Tempers both outside and inside the Parliament were high on Tuesday morning. Inside the Rajya Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, and Leader of the House Piyush Goyal, sparred with each other, with Mr. Kharge demanding a debate on violence in Manipur and Mr. Goyal batting for a debate on atrocities against women in Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
In the Lok Sabha, meanwhile, a meeting with floor leaders was convened by Speaker Om Birla, but it failed break the logjam. Outside, suspended AAP MP Sanjay Singh, sat in protest along with other colleagues from the INDIA parties.
Opposition parties moved 51 notices under Rule 267 on the Manipur situation. The rule requires suspension of business to debate the subject on hand. From the Treasury Benches, three notices were moved on a lesser Rule 176 to discuss atrocities against women in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
