Rajya Sabha Chairman in exchange with LoP Kharge who is demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Adani issue said, "It seems you will set up a JPC on me."
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday, after the Opposition MPs walked up to the 'Well of the House' demanding PM Modi to respond on the Adani issue.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh informed via a tweet that the opposition parties are going to have a meeting on Tuesday to decide the day's strategy as there are no efforts from the Government to break the logjam caused by its refusal to allow the opposition to even raise its demand for a JPC
Lashing out at the Opposition for spreading 'misinformation' about Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the past, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said several false allegations were levelled against the government while precious working hours in the Parliament were wasted.
Soon after the proceedings of the day began both the houses were adjourned till 2 PM today. A discussion on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address was scheduled to be taken up in both houses today.
Both houses of the Parliament have been adjourned till 2 pm amid heavy sloganeering by the Opposition MPs demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue.
Opposition parties on Monday protested near the Gandhi statue outside Parliament and demanded a Joint Parliament Committe investigation or Supreme Court-monitored probe into the Hindenburg-Adani row.
Earlier on Friday, the Congress and 16 opposition parties demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) or Supreme Court-monitored probe into the Hindunberg report against the Adani Group, alleging a scam.