Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday amid protest and sloganeering by opposition members on the three new farm laws.
Opposition parties including the Congress, Left, TMC and DMK staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after their demand for suspension of business of the day to take up a discussion on more than two-month-old farmers' agitation was rejected by the Chairman.
The opposition parties had given notice under rule 267 calling for the suspension of business of the day to take up discussion on the ongoing agitation by farmers on Delhi borders against three new farm laws.
When the House met for the day, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said he has received notice under rule 267 from various members but the issue can be raised during the discussion on motion of thanks to the President's address to the joint sitting of both House of Parliament.
The President, he said, had referred to the farmer's agitation in his address made at the start of the Budget session of Parliament last week.
"As we are going to start a discussion on Motion of Thanks to President's Address tomorrow, members can participate and raise their concerns," he said rejecting the 267 notice.
He said several rounds of discussions have happened between the government and the farmers' group.
"I understand the concern (of members) for the need to resolve the issue at the earliest date," he said.
Mr. Naidu adjourned the House till 10.30 am as some protesting members entered the Well and continued raising slogans. As sloganeering continued, the House was adjourned again till 11.30 am, 12.30 pm and later for the day.
Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at Delhi's borders for over two months demanding rollback of the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
