Day four at the winter session of both the houses of the Parliament witnessed an uproar over demonetisation.
Leaders of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) conducted a parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday ahead of the beginning of the day five of the winter session of the parliament. Leaders of the opposition too held a meeting in the parliament ahead of the beginning of today’s session.
“We passed a resolution in favour of demonetisation, was moved by the Home Minister Rajnath Singh,” Urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu said after the BJP Parliamentary party meet.
“We are ready for discussion on demonetisation, have said it many times,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said after the BJP Parliamentary party meet.
“Some people saying even FM did not know of this decision, and then they say the party knew beforehand,” he added.
Meanwhile, president Pranab Mukherjee will be meeting the leaders of opposition on the sidelines demonetisation today.
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4:00 pm: It has become a fashion for all to criticise PM for everything, they are all rattled by the growing popularity of the PM: Venkaiah Naidu
Why is Opp not allowing the house to run? Why are they running away from any discussion? They must clarify: Venkaiah Naidu #demonetisation pic.twitter.com/FXGPmXSRe0
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 22, 2016
Jab chote bache hi inka jawab de sakte hai toh ‘Daddy’ ko aane ki kya zarurat hai?: Babul Supriyo on PM’s absence in Parl. #demonetisation pic.twitter.com/1wec2ooqAU
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 22, 2016
2:05 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow after protests continue over demonetisation row
12:38 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM amid uproar demonetisation
12:15 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned till tomorrow as uproar continues over demonetisation issue
12:13 pm: Uproar in Lok Sabha continues over demonetisation issue, opposition demand PM Modi’s presence in the Parliament.
12:12 pm: Want to tell everyone that we are ready for a debate in both the houses: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar in Lok Sabha
12:10 pm: Congress demand in Lok Sabha PM’s presence in the Parliament for demonetisation debate
12:04 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12:32 PM after continued uproar demonetisation
11:40 am: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon
11:39 am: Opposition demands Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply on the move
11:35 am: Uproar in Rajya Sabha over demonetisation
11:20 am: Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm after protests over demonetisation