Highlights: No decision on curtailing monsoon session yet, says Pralhad Joshi
TMC MP Derek O’Brien was at the forefront of the opposition protests. Later, the opposition parties moved a no confidence motion against Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, accusing him of trying to get the bills passed in haste. Singh was elected last week for a second consecutive term as deputy chairman.
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Eight Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for a week
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"It was bad day for Rajya Sabha yesterday," says Venkaiah Naidu
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Congress' Zero Hour notice on 'refusal of banks to give loans'
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TDP MP gives Zero Hour notice on 'atrocities against Dalits'
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BJD MP gives Zero Hour notice to rename Paradip Port
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RS chairman to decide on action against opposition MPs
Parliament’s ongoing monsoon session entered its second week on Monday. The two houses had convened on September 14 for the session after being adjourned in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, however, the Rajya Sabha witnessed dramatic scenes as Opposition MPs created a ruckus over the passage of two of the three contentious farm bills by voice vote, claiming that the deputy chairman was violating rules to help the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in passing the bills.
However, six Union ministers, led by defence minister Rajnath Singh addressed a press conference later in the day, condemning the behaviour of the opposition MPs towards the deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh. Rajnath called the ruckus in the Upper House as ‘unfortunate’ and ‘shameful.’ Besides Singh, other Union ministers present at the press conference were Piyush Goyal, Prakash Javadekar, Thawarchand Gehlot, Prahlad Joshi and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
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Eight Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for a week
RS chairperson Venkaiah Naidu suspends eight opposition MPs for a week for Sunday's ruckus in the House. Derek O'Brien, Sanjay Singh, Rajiv Satav, KK Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain and Elamaran Karim suspended for a week.
"It was bad day for Rajya Sabha yesterday," says Venkaiah Naidu
"It was bad day for Rajya Sabha yesterday when some members came to the well of the House. Deputy chairman was physically threatened. He was obstructed from doing his duty. Its unfortunate and condemnable," says Venkaiah Naidu.
Congress' Zero Hour notice on 'refusal of banks to give loans'
KC Venugopal has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over 'refusal of banks to give loans.'
TDP MP gives Zero Hour notice on 'atrocities against Dalits'
TDP's K Ravindra Kumar has given Zero Hour notice in Upper House to discuss 'the need for stringent punishment for atrocities against Dalits.'
First published: Sep 21, 2020 08:26 IST