Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called on Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar at Parliament House after the conclusion of the session of the Rajya Sabha.
In a scathing attack on Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge "shielded" someone who should have borne the brunt of the party's loss in the recently concluded Lok Sabh
As proceedings of Rajya Sabha began this morning, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhhar offered condolences on the loss of lives in the stampede in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.
Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in a stern tone said that Leader of Opposition in the House Mallikarjun Kharge cannot every time "rundown the chair" and said that there has been such disregard for the chair from his part.
Amidst the high-voltage debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Rajya Sabha, a heated argument took place between Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on the issue of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
"Under Rule 267 we are demanding a special discussion on it in the House, and after that, we will state our demands," Kharge said speaking to reporters on Friday.
The opposition continued its strident pitch on the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination with the Congress and other parties demanding a discussion on the floor of the house.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that citizens have expressed their faith in the country's democratic polity while exercising their franchise in Lok Sabha polls and that dialogue, discussion, deliberations and debate are the essence of democracy.