Continuing the action against unruly MPs in the Rajya Sabha following the suspension of Congress MP Rajni Patil for the entire Budget Session, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar has given his consent for the privilege committee to examine the conduct of 12 MPs from the opposition.
The Rajya Sabha was on Monday adjourned till the beginning of the next part of the Budget Session on March 13 amid pandemonium created by a joint Opposition led by Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, as the chair declined the notices of several members on various issues.
Shortly after being suspended from the proceedings at the Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the ongoing Budget Session, for allegedly violating the directions of chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Congress MP Rajani Ashokrao Patil on Friday denied the charge claiming she was given 'faansi ki sazaa
The outburst came during a heated exchange of words between Union Minister Piyush Goyal and the leader of the opposition Mallikarjun Kharge who have been locking horns after Congress alleged Prime Minister Modi has "links" with industrialist Gautam Adani, showed images accessed by ANI.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Congress leader's remarks were "infused with insinuation against PM Modi and that's what we are objecting to"
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him "Mauni Baba" while questioning his silence on the Adani issue.
The PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association through its chairman Ahmed Abidi sought a declaration from the high court that the Law Minister and Vice President have disqualified themselves from holding the constitutional post by expressing a lack of faith in the Constitution of India.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday called upon the youth to practise and follow Fundamental Duties in the Constitution while exercising their Fundamental Rights, said a press release by Vice President's Secretariat.
The Khap has also said that they would meet Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and state Governor Bandaru Dattatreya so that the "victim" would get justice.