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For the 8th straight day, Opposition stalled Parliament over demonetizationtoday, even as the government sought to break the logjam by promising that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on the issue if a debate takes place. Functioning of both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha was disrupted, leading to their premature adjournment for the day. Rajya Sabha saw three adjournments between 11 am and 2 pm, before the final adjournment for the day. Lok Sabha was adjourned twice before being adjourned till tomorrow at 2.10 pm. In the Lok Sabha, a number of Opposition leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge (Cong), Sudip Bandhopadhyay (TMC) and Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), pressed for acceptance of their demand for an Adjournment Motion and debate under a rule that entails voting. They also demanded presence of the Prime Minister during the debate.
In response, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Prime Minister will speak on demonetizationif the Opposition wanted but the debate should take place, for which the rule will be decided by the Speaker.
Singh said it was clear that nobody was questioning the government's intentions over demonetization or imputing any malafide.
Even as he was speaking, opposition members trooped into the Well and shouted slogans.
Amid the din, Singh said the government is ready for a discussion and willing to listen to the complaints and suggestions different parties have over the execution of the demonetizationmove.
"As far as the Prime Minister coming to the House is concerned, if the Opposition wants he will come and intervene," Singh said, assuring the Opposition.
The decision regarding the rule under which the debate should take place is for the Speaker to make, he said.
He termed demonetizationas a "historic, bold and pro- poor" decision taken to target black money and in national interest.
However, as the uproar continued, Speaker adjourned the House till 2 pm.
Earlier, Kharge said demonetizationhad harmed the economic system, the farmers, youths, labourers and women among others who are in distress.
The Congress leader said over 70 people have died due to the faulty implementation of demonetizationdecision.
He cited the incident of a Union Minister facing difficulty in paying hospital bills after his brother died and said it was an evidence of the extent of the crisis. He was referring to Sadanand Gowda who faced the problem.
"There is only one way to break this deadlock. The Prime Minister should come to the House and the opposition's adjournment motion should be accepted," he said.
BJP Parliamentary party meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow at 9:30 AM.
Opposition leaders to meet tomorrow at 9:45 AM in Parliament #DeMonetisation
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016
BJP's Karnataka unit President B S Yeddyurappa said 'Jan Aakrosh Divas' on the demonetisation issue has proved to be "an utter flop." "Aakrosh Divas called by Opposition parties has proved to be an utter flop and is a tight slap on their faces for failing to garner support for their stand against demonetisation, which has given problems to people," he said in a statement here. He said the "sinister design and devious attempts of the Opposition parties to misguide the people against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has utterly failed. "
For the 8th straight day, Opposition stalled Parliament over demonetisation today, even as the government sought to break the logjam by promising that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on the issue if a debate takes place. Functioning of both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha was disrupted, leading to their premature adjournment for the day. - PTI
BJP ne logo ko to cashless bana diya, par eco ko cashless nahi bana sakte. Ye apni hi duniya me rehte hai: Anand Sharma,Cong #DeMonetisation pic.twitter.com/XkTsfxsQOE
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016
PM Modi has battered India’s economy and it will be difficult to regain India’s growth story: Randeep Surjewala, Cong #DeMonetisation
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016
Black money is in real estate, share markets, securities, bullion market. Government needs to list how many people and who all bought shares more of than Rs 5 crore, gold, foreign exchange in last one and half month: Anand Sharma
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow 11:00 am after opposition protest against
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow 11 AM after opposition protest against.
Today, I am taking pledge that either I’ll die or live but will remove PM Modi from Indian politics: Mamata Banerjee (ANI)
Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid Oppn protest over demonetization.
Mamata Banerjee addresses rally
# We have only one demand, roll back this arbitrary and hasty decision and do it in a planned way.
# People are suffering, banks and ATMs have run out of cash but the PM is giving lectures. The country cannot run on lectures. We need action.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee takes part in TMC protest march
Congress workers take out 'Jan Akrosh Rally' in Mumbai
If you have a complaint on implementation then we are ready to debate, don't doubt our integrity. You want PM to come to Lok Sabha for this debate, then he will, and will make an intervention whenever it is necessary, says HM Rajnath Singh.
More than 70 people have died, and more than 1000 people have been injured. This deadlock can only end when the PM comes for discussion in the house: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM as uproar over demonetization continues
The Congress Party said that their protest is against the Centre's attack on white money and for creating hardship for the common people.
"The Prime Minister is an expert in misleading the people because he is now calling for a Bharat Bandh, no political party has called for any Bharat Bandh. If he is taking a step against black money, we said that any step taken by the government to curb black money we will support that. But we don?t think that now the step he has taken is going to eliminate black money as it is going to create trouble and hardship to the common people only," said Congress leader PC Chacko to ANI.
In meeting of 18 opposition parties we decided to hold Jan Akrosh Diwas not Bharat Bandh. PM is responsible for Bharat Bandh: GN Azad in RS
Kolkata: Left parties, including CPM and CPI, stage a protest.
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon following Oppn uproar over demonetization.
BJP is saying opposition has called for bharat bandh, but in reality PM through his demonetisation move already did this: Mayawati
Let PM come and talk to us inside the house: Rahul Gandhi on PM's remarks against opposition.
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today took a swipe at the opposition parties over their 'Aakrosh Divas' protest, saying their anger was not over demonetisation, but over Centre's "blockade" of black money.
"Aakrosh (anger) is not against 'Notebandi' but against Nakebandi (blockade) of black money," the Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs tweeted.
“Aakrosh” (anger) is not against “Notebandi” but against “Nakebandi” (blockade) of black money….
— Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (@naqvimukhtar) November 28, 2016
Rahul Gandhi chairs strategy meeting of Congress Lok Sabha MPs
Opposition meeting ends, parties to demand apology from PM for his remarks against opposition, reports ANI quoting sources.
Opposition should debate in both houses of the parliament, we are ready.Why are they running away?: Ananth Kumar
Meeting of Opposition parties underway in Parliament
DMK workers protest against demonetisation
CPI(ML) workers in Darbhanga stop train in protest against note ban.
Samajwadi party workers protest against demonetization
