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Rajya Sabha adjourned over Ram Temple donations
The Hindu··1 Aug
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on July 31 amid opposition sloganeering over alleged misappropriation of Ram Temple donation funds and demands for Home Minister Amit Shah to respond to the July 20 protest crackdown. Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan declined an immediate request to let Kharge speak, ruling that no further Rule 267 notices would be admitted.
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What It Means For You
- Citizens who donated to Ayodhya Ram Temple construction can follow whether Parliament investigates alleged fund misappropriation raised by the opposition.
- Anyone following the Monsoon session sees how procedural rules like Rule 267 can determine whether an issue gets debated at all.
- Voters tracking accountability on the NEET protest crackdown can see the opposition using this session to press for Home Minister Amit Shah's response.
What's Happening
- The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on July 31 amid opposition sloganeering over alleged misappropriation of Ram Temple donation funds.
- Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan declined an immediate request to let Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge speak, saying no Rule 267 notices would be admitted afterward.
- Opposition MPs also demanded Home Minister Amit Shah respond to the use of force, including pellet guns, against protesters on July 20.
Rule 267 And The Fight Over Who Gets To Speak
- Kharge's Rule 267 notice specifically raised alleged irregularities in land acquisition and fund use for the Ayodhya Ram Temple construction project.
- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused the opposition of cheap politics, while the Chairman said the party was still behaving in Emergency mode.
- This is at least the second major adjournment of the Monsoon session tied to the July 20 protest crackdown and paper leak fallout.
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