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Rajya Sabha disrupted by Opposition sloganeering; House adjourned till noon
The Rajya Sabha is a big meeting room in India where important leaders discuss the country's rules and plans.
On Wednesday, some members were upset and wanted to talk, so they started shouting slogans and walked to the front of the room.
Chairman Radhakrishnan told them they had to sit back down before he would let them speak.
When they kept shouting, he warned them about the house rules and paused the meeting until noon.
Some members talked about good things, like the first hydrogen-powered train in India and a private company called Skyroot sending a rocket into space.
A doctor from Maharashtra said the same medicine costs very different amounts in different places, so she asked for fair prices and generic medicines.
Another member said the government's health insurance papers are too hard for ordinary people to understand.
Many important reports were placed on the table when the meeting started at 11 a.m.
In the end, the Chairman briefly stopped the meeting, and everyone waited until noon to continue.
Opposition MPs repeatedly shouted slogans and trooped into the well of the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour on Wednesday.
Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan warned members under Rule 235 and briefly adjourned the House till noon.
BJP members highlighted achievements, including in Jammu and Kashmir, the first hydrogen fuel train and Skyroot's rocket launch.
Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni flagged medicine price variations of 600-1,100 per cent and urged mandatory generic prescriptions.
Papers from ministries including Education, Home Affairs and Road Transport and Highways were laid when the House met at 11 a.m.
- Who
- Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha and Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan
- What
- Repeated sloganeering and interruptions during Zero Hour led the Chairman to warn members and briefly adjourn the House till noon
- Where
- Rajya Sabha, New Delhi
- When
- On Wednesday
- Why
- Opposition members demanded permission to speak, while the Chairman insisted they return to their seats before being allowed
Opposition MPs
Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan
House disruptions
Opposition MPs
Opposition members sloganeered and entered the well of the House to press their demand to be heard on issues.
Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan
The Chairman warned members against violating Rule 235 and adjourned the House till noon when the disruption continued.
Permission to speak
Opposition MPs
Opposition members repeatedly demanded permission to speak on matters during Zero Hour.
Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan
The Chairman said he would permit them only after they returned to their seats.
Key facts
- Institution
- Rajya Sabha
- Location
- New Delhi
- Chairman
- C.P. Radhakrishnan
- Key event
- Sloganeering and disruptions during Zero Hour; House adjourned till noon
- Rule cited
- Rule 235
- Rail demand
- Extend hydrogen fuel train route to Jind-Panipat-Rohtak
- Medicine profiteering
- 600-1,100 per cent price differences
- Reports laid
- Education, Social Justice and Empowerment, Home Affairs, Road Transport and Highways, and Women and Child Development ministries









