Opposition sticks to PM in Rajya Sabha demand; House adjourned for the day Dec 17, 2014 The Deputy Chairman has now adjourned the House for the day amid continuing uproar. The Rajya Sabha will now convene at 11:00 am tomorrow. Amid sloganeering and Opposition MPs trooping into the well, Deputy Chairman Kurien is trying to conduct some business in the House. The Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014 has been introduced. Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi says we want the House to function, but adds that both the sides need to listen to each other. What is the difficulty for the Prime Minister to come to Rajya Sabha, asks CPI leader D Raja. Opposition MPs, including Digvijay Singh, are pleading before the Deputy Chairman to revoke the suspension of senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao from the House. Chairman Hamid Ansari had suspended Rao from the House during the uproar earlier in the day. Amid uproar, Congress leader Digvijay Singh says while the Opposition listens to the Leader of House patiently, Leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition are not being allowed to speak. He also demands that PM should come to Rajya Sabha. MoS Parliamentary Affairs MA Naqvi objects to Derek OBriens remarks, calling them objectionable. Deputy Chairman Kurien says he will look at the records and expunge the objectionable remarks. TMC MP Derek OBrien again raises the demand for PM Modi to come to Rajya Sabha and make statement on the conversion issue. He asks, “Does the PM need visa to come to Rajya Sabha?” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is making a statement in Rajya Sabha over the recent siege at a cafe in Sydney, Australia, and yesterdays terror attack at a Pakistan school. A similar statement was made in the Lok Sabha, earlier in the day.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:57:12 +0000
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