NEW DELHI: Amid a ruckus in the Upper House over deployment of CISF personnel in Rajya Sabha, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju slammed the opposition on Tuesday, saying that they have attempted to lower the decorum of the House and mislead the nation by spreading false information about the deployment of security personnel inside Parliament.
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Rijiju mentioned that the ruckus erupted in the House when they raised objections to Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to the Deputy Chairman during discussions.
“The opposition has alleged that the government deployed personnel from the Army, police, and CISF. However, the Chair clarified that no external military or police forces were deployed; only the House marshals were present. As per the rules, only marshals are allowed inside the Parliament. Apart from marshals, only members and staff are permitted entry. The opposition spread falsehoods through the media… They attempted to lower the decorum of the House and mislead the nation,” the Union Minister said.
“Today marks the start of the third week of the session. In these days, we haven’t been able to pass a single bill. We passed a Shipping Bill in the Rajya Sabha, and in the Lok Sabha, we passed the statutory resolution on President’s Rule in Manipur, which we will pass in the Rajya Sabha today,” he said.
The Union Minister appealed to the Opposition to allow the smooth functioning of the House.
“We will be bringing more bills forward, but before that, I appeal to the main opposition parties not to obstruct bills and other parliamentary work. The people of the country have sent us to Parliament so we can work for them,” Rijiju said.
