Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today held a meeting with the floor leaders of different political parties to break the logjam and ensure the orderly functioning of the Upper House.<br />''<br />''Leader of House Piyush Goyal, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Prof. Ramgopal Yadav from Samajwadi party, Elamaram Kareem of CPI(M), Tiruchi Siva of DMK, Sanjay Singh of Aam Adami Party, Sasmit Patra of BJD and others participated in the meeting.<br />''<br />''After the meeting, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said, he had three meetings with the floor leaders of different political parties over the smooth functioning of the House. He urged the leaders to talk with themselves to find a way out.<br />''<br />''Parliament is witnessing continuous disruptions since the start of the second part of the budget session. While the BJP is demanding an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Indian democracy, the opposition parties are insisting on a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani Group matter.<br />''<br />''On Tuesday, the Rajya Sabha Chairman had convened two meetings of the floor leaders of different political parties in the Upper House in an attempt to break the logjam in the House.<br />''<br />''In the meeting, he underlined that it is the prime duty of members to run the proceedings of the House in an orderly manner which is the essence of democracy and the expectation of the people. Mr Dhankhar highlighted that the House is meant for debate and discussion in a collaborative manner, and not for confrontation and deadlock.<br />''<br />''On the same day, the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also chaired a meeting of Floor leaders in the Lower House to end logjam. He said, the priority is to run the House with the cooperation of all political parties. Mr Birla said, we all should focus on holding debates on all issues and legislative business must take place.&nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | March 23, 2023 1:06 PM
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar holds meeting with floor leaders of opposition parties to break logjam & ensure orderly functioning of Upper House