Members of Congress, Trinamool Congress, DMK, left-wing parties and some others sat in protest inside Rajya Sabha’s chamber even after the session was adjourned.
The House session ends at 1:00 p.m. M. And Rajya Sabha’s chamber should be disinfected at 3:00 p.m. M. When Lok Sabha sits down for a session. Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha chambers are being used in each House to allow members to follow the rules of physical distancing.
The whip of the head of Congress in Rajya Sabha told PTI that members of the opposition will continue to sit in the Rajya Sabha chamber until 3 pm to present their protest against the government’s attitude.
This was done to mark their protest against the way in which ‘The Agricultural Products Trade and Farmers’ Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020′ and the ‘Agricultural Price and Service Guarantee Agreement’ were published for farmers (empowerment and protection), 2020 ‘. approved in the Chamber without taking into consideration the demands of the opposition.
Members of the opposition had given notices to move motions to send the bills to a Select Committee for further scrutiny, but they were not taken into account as these members were not in their seats in the House and could not move them while protesting. .
Earlier, the House witnessed the uproar when some TMC-led opposition members took to the president’s podium as the government pushed for passage of the two controversial farm bills.
Members of the opposition shouting slogans, including those from the TMC, Congress and the left, created a scandal after Vice President Harivansh failed to consider their demand for a split of votes in a resolution to send the two bills to a select committee.
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