Rajya Sabha Adjourned for the Day As Opposition Demand Discussion Over Fuel Prices
The house was adjourned without transacting any legislative business after uproar over the chair denying the oppositionâs demand for a discussion on rising fuel prices.
Opposition leaders stage a protest over rise in fuel prices in Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, March 8, 2021.
Politics08/Mar/2021
New Delhi:Â The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day without transacting any legislative business amid an uproar by opposition members who were demanding a discussion on the rising fuel prices.
The house was first adjourned for about an hour till 11 am and then again till 1 pm as opposition parties created an uproar over their demand to hold a discussion on the steep rise in the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinders. The chair, however, did not concede to their demands.