New Delhi: Proceedings in the Parliament were adjourned on Tuesday following an uproar by AIADMK members over former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram's alleged involvement in the Aircel-Maxis scam. AIADMK members marched into the Well of the House and raised slogans against Karti, following which the Rajya Sabha was adjourned.
Earlier in the day, following the furore over Minister of State for Human Resource and Development Ram Shankar Katheria's inflammatory rant against the Muslim community, the Congress moved an adjournment motion on the matter in the Rajya Sabha. However, Katheria cried foul saying that the charges against him were completely untrue.
According to the footage, Katheria, along with BJP MP from Fatehpur Sikri Babu Lal, had recently attended a condolence meeting held for VHP worker Arun Mahaur, who was allegedly killed by Muslim youth, in Agra. During the meeting, several speakers threatened the Muslim community of revenge.
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Meanwhile, the Congress Party, which gave the privilege motion against Union Human Resource and Development Minister Smriti Irani urged Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan to reprimand the minister, thus maintaining the tradition of the Parliament where no one is allowed to lie.
Here are the live updates:
3.50 pm: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day.
2.15 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 3 pm after uproar by AIADMK members.
2.10 pm: AIADMK continues to protest in well in RS. Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad says this is being organized by ruling party
12.15 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned again till 2 pm after protest by AIADMK members against Karti Chidambaram.
11.45 am: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till noon after ruckus over BJP minister Ram Shankar Katheria's remarks.
Lok Sabha adjourned briefly following uproar by AIADMK members seeking action against former Minister P Chidambaram's son Karthi.
11.40 am: BSP gives privilege motion against HRD minister Smriti Irani in Rajya Sabha.
11.35 am: Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has given a privilege motion against Jyotiraditya Scindia. "The letter I sent to HRD Ministry never had Rohith's name. Jyotiraditya Scindia has tarnished my image," says Bandaru Dattatreya in Lok Sabha.
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11.30 am: Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Ranjeet Ranjan give privilege motion against HRD minister Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha.
11.06 am: Lok Sabha adjourned till 11.15 am.
11.00 am: Congress moves adjournment motion in both Houses of Parliament over BJP minister Ram Shankar Katheria's remarks. Katheria created a stir after he called Muslims 'traitors' and 'demons' and asked Hindus to pick up 'guns' for polls.
Earlier, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said, "Unfortunately, Sumitra ji is a bit of a partisan speaker and does not give ruling in a correct way. But this is a tradition where the Parliament must come together and reprimand the minister. It is not the matter of a BJP Minister or any other minister. It is a tradition you are setting. Once you let Smriti Irani ji go misleading the house, then any other minister will start doing that. It will be a sad day for democracy if it happens."
"It is very clear that Smriti Irani misled the house. There are three factual errors that she made. It is a very serious matter. In the Parliament, ministers cannot quote wrong facts. In this case it was not a mistake because she knew exactly what was happening, she had all the facts with her and deliberately she told lies in the Parliament," he added.
Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Ranjeet Ranjan today gave the privilege motion against Smriti Irani in the Lok Sabha as party vice president Rahul Gandhi is expected to address the House today.
The Congress gave notice for a privilege motion against Irani yesterday and created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha for a short while before Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stood to present the General Budget 2016-17.
The grand old party claimed earlier that Irani's arrogance and blatant lies in Parliament during the discussion on Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula forced them to move the privilege motion against her.
Irani in her speech in Parliament had said there was no question of an apology from her. She pointed out that according to a report submitted to the Telangana High Court, the police had reached Rohith's hostel at 7:20 pm when they found the body.
"The police said that when they reached the hostel, they found the room open and the dead body was on the table. A hand written suicide note was found. The suicide note that was left behind does not blame anyone," she said.
"This is not my submission. This is what the police said. No one allowed a doctor near this child, to revive this child. Instead, his body was used as a political tool. No police was allowed till 6:30 am the following morning. Who tried to help this child?" she asked.
