Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Friday amid uproar as the Opposition's request to hold a discussion on the India-China border situation was disallowed by the chair.
"Our protest rally on December 17 will focus on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue, insult of Maharashtra's icons by the Governor and BJP leaders and other issues. It'll be a silent and peaceful march. We're yet to get permission for it," said NCP leader Ajit Pawar.
Bihar leader of the Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday accused the state government of hiding the actual number of deaths in the Chhapra hooch tragedy by "burning the bodies" without any post-mortem.
BJP MP from Bishnupur said that the stampede was conspired by the TMC to frame BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Dissatisfied with the reply of Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on the increased prices of petrol and diesel in the country, opposition parties staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Refuting the opposition's allegation that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to finish him off, the former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that the party is not neglecting him.
"Red eye" of the Modi government is covered with "Chinese glasses", said Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday taking a dig at the Centre for not holding a discussion in Parliament over the India-China December 9 clashes.
Kushwaha said in his statement, "If the opposition wants to debate and discuss any matter, they are welcome. But it's not right to halt the ongoings of the assembly in such a disruptive manner.''
A total of 17 Opposition parties on Wednesday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha accusing the government of not holding a discussion over the December 9 clashes along the LAC between the Indian and Chinese forces at the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh.
Calling the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project a lifeline for 13 districts of the state, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday categorically said that the Opposition should not indulge in politics concerning the project, adding that the Congress government has committed Rs 9,500 cr for t