha, says Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has apologised, and the House should gracefully accept that and carry forward its business in national interest. Saying that he disapproved the kind of language used by the minister in the strongest terms, the PM adds we should refrain from making such statements and using such language. Also Read: Sadhvis remarks strongly disapproved by PM Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha 11:22 am: The House reassembles. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu says the Prime Minister wants to make a statement and he be allowed to do so. 11:07 am: The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for 15 minutes following ruckus in the House over Sadhvi Niranjan Jyotis hate speech. 11:06 am: Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu makes a statement in the Lok Sabha on Mau mishap. The minister condoles death of children, terming the accident as unfortunate. He further blames van drivers carelessness for the accident. 11:05 am: Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien asks ministers to lay the listed papers. Slogan shouting Congress members storm into the Well of Rajya Sabha. The slogan shouting continues even after Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien took up Zero Hour mentions. 10:40 am: A report says Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consulted his top ministers over continued logjam in Parliament. 10:35 am: Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu will reportedly give a statement in both Houses of Parliament on Mau mishap today. Five school children were killed and 25 others got injured when their school bus collided with a train in Uttar Pradeshs Mau district this morning. 8:00 am: Today is the Prime Minister’s day in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour. **** Earlier news story The Opposition on Wednesday continued to press for the removal of Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti for her abusive remarks, as its stalemate with the government on the issue disrupted proceedings of the Rajya Sabha for the second consecutive day. A united opposition created an uproar in both houses, leading to repeated adjournments in the Rajya Sabha and once in the Lok Sabha. The Delhi Police on Wednesday registered a complaint against the minister. Both the houses got off to a stormy start, with the opposition members demanding the resignation of the minister of state for food processing who had used abusive language in her speech at a Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party rally. Aapko tay karna hai ki Dilli mein sarkar Ramzadon ki banegi, ya ha***zadon ki. (You have to decide if you want a government in Delhi to be led by children of Lord Ram or illegitimate children), she was quoted as saying at the rally. In the Rajya Sabha where the government is in minority, the opposition members advanced to the Chairmans podium, shouted slogans and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modis explanation on the issue. We feel shame in repeating what the minister said. A mere apology is unacceptable, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said. Congress leader Anand Sharma said: We dont accept apology. The Prime Minister should come to the house and sack the minister. It is a cognizable and non-compoundable crime, punishable up to three years in jail. Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien had to thrice adjourn the proceedings of the house, before adjourning the house till 2 pm. Post lunch, opposition members continued shouting slogans and demanded the ministers dismissal from the council of ministers. Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav said Jyotis comment was against the secular spirit of the Constitution. As the disruptions continued, the house was adjourned for the day. Similar scenes were witnessed in the Lok Sabha, where Prime Minister Modi was present. Raising the issue, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said: As the Prime Minister is present here today, I want the minister to be asked to resign. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the minister has already apologised. Yesterday (Tuesday), the issue was discussed and the minister also apologised. Why are they raising the issue again? he said. The speaker also dismissed the adjournment motion and notice for suspension of question hour. MPs went near the speakers podium shouting slogans like PM jawab do (prime minister must answer). Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said all members will have to apologise if such issues get raised all the time. The house was adjourned briefly amid din and resumed worked later. Talking to reporters later, Parliamentary Affairs M Venkaiah Naidu ruled out resignation of the minister and took a dig at the opposition. All parties had moved ahead after accepting Sadhvis statement of regret yesterday (Tuesday). I dont know what changed today (Wednesday). I dont know why the issue was raised once again in Parliament, Naidu said. He said the previous Congress-led government had not removed Beni Prasad Verma as union minister following objectionable remarks made by him.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:36:01 +0000
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