Only 21 members including three ministers of the Lok sabha were present in the Parliament this afternoon. The minimum number of members required in an assembly is one tenth of the total members, that is 240. The Rajya Sabha was, hence, adjourned because of the poor attendance. The visuals of the rows of empty seats in the Parliament was indeed a sight!
One of the opposition leaders from the crowd said during the meeting, “The government is not running the house. We are trying to.” The reason for not being present in the house, because the opposition leaders claim the government is not earnest in running the Rajya Sabha. Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi answered to a voice from the crowd saying, “You are responsible for running the house and if the house is getting adjourned.”
Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien, due to the poor attendance said, “There is no quorum hence the house is adjourned till 11 A.M., on Wednesday.” The house has been scarcely functioning since November 16th after the Demonetization hit the people across India. Since then, the opposition has been demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi to respond to the ban of the notes which has affected people of all walks of life.
