Rajya Sabha functions free of disruptions today after 12 sittings

New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was delighted over the return of normalcy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The Upper House of the Parliament functioned for the full sitting free of any disruptions and forced adjournments which marked the previous 12 sittings of the current monsoon session on Wednesday.
The Congress Members, however, staged a walkout during the end of the sitting raising an issue not connected with the business in progress, when Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur was replying to the marathon debate on the National Anti-Doping Bill.
For the first time, Zero Hour was taken up with 17 Members raising issues of public importance on Wednesday.
Chairman Naidu could not conceal his delight over the return of normalcy in the House and said it in so many words during his meeting with senior officials after the Zero Hour today. He said it was like a refreshing breeze.
Earlier, Naidu noted in the House that Zero Hour could not be taken up so far due to which the Members had lost the opportunity of raising over 180 issues of public importance.
The issues raised during the Zero Hour today related to supporting education of girl students, docking of a Chinese spy submarine at the Sri Lankan Port, exclusion of children from PM-Poshan Scheme due to mandatory linkage of Aadhar, irregularities in the construction of Gaushalas under MNREGA in Madhya Pradesh, high cost of cancer treatment, attacks on Gurudwaras and Sikhs in Afghanistan.
Sports legend PT Usha made her maiden speech in the House while speaking on the National Anti-Doping Bill which was discussed for about six hours.
The productivity of the Rajya Sabha during the first week of this session has been 27 per cent which further fell to 17 per cent during the second week. (ANI).