Uproar over no-trust move, Rajya Sabha adjourned

Nadda then said, “What is the relationship between Sonia Gandhi and Soros? The country wants to know.”

Countering Nadda, Kharge said, “… he said nothing should be said against the Chairman’s orders, and that this is contempt. Yeh log vishay ko bhatkana chahte hain (They want to divert the issue).”

Dhankhar said, “Have you come to the Business Advisory Committee? Have you accepted my invitation?”, sparking an uproar from the Opposition following which the House was adjourned till 2 pm.

After the House reconvened amid sloganeering, Dhankhar allowed TMC MP Derek O’Brien to raise a point of order under Rule 251. However, his point was not placed on record even amid uproar.

Senior JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda stood up to speak and raised the issue of no-trust motion and said “it should not have happened”. He alleged that Kharge’s “colleagues are not allowing the House to function”.

Kharge then raised a point of order under Rule 238(a), which said that allegations of “incriminatory nature” against any member cannot be allowed in the House. Dhankhar repeatedly asked him what the point of order was and adjourned the House till 11 am on December 13.