RS ADJOURNED AS GOVT, OPPN SHARE HEATED EXCHANGES

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed heated exchanges between the ruling party and the opposition over the Chandigarh stalking case among other issues, leading to its adjournment for the day.

The House, which had earlier seen a discussion on the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, witnessed two adjournments as the opposition and the treasury benches stuck to their respective stands.

They raised slogans against the BJP on the matter related to stalking of a girl in Chandigarh by the son of a Haryana BJP leader.

Haryana Congress leader Kumari Selja said the government was protecting the accused in the stalking case and trying to push matter under the carpet. Pressing for a discussion on the stalking incident, the opposition members led by those from the Congress trooped into the well, raising anti-government slogans.

Congress deputy leader Anand Sharma said Chandigarh being a Union Territory was directly administered by the home minister who should come to the House and give a statement on the issue.

Consensus eluded on running of the House even after the leaders of the two sides met in the presence of deputy chairman P J Kurien to break the deadlock.

Those who attended the meeting after the second adjournment included Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Ravi Shankar Prasad, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Jairam Ramesh and Kumari Selja.

HARYANA CONGRESS LEADER KUMARI SELJA SAYS STATE GOVT IS PROTECTING THE TWO ACCUSED IN THE STALKING CASE