After witnessing the disruption over the decision of government to reduce the wheat import duty to zero percent, the Rajya Sabha got adjourned for the day soon after it met again after lunch.
The upper house witnessed uproar and adjourned twice during pre-lunch session. As the house met at 11, the opposition parties began shouting slogans against the government and they accused the government of being “anti-farmer.”
The Opposition shouted that, “The anti-farmer government will not be allowed to function.”
After that, the house was then adjourned till noon and it was again disrupted over the same issue as it reassembled at noon and was adjourned till 2.30 p.m.
The Chairman after requested the agitated members to let the house function but his pleas went unheard.
The Chairman also asked about the Question Hour to the opposition members but they shouted slogan and said “No” and after this the Chairman, who tried to restore peace in the house said, “nothing can be done in this noise.”
The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that over 70 hours of the Rajya Sabha have been wasted and the opposition was not allowing the house to function even after the appeal of the President.
Naqvi said, “the country will not give forgive them.”
The Chairman then adjourned the Rajya Sabha till 2.30 p.m.
Anand Sharma of the Congress urged Deputy Speaker P.J Kurien to adjourn the house, he urged as the house met after lunch. Kurien urged to adjourn it as there was no quorum.
Kurien then directed the authorities concerned to ring the koram bell but the koram could not be completed and the house was finally adjourned for the day.
--with agency inputs
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