New Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day soon after it met for the post-lunch sitting on Tuesday, amid the Opposition's protest over police lathi charge on students protesting the NEET examination paper leak.
The Upper House saw multiple adjournments.
As soon as the House met for the post-lunch sitting, Opposition MPs started raising slogans. Following this, Deputy Chairman Harivansh adjourned the House for the day.
Earlier on Tuesday, after official papers were laid on the table of the House, leader of the Opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge rose to speak on the police action against students who had staged protests on Monday over the alleged leak of the medical entrance examination question papers.
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Kharge alleged that the protesting students were lathi-charged and police also used tear gas.
His remarks triggered slogan-shouting by Treasury bench members, which was met with counter-slogans from the Opposition.
Amid the uproar, Chairman C P Radhakrishnan adjourned the House till noon.
When the House met again at noon, Secretary General P C Mody read out a message from the Lok Sabha amid continuing commotion.
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Mody informed the House that the Lok Sabha, in its sitting on Monday, had adopted a motion recommending that the Rajya Sabha elect two members to a joint committee on offices of profit to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of N R Elango and Deepak Prakash.
With members continuing to protest, the Chairman adjourned the House for the second time till 2 pm.
