Can't Direct PM To Be Present: Rajya Sabha Chairman On Opposition Demand
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Opposition leaders, who have been demanding a discussion on the ethnic violence in Manipur under Rule 267 of Rajya Sabha, later staged a walkout in protest.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today categorically said he cannot issue a directive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come to the House as opposition leaders pressed for a statement by Narendra Modi on the Manipur issue.
Opposition leaders, who have been demanding a discussion on the ethnic violence in Manipur under Rule 267 of Rajya Sabha, later staged a walkout in protest.
Rule 267 allows for suspension of the listed business for the day to discuss an issue suggested by a member.
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