The opposition continued its pitch on the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination with the Congress and other parties demanding a discussion on the floor of the house.
With the government insisting on first completing the motion of thanks to the presidential address both houses were adjourned with the Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday, July 1, 11 AM.
Taking potshots at Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said “On entering the Well of Rajya Sabha, Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge said, ‘It is his (Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s) mistake. I went inside to draw his attention. But even then he was not looking. I was drawing attention. He was only looking at the ruling party.
‘When I draw his attention as per the rules, he should look at me, but instead, he deliberately ignored me to insult me. So what was left for me? So to draw attention I would have to either go inside or shout very loudly. So I will say that it is Chairman Sahab’s mistake. I say that he should not do this and should maintain the dignity of this Rajya Sabha. There have been such big scams, the NEET exam, the paper has been leaked, and lakhs of children are worried. So to draw attention to the problem of people, we asked for a specific discussion. We did not want to disturb anyone, we only wanted to raise the issues of the students. But he did not give it a chance, did not even pay attention to it and that is why we had to do this’.
The situation escalated further as opposition members stormed the well of the upper house.
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