The Rajya Sabha (RS) was adjourned till 11 am on tomorrow over Opposition uproar on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Earlier, the House was adjourned till 2 pm over the same demand. The Opposition created a ruckus soon after the house rejoined at 2 pm after the first adjournment seeing resignation from Minister of State from Home Ajay Mishra Teni over his jailed son Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The Opposition leaders gathered into the Well of the House carrying placards saying ‘Sack MoS Home’ and ‘Amit Shah's MoS must resign’.
The joint Opposition leaders from Congress, DMK, RJD, AAP, NCP, Left, and Shiv Sena also started sloganeering when Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh allowed resuming short discussion about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the country. Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman requested the Opposition to maintain the dignity of the House and participate in the discussion. As the din continued, he adjourned the House for the day. The LS also adjourned till 2 pm earlier in the day over the same issue.
