NEW DELHI, Nov 17 - Opposition today paralysed Parliament, with Rajya Sabha disrupted over demand for the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his response in the demonetisation debate, which the government rejected outright.
The Upper House witnessed repeated adjournments but Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad�s comparison of Uri terror attack casualties to the number of deaths due to demonetisation �crisis� forced the final adjournment for the day.
Members of Opposition parties led by Congress, created uproar in both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha as soon as the Houses met for the day and it continued throughout. The Lok Sabha could carry out business only during the Question Hour, that too amid the uproar, after which it was adjourned for the day minutes past 12 pm.
The Rajya Sabha could not transact any business. In the Upper House, which witnessed about six-hour-long debate on demonetisation yesterday, Congress and some other Opposition parties pressed, from the word go, for the presence of the Prime Minister in the House and a response from him over the hardships caused to people by the November 8 decision.
The uproar forced repeated adjournments of the House, whose proceedings for the day were ended minutes past 3 pm following a major clash between opposition and ruling members after Congress leader Azad compared Uri terror attack casualties to the number of deaths which occurred due to demonetisation �crisis�. Taking strong objection to this, the ruling side termed the comments as �anti-national� and demanded an apology from Congress besides seeking deletion of the remarks from the official records. � PTI
NEW DELHI, Nov 17 - Opposition today paralysed Parliament, with Rajya Sabha disrupted over demand for the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his response in the demonetisation debate, which the government rejected outright.
The Upper House witnessed repeated adjournments but Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad�s comparison of Uri terror attack casualties to the number of deaths due to demonetisation �crisis� forced the final adjournment for the day.
Members of Opposition parties led by Congress, created uproar in both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha as soon as the Houses met for the day and it continued throughout. The Lok Sabha could carry out business only during the Question Hour, that too amid the uproar, after which it was adjourned for the day minutes past 12 pm.
The Rajya Sabha could not transact any business. In the Upper House, which witnessed about six-hour-long debate on demonetisation yesterday, Congress and some other Opposition parties pressed, from the word go, for the presence of the Prime Minister in the House and a response from him over the hardships caused to people by the November 8 decision.
The uproar forced repeated adjournments of the House, whose proceedings for the day were ended minutes past 3 pm following a major clash between opposition and ruling members after Congress leader Azad compared Uri terror attack casualties to the number of deaths which occurred due to demonetisation �crisis�. Taking strong objection to this, the ruling side termed the comments as �anti-national� and demanded an apology from Congress besides seeking deletion of the remarks from the official records. � PTI
