Naidu reviews August 11 House ruckus video
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday went to the Parliament House to watch the recorded proceedings of August 11 when some marshals and a few Opposition lawmakers were seen jostling on the floor of the House, people aware of the development said.
Naidu watched the entire visual recording of the incidents in the House, including those involving some members and marshals on August 11, the people cited above said.
On Friday, officials of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said legal consultation is being sought to arrive at a decision on how to take action against the MPs seen manhandling the marshals, damaging House property and were named in the complaints by two marshals who were injured in the melee.
While Opposition members staged a walkout from the House, protesting the hurried passage of bills and deployment of security personnel inside the House, the government blamed the Opposition members for manhandling the marshals.
Communist Party of India MP Binoy Viswam, on Saturday wrote to Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, Desh Deepak
Verma, requesting a detailed probe in August 11 events.
“Requesting you to conduct a detailed probe into the events that transpired on 11th August 2021 when members of the Opposition, including me, were physically manhandled and targeted by unknown personnel in the Parliament. These unfortunate instances occurred when the Government tried to bulldoze the passing of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021...,” Viswam said.
During the ruckus, at least two marshals complained of injuries, while Congress’s Phulo Devi Netam and Chhaya Verma alleged they were manhandled.
The government, however, sought exemplary action against the MPs accused of violating parliamentary decorum.