Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Monday till 2 pm as Congress and TDP members trooped into the Well of the House seeking to raise various issues. Two Bills were introduced before Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House.
Several opposition members, including from All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Indian National Congress, protested as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj introduced the ‘The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019.’ Mr. Naidu, however said the Bill was just being introduced. Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram introduced ‘The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2019.’
Earlier, as soon as the listed papers were laid on the table of the House, members of the Telugu Desam Party (TSP) trooped into the Well demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. Several Congress members too entered the Well.
The issues being raised by Congress could not be heard in the din but in Lok Sabha they had raked up the issue of alleged horse-trading in Karnataka by Bharatiya Janata Party. Law makers from Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party were heard raising the issue of deaths in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand due to consumption of illicit liquor.
The Chairman made appeals to the protesting members to return to their seats and not display posters. But his appeals went unheeded following which Mr. Naidu adjourned the House till 2 pm.
Before adjourning the House, Mr. Naidu said he has received several notices under Rule 267, but none have been accepted. Rule 267 provides for setting aside the business of the day to discuss the issue being raised.
