Rajya Sabha adjourned till March 13 after sloganeering by opposition MPs

Opposition MPs Raghav Chaddha, Sanjay Singh, Imran Pratapgarhi, Shakti Singh Gohil, Sandeep Pathak and Kumar Ketkar among the others warned by the Chair for entering the well of the House today.

Updated on: Feb 13, 2023, 12:29:02 IST

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High drama ensued in Rajya Sabha after parts of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's speech claiming that the House was acting under pressure from the government were expunged.

Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expunged parts of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's speech in House. (Twitter/ANI)

“LoP, you've indicated in so many words that the Chair is acting under pressure. These words are expunged. You are forfeiting your right to hold the floor of the House. Every time you are saying that the Chair is acting under pressure”, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar told Kharge in the House.

Later, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till March 13 amid sloganeering by opposition MPs.

Later, MPs Raghav Chaddha, Sanjay Singh, Imran Pratapgarhi, Shakti Singh Gohil, Sandeep Pathak and Kumar Ketkar among the others warned by the Chair for entering the well of the House today.

The opposition has been cornering the Modi government over the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group. Earlier, leaders from 14 opposition parties held a meeting in Kharge's chamber in the Parliament.

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