NEW DELHI, Dec 13: The opposition move to seek impeachment of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar led to pandemonium in Rajya Sabha on Friday, with opposition and treasury benches clashing over the issue and the chairperson saying it is not a campaign against him but against the farmer community he belongs to.
The proceedings of the House, which have been marred because of the no-trust notice and the Adani row, were adjourned for the day in the first hour itself, but not before Dhankhar saying he was a farmer’s son and will not “show weakness”. ”Day in and day out there is only a campaign against the chairman… it’s a campaign not against me, it’s a campaign against the category to which I belong,” he asserted while expressing anguish.
“I am personally pained for a reason that the main opposition party has put is as a blitz, as a campaign against the chairman. They are entitled to bring motion against me. This is their constitutional right but they are deviating from the constitutional provisions. ,” he said.
The chairperson, before adjourning the proceedings around 11.45 am till Monday, appealed to Leader of Opposition in the House Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the House J P Nadda to come to his chamber for finding a way out to end the logjam.
“I appeal to you Kharge ji, please spare time, accept my prayer, see me in my chamber today. Same request I am making to the Leader of the House also…
“I will try to navigate things so that we are able to work as member of the House. I would expect Kharge ji to respond. Lets us meet in my chamber and find a way out,” Dhankhar said.When he appealed to Kharge, an angry leader of opposition retorted angrily. “How can I respect you. You are insulting me,” the Congress president said.
As he was speaking, the Chair adjourned the proceedings till Monday.The Rajya Sabha is expected to start a two-day debate on the Constitution of India. This has been a major demand of the opposition to end the logjam during the first week of the winter session. (PTI)
