The Rajya Sabha functioned for less than 30 minutes on July 28 and was abruptly adjourned for the day after an altercation between Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien.
Informing the House that he had received 47 notices under Rule 267 to discuss Manipur, Mr. Dhankhar said he had already admitted the subject for discussion for a short duration. He also chided the members, saying their behaviour was “worisome and alarming”. He asked members of the Opposition benches to “rise above partisan interests” and allow a short-duration debate.
According to the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States, Rule 267 relates to suspension of rules. A short-duration discussion, on the other hand, is a brief discussion not exceeding two-and-a-half hours under Rule 176.
