Logjam in the Rajya Sabha over controversial remarks of Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has ended. This follows an appeal by Chairman Hamid Ansari to the Opposition to allow the House to function. The House is now functioning normally. Earlier, the House was adjourned till noon with the entire opposition insisting on moving a resolution seeking disapproval of behaviour by any member of the House, including Ministers which is inflammatory and derogatory to the Constitution. As soon as the House met for the day, the opposition insisted on moving the resolution to break the impasse in the House over the objectionable remarks made by Minister of State Niranjan Jyoti.

Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed deputy Leader of Congress, Anand Sharma to raise the issue on the condition that the Zero Hour will be taken up soon after it. However, Mr Sharma tried to move a two-line resolution over the issue which was objected to by the treasury benches. Stating that prior permission is required for moving any resolution, the Deputy Chairman disallowed it. The opposition members remained unrelenting over their demand and trooped into the well of the house seeking voting over their proposed resolution. Amidst noisy scenes, the Chair adjourned the house till noon.