Day 6 of Parliament's winter session has been disrupted as government, opposition spar over Rafale deal and the 1983 anti-Sikh riots case. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till tomorrow. Earlier in the day, BJP lawmakers had given privilege motion notice to the Secretary of Lok Sabha against Rahul Gandhi. Anurag Thakur, Nishikant Dubey and Sanjay Jaiswal sought action against Mr Gandhi over his speech during the debate on the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government in Parliament's Monsoon Session. The members moved notice of breach of privilege alleging that he spoke "falsehood" and "misled the house" over the deal. The winter session of parliament that started on December 11 will end on January 8. This is the last full session for the NDA before the 2019 national elections.
On Friday, the Supreme Court had rejected any corruption in the Rs. 59,000-crore Rafale jet deal and dismissed all petitions asking for an investigation. The Centre then approached the top court for a "factual correction" in a paragraph in its judgement which has a reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General report and parliament's Public Accounts Committee or PAC. The Congress has accused the government of "misleading" the top court and demanded a recall of the verdict and a notice to the Modi government for perjury and contempt of court.
Here are the Highlights on Parliament's Winter Session:
It's understandable that opposition parties disrupt Govt Bills & Business' in Parliament to spoil the good works of the Govt. But I fail to understand why the question hour is being disrupted? Question hour is MP's privilege to question the Ministers. It's very interesting too!
- Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) December 18, 2018
