The Parliamentary Affairs Minister once again urged the opposition to take up the debate under Rule 193 which does not entail voting and a formal motion.
Kumar said the opposition should not “run away” from a debate and maintained that it was up to the Chair to decide under which rule the discussion will take place.
As part of their Zero Hour references, Meenakshi Lekhi and Gajendra Singh Chauhan (both BJP) raised the issue of remarks made by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad yesterday where he had said that more people died due to government’s decision on demonetisation than those killed in Pakistani terrorist strike in Uri. These remarks were expunged yesterday itself.
The two BJP members slammed Azad for the statement and demanded that a resolution be passed against him and he should be asked to apologise in writing.
As differences persisted and opposition continued to raise slogans like “Pradhan Mantri sadan meing aao” and “Vijay Mallya kahan gaya”, the House was adjourned for the day.
Earlier in the din, papers listed for the day were tabled in the House.
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