Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon

Team Udayavani, Feb 9, 2018, 11:49 AM IST

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings were today adjourned till noon after members from Andhra Pradesh continued their protest demanding special package for the state.

No sooner had listed papers been laid on the table, KVP Ramachandra Rao (Cong) walked into the Well of the House holding a banner that read: “Implement Special Category Status, Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, assurance given by PM on 20.020.2014.” 

TDP members soon followed him into the Well raising slogans like “we want justice.”  Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu asked members to return to their seats so that the zero hour could be taken up. With members refusing to heed to his requests, Naidu said he had two options before him – adjourn the house or name the MPs.

Derek O’Brien (TMC) urged the chair to take action against the MPs so that zero hour and further discussion on the Budget could take place. Satyavrat Chaturvedi (Cong) too urged Naidu to take action so that zero hour could be taken up. Naidu, however, adjourned the proceedings till 12 noon.