Rajya Sabha fails to transact business for 16th day
March 27, 2018 14:12
The Rajya Sabha could not bid farewell to 40 retiring MPs today or transact any business for the 16th day in a row as Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House for the day after AIADMK members protested over the Cauvery water issue.
After laying of listed papers, the chairman said the House should bid farewell to retiring MPs. However, AIADMK members entered the Well of the House shouting slogans and carrying placards and were soon joined by the TDP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the House.
"We don't have courtesy even for retiring members," Naidu remarked as he asked protesting members to go back to their seats. As his appeal went unheeded, Naidu asked both Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and Leader of the House Arun Jaitley: "Are we so helpless?".
To this, Azad said the House should function. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affair Vijay Goel also appealed to protesting MPs to let the House function.
He was seen persuading V Maitreyan of AIADMK to give up the protest and let the farewell process begin. As the AIADMK and the TDP did not relent, Naidu adjourned the House for 15 minutes and asked leaders of different political parties to meet him in his chamber.
When the members reassembled, Naidu again appealed for peace in the House. "This is a very important occasion...40 members are retiring. We want to give them farewell," Naidu said, asking members to give the farewell in a "peaceful and dignified" manner.
As the ruling party of Tamil Nadu continued to protest, Naidu said there were two options. One is to name the protesting members and take action against them, or adjourn the House and deprive retiring members from sharing their experience.
Maitreyan sought intervention of the prime minister on their demand for immediate setting up of the Cauvery river water management board. "We are raising Tamil Nadu issue," Maitreyan said.
To this Naidu quipped everybody was concerned about Tamil Nadu which is "part of Bharat Nadu". However, the AIADMK did not yield. An angry Naidu then adjourned the House for the day leaving opposition parties surprised. -- PTI
After laying of listed papers, the chairman said the House should bid farewell to retiring MPs. However, AIADMK members entered the Well of the House shouting slogans and carrying placards and were soon joined by the TDP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the House.
"We don't have courtesy even for retiring members," Naidu remarked as he asked protesting members to go back to their seats. As his appeal went unheeded, Naidu asked both Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and Leader of the House Arun Jaitley: "Are we so helpless?".
To this, Azad said the House should function. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affair Vijay Goel also appealed to protesting MPs to let the House function.
He was seen persuading V Maitreyan of AIADMK to give up the protest and let the farewell process begin. As the AIADMK and the TDP did not relent, Naidu adjourned the House for 15 minutes and asked leaders of different political parties to meet him in his chamber.
When the members reassembled, Naidu again appealed for peace in the House. "This is a very important occasion...40 members are retiring. We want to give them farewell," Naidu said, asking members to give the farewell in a "peaceful and dignified" manner.
As the ruling party of Tamil Nadu continued to protest, Naidu said there were two options. One is to name the protesting members and take action against them, or adjourn the House and deprive retiring members from sharing their experience.
Maitreyan sought intervention of the prime minister on their demand for immediate setting up of the Cauvery river water management board. "We are raising Tamil Nadu issue," Maitreyan said.
To this Naidu quipped everybody was concerned about Tamil Nadu which is "part of Bharat Nadu". However, the AIADMK did not yield. An angry Naidu then adjourned the House for the day leaving opposition parties surprised. -- PTI
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