New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to appear in the Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour on Thursday amidst the stalemate in the Parliament over the alleged hate speech made by the Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti during a recent rally here.
Even after disrupting the Parliament’s work for two consecutive days the opposition MPs seems to be adamant and united to disrupt both Houses of Parliament for the third day today, demanding her resignation and the government categorically saying no.
A united Opposition created an uproar in both houses, leading to repeated adjournments in the Rajya Sabha and once in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
However, Delhi Police had yesterday registered a complaint against the minister.
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti triggered a row while addressing a rally in the national capital on Monday when she said, "The people of Delhi have to decide if they want a government of ha***zadon (descendants of Ram) or ha***zadon (those who are illegitimately born)."
Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu had appealed to the Opposition yesterday, to not disrupt the Question Hour to be held today, saying they can talk out and walk out but "let there be no break out".
Trouble is expected again today when Prime Minister Modi will arrive in the Rajya Sabha for answering questions relating to departments under his charge.
Yesterday, the appeal by the Parliamentary Affairs Minister came as Rajya Sabha witnessed a virtual wash-out of its proceedings on the second day amidst no immediate signs of a breakthrough in the impasse with the government having rejected calls for Jyoti to resign from her post.
"The question does not arise at all. There is no question of the minister resigning at all," Naidu told reporters while also ruling out any apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the row.
Hitting out at the government for causing disruptions in parliamentary proceedings, Naidu charged that it was not behaving responsibly. He said that though the BJP and its allies had won a massive majority, the opposition is not allowing the House to run.
"They are decimated there but united here," he said, adding that if opposition parties were so agitated, they should go to police and file a complaint over the remarks by Jyoti.
Seeking to counter Congress, Naidu claimed that leaders like Beni Prasad Verma of the rival party had spoken indecorously about Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee but had never apologised for it.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ashwani Kumar said that "unless the Prime Minister assures us that he will take action against her (Jyoti), we will not stay quiet".
In the Rajya Sabha where the government is in minority, the Opposition members advanced to the Chairman's podium, shouted slogans and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's explanation on the issue.
"We feel shame in repeating what the minister said. A mere apology is unacceptable," Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said.
Congress leader Anand Sharma said: "We don't accept apology. The prime minister should come to the house and sack the minister. It is a cognizable and non-compoundable crime, punishable up to three years in jail."
Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien had to thrice adjourn the proceedings of the house, before adjourning the house till 2 pm.
Post lunch, opposition members continued shouting slogans and demanded the minister's dismissal from the council of ministers.
Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav said Jyoti's comment was against the secular spirit of the Constitution.
As the disruptions continued, the house was adjourned for the day.
Similar scenes were witnessed in the Lok Sabha, where Prime Minister Modi was present.
Raising the issue, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said: "As the prime minister is present here today, I want the minister to be asked to resign."
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the minister has already apologised.
"Yesterday (Tuesday), the issue was discussed and the minister also apologised. Why are they raising the issue again?" he said.
The speaker also dismissed the adjournment motion and notice for suspension of question hour. MPs went near the speaker's podium shouting slogans like 'PM Jawab do' (prime minister must answer).
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said all members will have to apologise if such issues get raised all the time.
It seems that the Opposition is seeking to corner the government over the issue as the NDA dispensation does not have a majority in the Upper House.
(Withe Agency inputs)
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