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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was arguing in favour of a discussion of the violence in Manipur under Rule 267.
A banter between Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar sent peals of laughter through the House, providing a rare break amid heated exchanges this session. The banter, however, soon turned to acrimony as Mr Kharge accused the Chairman of defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi, triggering a sharp response.
The Congress president was arguing in favour of a discussion of the violence in Manipur under Rule 267. The Chair has said that the government is ready to discuss the issue under Rule 176 which provides for a short duration discussion.
The disagreement over the rule to hold the discussion under has blocked proceedings in Upper House for nearly two weeks now.
