Rajya Sabha adjourned amid Opposition protests over NEET issue

After multiple adjournments, the Rajya Sabha failed to transact any significant listed business on Wednesday, apart from the laying of a few papers on the Table. 

The Upper House remained paralysed throughout the day amid heated exchanges over the NEET paper leak issue, ultimately leading to its adjournment for the day.

When the House reassembled at 3 p.m. following repeated breaks, DMK MP Tiruchi Siva emphasised that the prevailing situation in the country was a “rare occasion” that deserved immediate discussion in Parliament. He was referring to Deputy



Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh’s earlier observations that Rule 267 should be invoked only on the “rarest of rare” occasions, prompting strong rebuttals from the Opposition.

The Deputy Chairman then allowed Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to comment. Rijiju criticised the Congress for shifting the goalposts. He noted that the party had initially sought a discussion, but Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was now adding fresh conditions.

Rijiju appealed to senior members to help find a way forward so that the House could function.