The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Dec 16 amid ruckus between treasury, opposition benches over no-trust motion against chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Dec 16 amid ruckus between treasury, opposition benches over no-trust motion against chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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A Congress-led Opposition parties delegation have submitted a notice to move a motion to remove Dhankhar, accusing him of being “extremely partisan”.
During the pre-noon session, several MPs from the ruling benches accused Congress leaders of insulting Dhankhar, adding that the opposition party was insulting the son of a farmer.
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Amid the uproar, Dhankhar gave the floor to Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to speak.
Kharge claimed the chairman was giving more time to MPs from the treasury benches. He also said the Congress was being insulted.
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Dhankhar asked both Kharge and Leader of the House JP Nadda to see him in the chairman’s chamber later in the day so that the logjam in the House could be ended before adjourning the proceedings till December 16.
