Winter session: Naidu won’t let in the dozen, Opposition walks out

Rajya Sabha MPs protest against their suspension at Parliament House during Winter Session, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

Members of Congress and other opposition party on Tuesday staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha after Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu justified the suspension of 12 MPs for the entire winter session of Parliament, saying they haven't shown any remorse for their act of sacrilege of the House in the previous session in August.

Naidu said he was not considering Kharge's appeal as the suspended MPs have not shown any remorse, but on the contrary, justified their acts. "You try to mislead the House, you disturb the House, you ransacked the table, you also threw papers on the chair and also some of them have got on to the table and then you are giving me lessons. This is not the way," he said. "I don't think the appeal of the Leader of the Opposition is worth considering. I am not considering it at all."

Earlier, Kharge said the motion for suspension moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi was in gross violation of the rules and action was taken in the current winter session of Parliament for alleged "unruly" conduct in the last session. The rules require the chair to name the members before such a motion is moved, which did not happen in this case, he said.

Govt says no call on nationwide NRC yet

The central government has not taken any decision yet to prepare a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that CAA had come into force on January 10, 2020, and those covered under it may apply for citizenship after the rules are notified.

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