Treasury, Oppn benches spar over issues including Rafale fighter deal; Surrogacy Bill passed
The proceedings of both Houses of Parliament continued to witness disruptions on the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday with treasury and opposition benches sparring again over various issues including the Rafale deal issue.
While the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day soon after it met, the Lok Sabha saw repeated adjournments but managed to pass the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill amid the din. The House will remain shut now from Saturday to meet only next week on Thursday, to allow MPs to enjoy Christmas. Earlier only Tuesday was declared Christmas holiday, but many MPs asked for its extension.
In Lok Sabha, the Telugu Desam Party, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam were in the well to raise the issue of the dam over the River Cauvery and special status for Andhra Pradesh in both the Houses. Efforts to pass another legislation, The Consumer Protection Bill, failed as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said there was too much of din, and the bill would be taken up on Thursday.
While a Bill to grant equal rights to persons with disabilities was passed in the Rajya Sabha this week, the Lok Sabha has so far passed two bills, including the one on Rights for Transgenders. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after Congress members holding placards seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the Rafale deal trooped into the well of the House soon after official papers were laid on the table.
They joined members of the AIADMK and DMK who have been trooping to the well of the House over the Cauvery issue ever since the Winter Session began. Treasury benches were also seen with banners seeking an apology from Congress president Rahul Gandhi following the Supreme Court clean chit to the Rafale deal.
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