Monsoon Session: Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day over final draft of National Register of Citizens
Congress and Trinamool Congress MPs caused an uproar over 40 lakh people not being included in the list published by Assam government.
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday after Opposition MPs caused an uproar over the final draft of National Register of Citizens published by Assam government, ANI reported.
The Upper House was first adjourned till noon and then till 2 pm following ruckus by Congress and Trinamool Congress MPs.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said he wanted to hear the matter during zero hour. “On my request, the Home Minister [Rajnath Singh] was here. But what happened here?” he said and adjourned the Upper House for 10 minutes and subsequently for the day, reported The Hindu.
Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy has given a notice for adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha over the final draft of the National Register of Citizens.
Meanwhile, Telugu Desam Party MPs continued their protest in Parliament demanding special category status for Andhra Pradesh.
The Lok Sabha passed the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Other bills listed are State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017, Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018.
Bills listed for discussion in the Rajya Sabha included the National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, according to PRS Legislative.