Rajya Sabha ruckus: Opposition rejects inquiry panel, says bid to ‘intimidate’
The Congress and other Opposition parties have decided to not be a part of an inquiry committee that Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu wants to line up to research the acrimonious scenes that were witnessed on August 11 within the House during the passage of the overall Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill.
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Naidu Thursday saying the constitution of the committee seems to be “designed” to “intimidate” MPs into silence.
Sources said all the main Opposition parties — among them the Trinamool Congress, CPM, CPI, RJD, Shiv Sena, NCP and Aam Aadmi Party — have decided an equivalent .
After the unruly scenes, the Opposition parties had alleged that “outsiders” who weren't a part of “Parliament security” were b...