Sine die or later? Congress seeks clarity on RS adjournment; Nadda says govt will revert

Congress on Thursday demanded the government should clarify whether the House would be adjourned to a later date or sine die.

While speaking in the Rajya Sabha, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the uncertainty is not healthy.

Rising after papers were laid in the Upper House, Ramesh sought an explanation from Leader of the House J P Nadda and the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.

"Today, is the House going to be adjourned till a later date or is it going to be adjourned sine die? This uncertainty and media speculation is not healthy to the functioning of our democracy," Ramesh said.

He further question the intention, and asked why there was so much secrecy surrounding the House's schedule.

"Please, I would seek clarification. What is the intention? To adjourn this today, meet again tomorrow or meet at a later date or adjourn sine die? Why so much secrecy on the fate of the Rajya Sabha? Forget the Lok Sabha, at least in the Rajya Sabha, let us have some clarity," he said.

(With agency inputs)