New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till July 28 on Friday amid continuous sloganeering by Opposition members, while Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was responding to a question.BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari, who was in the chair, announced the adjournment as protests intensified.
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan took oath as a Rajya Sabha member in his mother tongue, Tamil. DMK's Rajathi, SR Sivalingam, and P Wilson also took oath as Rajya Sabha members. Opposition MPs began sloganeering earlier in the day as the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh declined the Rule 267 notices for the Suspension of Business.
Addressing the ruckus in the house, the Deputy Chairman said, "There was a breach of decorum yesterday; some members were not in their designated seats. The rules ban interruption to any member who is speaking with the permission of the chair. It is tantamount to a breach of privilege of the house."Several opposition parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha had moved Suspension of Business notices, urging a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury moved a notice under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha on Friday morning, demanding the suspension of house business to discuss the SIR exercise being carried out by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Congress Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh submitted a notice demanding a detailed discussion on the SIR process in Bihar, highlighting concerns over the voter list revision.
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