Rajya Sabha stalled over Modi's jibe again

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day soon after it assembled on Friday as Congress insisted that the impasse over the remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against his predecessor Manmohan Singh should be resolved first. For the past week, the opposition has been demanding a clarification from the Prime Minister over his remarks made during the Gujarat election campaign.

As soon as the House assembled and papers were laid, leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said the House should be adjourned till afternoon so that a solution can be found to end the impasse prevailing since December 15.

Minister of state for parliamentary affairs Vijay Goel suggested that the House should continue to function and in the meantime, a solution should be found.

“This is not such an issue that a solution cannot be found,” he said, adding, the Rajya Sabha did function for a day even during the impasse. Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma too insisted the House should be adjourned without any disruption.

Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu tried to continue with the proceedings, but as the Congress did not budge, he adjourned the House for the day. 

Rajya Sabha will now meet again on December 27, after the long weekend and Christmas break.