<p>"Can we not respect the dead even?" wondered an anguished Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>His observation came as he deplored members for disrupting a discussion on the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi last week.<br /><br />AIADMK and TDP members created noisy scenes on different issues even after Ansari agreed for a discussion on the death of Nido Taniam, a student from the Northeast, as sought by various political parties earlier.<br /><br />AIADMK members rushed to the Well protesting the arrest of Tamil fishermen by Srilankan authority, while TDP members shouted slogans against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.<br /><br />Ansari repeatedly requested them to resume their seats so that the discussion could be started, but the protesting members were not willing to relent.<br /><br />The Chairman even asked Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) to speak on the issue.<br />As the din continued, Ansari said, "Can we not respect the dead even?". He then adjourned the House till noon.</p>
<p>"Can we not respect the dead even?" wondered an anguished Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>His observation came as he deplored members for disrupting a discussion on the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi last week.<br /><br />AIADMK and TDP members created noisy scenes on different issues even after Ansari agreed for a discussion on the death of Nido Taniam, a student from the Northeast, as sought by various political parties earlier.<br /><br />AIADMK members rushed to the Well protesting the arrest of Tamil fishermen by Srilankan authority, while TDP members shouted slogans against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.<br /><br />Ansari repeatedly requested them to resume their seats so that the discussion could be started, but the protesting members were not willing to relent.<br /><br />The Chairman even asked Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) to speak on the issue.<br />As the din continued, Ansari said, "Can we not respect the dead even?". He then adjourned the House till noon.</p>