New Delhi: Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated disruptions on Monday as the opposition Congress, TMC and SP members created uproar over various issues including political crisis in Karnataka, Sonbhadra killings and mob lynching in Bihar.
As soon as the House resumed at 2 pm, Deputy Chairman Harivansh asked the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai to move The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019 for passage in the House.
Opposition members soon trooped into the well and started raising slogans highlighting various issues like the political crisis in Karnataka, killings in Sonbhadra district of UP and mob lynching in Bihar.
The Deputy Chairman told members that the Chairman has already given a ruling on the political crisis in Karnataka and that the issue cannot be discussed here as the matter is sub-judice.
Raising a point of order under Rule 95, TMC leader Derek O' Brien said members did not get sufficient time to submit amendments to the bill as the draft law was passed by Lok Sabha last week and sent to the House on Friday evening.
He pointed out that the bill was listed for discussion on Monday without giving sufficient notice to members to file their amendments to the draft of the Bill.
The Deputy Chairman said members had time till noon to file their amendments to the Bill.
Bhupender Yadav (BJP) said the Chairman has the power to allow amendments of members.
Raising a point of order, Congress leader Anand Sharma said members should get at least two days notice to file their amendments to the Bill.
He said when bills are not being referred to standing committees for scrutiny, members should be given time to submit their amendments on the Bill.
He said the government is in a tearing hurry to pass the bill and members' right to move amendments is being violated.
The Deputy Chairman called out the names of two members to move their amendments. But when they did not do so, he considered the amendments are not moved.
Raising point of order, DMK member Tiruchi Siva said members, who wanted to move amendments, asked the Chair to bring the House in order, "but you presumed that they did not move amendments".
He requested the Chair to allow them to move amendments after bringing the House in order.
The Deputy Chairman expressed dismay over members throwing pieces of papers on him and other officials sitting below him and asked if this was the way the chair should be treated.
Derek O'Brien in the meantime blamed the Chair for not conducting the business in a congenial environment.
Amid the din, Deputy Charmian adjourned the House till 3 PM.
The proceedings were washed out in the pre-launch period also as opposition parties created uproar over various issues.
Members of the entire opposition were together in raising protests in the House. These included those of Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, DMK, Trinamool Congress, CPI and CPI-M, besides RJD and AAP.
Soon after Deputy chairman Harivansh called for the Question Hour, members continued to create uproar. They soon stormed into the well and started raising slogans.