Budget Session Kicks Off On A Dramatic, Stormy Note: An Analysis

Day two of the Budget session of Parliament saw Rajya Sabha face repeated adjournments as Opposition party BSP stormed the Well of the House demanding that the BJP government come clear on the constitution of an inquiry committee into the suicide of Rohith Vemula. The House was then adjourned for the day. In Lok Sabha, a discussion is currently underway on the controversy arising out of the suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula as well as the Jawaharlal Nehru University ‘anti-national’ row. Jyotiraditya Scindia led the charge for the Congress, while BJP’s Anurag Thakur countered him. - See more