Particle.news
Download on the App Store
47 ARTICLES
·
8h ago

Rajya Sabha Proceedings Grind to a Halt as CISF Marshals Barricade the Well

Opposition leaders accuse the Chair of using CISF marshals to block debate on Bihar’s voter-list revision after adjournment motions were rejected under sub-judice rules.

Image
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that he was “shocked” at the manner in which Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were made to enter the Well of the House during a protest (PTI)
Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh conducts the proceedings of the House on Friday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab)
Image

Overview

  • CISF marshals formed a human chain to block TMC, DMK, AAP and Congress MPs from entering the Rajya Sabha well during sit-in protests over the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls.
  • Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the CISF trooping into the well as “most objectionable” in a letter to Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, and Jairam Ramesh labelled the move a “takeover” of the chamber.
  • Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh rejected 21 adjournment notices seeking to debate the Bihar voter-list exercise, citing its sub-judice status and the Election Commission’s constitutional role.
  • Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and government sources defended the marshals’ presence as a security measure under the Chair’s authority, insisting no MP was barred from speaking.
  • Rajya Sabha sessions have been repeatedly adjourned, washing out Zero Hour and Question Hour and leaving the Monsoon session stalled over the SIR controversy.