Budget session LIVE: Rajya Sabha to allocate 15 hours to discuss farm laws

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 3 

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday agreed to allocate 15 hours to discuss the ongoing farmers’ protest over the three contentious farm laws.

Question Hour will be suspended from Thursday and beginning Friday, Zero Hour and Question Hour will be suspended to extend the time allotted for discussion on Motion of Thanks on President address.

The extended time of five hours will be used for a discussion on farmers’ issues.

The House was adjourned till 9:40 am due to disruptions caused by AAP Members Sanjay Singh, Sushil Gupta and ND Gupta just when Chairman Venkaiah Naidu allowed discussion on Motion of Thanks on President’s address after the Zero Hour was completed.

Naidu named the three Members under Rule 255 of the House which entails their going out of the House; they did not relent and continued sloganeering demanding withdrawal of the farm laws.