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Rajya Sabha adjourned till Wednesday over impasse

Earlier in the day, Naidu adjourned the House soon after it convened following a demand by the Congress.

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Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu met Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress deputy leader in the House Anand Sharma and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel in his chamber to break the logjam in Rajya Sabha as Congres has sought an apology by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks during Gujarat elections against his predecessor Manmohan Singh.

Earlier in the day, Naidu adjourned the House soon after it convened following a demand by the Congress.

Azad sought an adjournment and pitched for an end to the tussle that continues since December 15.

"The House should be adjourned till a solution is found," he said, adding that the Congress members do not want to enter the Well to force an adjournment.

The meetings took place after Naidu adjourned the House till December 27 for a long weekend and Christmas break.

Sources said Naidu insisted on normal functioning of the Rajya Sabha when it reconvenes on December 27.

He was learnt to have asked Leader of the House Arun Jaitley and Azad to continue with the negotiations to end the stalemate.

Both sides have dug in their heels over the issue, with the Congress demanding an apology from Modi for his remarks during the Gujarat election campaign that Manmohan Singh had connived with some Pakistani current and former officials to influence the polls.

The Congress has softened its stand a bit, and said

Modi should at least give a clarification about his remarks.

Even Naidu said recently that there was no question of an apology by anybody as the subject of confrontation was an event that happened outside the House.

The day so far

  • Naidu adjourned the House soon after it convened following a demand by the Congress
  • Azad pitched for an end to the tussle that continues since December 15 
  • The meetings took place after Naidu adjourned the House till December 27 for a long weekend and Christmas
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