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Petrol, diesel price hike fuels protest in Rajya Sabha again; House adjourned till 2 pm

Opposition leaders said that they would continue to protest if their demand for an immediate discussion on the issue is not accepted
Last Updated 09 March 2021, 06:56 IST

Fuel price hike continued to rock Parliament for the second day on Tuesday with Rajya Sabha being adjourned twice during the morning session after Opposition protested against not allowing an immediate discussion on the issue by suspending business of the House.

Notices to suspend the business under Rule 267 were submitted by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, BSP floor leader Satish Chandra Mishra, DMK floor leader Tiruchi Siva and Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi.

However, Deputy Chairman Harivansh disallowed the notices saying Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had already rejected a similar notice on Monday. He also said such notices cannot be taken up without the Chairman's consent, as Siva pointed out that it was a fresh notice.

Unhappy with the Deputy Chairman's announcement during the Zero Hour, the Opposition MPs raised slogans and demanded that the issue be discussed immediately. "The Leader of Opposition has already been given an opportunity (on Monday) to raise the matter," Harivansh said.

As the Deputy Chairman went ahead with the Zero Hour, the Opposition MPs continued their sloganeering prompting Harivansh to adjourn the House till 12 noon.

When the House re-assembled, Kharge was once again on his feet demanding an immediate discussion and said the notices submitted were fresh. "We accepted the Chairman's decision yesterday. Today, we have submitted fresh notice and other MPs have also given notices and included kerosene and LPG price hike," he said.

However, Harivansh repeated that the issue was decided by the Chairman and went ahead with the Question Hour amid sloganeering. However, 15 minutes into the Question Hour, he adjourned the House as protesting MPs refused to budge.

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(Published 09 March 2021, 06:18 IST)

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