Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman should resign: Yogendra Yadav

Joining the opposition, Yogendra Yadav, a close friend of Harivansh and leader of Swaraj India has also questioned his role and advised him to resign. He also released a video saying that today will be remembered as a black chapter in the history of the country.

New Delhi: Amid the huge uproar, two key farm bills were passed on Sunday in the Rajya Sabha, while the leaders of the opposition alleged that the proceedings and voting process of Parliament did not happen democratically and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien even reaching the Deputy Chairman's table, tearing up the copy of the Rule Book and pulling his mike.

Despite the high voltage drama, the bills were passed but now the role of Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh is being questioned.

Joining the opposition, Yogendra Yadav, a close friend of Harivansh and leader of Swaraj India has also questioned his role and advised him to resign. He also released a video saying that today will be remembered as a black chapter in the history of the country.

Yadav via the video expressed his disappointment and said that only way Singh can atone for what he let happen is by resigning.

Here's what Yadav said:

"What happened in the Rajya Sabha under your leadership today is a dark chapter in the history of this country. When the farmer of the country will see the history, he will remember what happened in Rajya Sabha today and your name will come.

Friends like me will hang our heads in shame.

The hope was that you would oppose such laws and since you could not do that because you are the Chairman, at least you could have let the debate happen on it be properly so the opposition's voice came out.

Democracy was murdered today.

At least the votes should have been counted honestly. If a single MP demands, then the counting should be done but, that also did not happen.

I was watching, some officer was saying something in your ear and you were doing accordingly. When you watch this video yourself, your head will bow down in shame.

[I] don't know what happened, but there will be times we have to answer our conscience. Now the only way to atone it is to resign from the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha."