Parliament session begins with face-off over Uttarakhand

New Delhi: Not heeding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s request of discussing issues in Parliament in a “democratic spirit,” Congress members on Monday created ruckus in both Houses over imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand and  Arunachal Pradesh, accusing the Modi government of “murdering democracy.”

The issue rocked both Houses on the first day of the second half of the budget session with Congress members in both Houses storming the Well and party president Sonia Gandhi joining them in raising slogans.

Almost the entire Congress was in the Well in the Rajya Sabha, shouting anti-NDA and anti-PM slogans and members of other opposition parties including JD(U) and Left were seen supporting them.

Mean-while, the Government placed copies of the proclamation of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand in both Houses of Parliament amid objections by Congress members.

Before the two Houses met for the day in the morning, the Prime Minister hoped that members of all parties will discuss issues in a democratic spirit and take good decisions.

He hoped that members will involve themselves in free discussions and important decisions will be taken.

In the Lok Sabha, leader of Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge and his party colleagues staged a dharna in the Well as their notice for adjournment motion on the issue was rejected by the Chair.

In the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad raised the issue accusing the central government of “deliberately provoking” the Opposition.