Tag: Rajya Sabha Adjourned

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day amid ruckus, minutes after it met for the day’s proceedings. After the papers were laid, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu took up Zero Hour submissions. However, a few members trooped to the Chair’s podium holding placards and raising slogans. Naidu told the members to […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday minutes after it met in the post lunch session amid ruckus by both opposition and treasury benches. As soon as the House met, Congress member Anand Sharma raised a point of order and referred to a remark made by Minister of State (MoS) […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday after mourning the death of former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “Vajpayee ji was one of the doyens of the country’s political leadership who influenced the course of events after Independence. During his long stint in public life, […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, the last day of the winter session. In its 13 sittings, the House passed nine government bills, 19 private members bills were introduced and debated employment generation and air pollution in Delhi. On the four days the Question Hour was conducted, 46 starred questions […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day amid ruckus soon after the House met for the day. The opposition MPs had given notices under Rule 267 (Suspension of Business) to discuss the Rafale deal and the 13-point roster in university appointments. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected both notices. This led […]

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for three hours as a mark of respect for departed BJP member Madan Lal Saini, and will reassemble at 2 pm for completing the debate on the motion of thanks, sources said. Saini (75) died on Monday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi. He was diagnosed […]