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Rajya Sabha runs smoothly for first time in Winter Session
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SME Times News Bureau | 03 Jan, 2019
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday functioned smoothly and completed the zero
and question hours for the first time in this Winter Session of
Parliament.
As the House met for the day, Chairman M. Venkaiah
Naidu, appealed to the members to "see to it that the House functions"
as very few working days are left in the session.
"Once again I
would like to appeal to sections of the House to see that the House is
allowed to function. We have only three more working days, including
today in the current session. There are very important issues, including
ordinances and some important bills on which there is broad consensus.
We are not sending a correct message by not working," Naidu said.
He
regretted that in the last 13 working days, the Upper House failed to
transact any business, and added that when it came to asking for
holidays there 'seemed to be a consensus' but when it came to the
working of the House there "seems to be some reservations in some
people's minds".
"I appeal to everyone of you, please cooperate," he said.
The
session has seen a washout amid protest by AIADMK and DMK members who
would come near the Chair's podium and shout slogans against Meketadu
dam on the Cauvery river in Karnataka.
On Wednesday, the Chair
named the agitating members of Tamil Nadu-based parties and asked them
to withdraw from the House. However, the members stayed put.
On
Thursday, Naidu expressed concern over the members' behaviour and said
that members were expected to follow the Chair's directives.
"I
feel very sad about what happened yesterday. Once the Chair says
something it should be followed by every member. If members say 'no we
don't follow', then how is the House going to function?" Naidu said.
He
said some people are saying that the Chairman was not doing anything
(to ensure smooth functioning of the House). I have spoken to those
members who are agitating more than 10 times. Maybe, more than that. I
have also spoken with other opposition leaders," he said.
Afterwards,
the House resumed the proceedings and members raised their Zero Hour
issues. Later, the Question Hour also ran smoothly.
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