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Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after uproar over PNB scam and other issues

Uproar in both houses of Parliament.

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The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar over PNB scam and other issues.   

 

Earlier, the Rajya Sabha today condoled the death of former members Narsingh Narain Pandey and Faguni Ram.
 

When the House met for the day, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu mentioned the death of Pandey on January 8 at the age of 88 and that of Ram on February 25 at the age of 73.

A social worker, Pandey represented Uttar Pradesh in the Upper House from June 1980 to April 1982.

"In the passing away of Shri Narsingh Narain Pandey, the country has lost an able parliamentarian and a dedicated social worker," Naidu said in his obituary reference.

Ram was a member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar for three terms - February 1985 to April 1988, April 1988 to April 1994 and April 2000 to April 2006.

"In the passing away of Dr Faguni Ram, the country has lost a distinguished parliamentarian and a dedicated social worker," Naidu said.

Members rose in their places and observed silence as a mark of respect to the departed souls.

Naidu also congratulated Aruna Budda Reddy, who won a bronze medal at the recently concluded World Gymnastics Tournament in Melbourne in Australia as well as Navjot Kaur for winning a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Other members of the Indian contingent who won medals at the World Wrestling Championship including Sakshi Malik and Vinesh were also congratulated.

"Speciality of these tournaments is that more girls and women (athletes) have performed well," he said as members thumped desks to congratulate winners.

The Lok Sabha was today adjourned for the day after unrelenting protests by the opposition Congress over the Rs 12,700 crore PNB scam, and demands by the TDP for a special package for Andhra Pradesh.
On the first day of the second-leg of the Budget session, the House witnessed uproar as Congress, TDP, TRS as well as AIADMK members trooped into the Well.
 

Noisy protests disrupted the Question Hour which led to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourning the House till 12 noon.
As the House reassembled, Congress members trooped into the Well with placards demanding a reply from the prime minister on diamantaire Nirav Modi's whereabouts.

Trinamool Congress members too were seeking to raise the same matter

Nirav Modi is the alleged kingpin of the Rs 12,700-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank. The fraud came to light last month after the country's second largest state-run lender PNB reported that it has detected fraud in award of LoUs to the designer diamond jewellery maker.

TDP members protested in the Well demanding special package for Andhra Pradesh while those from the TRS sought increase in reservation quota in Telangana.
Amid vociferous opposition protest, Mahajan said she had received the resignation letter of Neiphiu Rio from the Lok Sabha following the Nagaland Assembly election results.

"I have accepted his resignation with effect from February 22," Mahajan said.

Three-time chief minister of Nagaland, Rio won unopposed in the recent assembly election in the state. He is likely to become the chief minister again.

Before the beginning of the proceedings of the House, BJP members were seen clapping when Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked into the House. With folded hands, Modi greeted the members as well as those in the Opposition benches.
As the BJP and its allies captured power in the three North Eastern states, many of the saffron party MPs were seen wearing Assamese 'gamosa'.
Obituary references were made for four former members -- Rudolph Rodrigues, Kamla Prasad Singh, Khagen Das and Kumari Farida Topno. 


With inputs from PTI

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