Several of them were on their feet seeking an apology from Modi. In the din of their slogans, the proceedings were almost drowned.
New Delhi: He’s opened many an innings on the trickiest of pitches yet ‘master blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar realised that politics is a different ball game when opposition protests in Rajya Sabha on Thursday washed away his “maiden” attempt to initiate a discussion on sports.
As the Upper House met at 2 pm after a previous adjournment, a combative Congress members buoyed by the 2G case verdict began demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over remarks against predecessor Manmohan Singh.
Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu was keen that a short duration discussion on ‘the right to play and future of sports in India’, to be initiated by Tendulkar, be taken up.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agrawal, however, raised a point of order, in the context of the 2G verdict. After Agrawal had spoken Naidu again asked the cricketer to proceed with his “maiden” speech.
Tendulkar readied to elaborate on a subject he is most qualified to speak on but belligerent Congress members were in no mood to play ball.
Several of them were on their feet seeking an apology from Modi. In the din of their slogans, the proceedings were almost drowned.
Commotion in parliament continues
Buoyed by the verdict in the 2G case by a special court, an upbeat Congress on Thursday refused to heed the Chair’s plea in the Rajya Sabha for smooth functioning of the House, forcing Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn it for the day.
The Upper House had already been witnessing a ruckus and repeated adjournments since the start of the Winter Session on December 15 over the Congress demanding a clarification from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks against his predecessor Manmoh-an Singh, but still mana-ged to pass two bills. The Lok Sabha, which has also been facing a ruckus, managed to pass four Bills.
With no end in sight to the current impasse on the issue, the proceedings in Parliament continued to be disrupted.
