PM apologises for Labour Minister's absence in RS

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday apologised for the absence of Labour Minister K Chandra Shekhar Rao in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday apologised for the absence of Labour Minister K Chandra Shekhar Rao in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour and said he would ask his cabinet colleagues to give due priority to Parliamentary work.

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"I apologise through you to the House on the absence of Labour Minister. It should normally not have happened. I take note of sentiments of the House. I will convey to my colleagues that Parliamentary work should be given due priority," Singh told Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.

The issue was raised by CPI-M member Dipankar Mukherjee who said the Minister should have been present knowing that it was the day of his ministry's questions.