An argument erupted within the Rajya Sabha after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar introduced within the Home {that a} wad of forex notes was “recovered from seat 222, presently allotted to Abhishek Manu Singhvi,” on the closing of Rajya Sabha on December 5. In line with Dhankar, what seemed to be a wad of Rs 500 notes was discovered in the course of the routine “anti-sabotage” safety test within the Home.
In response, Congress’s Singhvi posted on social media, “Heard of it first time now. By no means heard of it until now. I carry one Rs 500 notice once I go to Rajya Sabha. I reached contained in the Home at 12.57 pm yesterday, and the Home rose at 1 pm. Then I sat within the canteen until 1.30 pm with Ayodhya Rami Reddy, then I left Parliament.”
Amid ruckus raised by the Opposition over Singhvi’s title developing, Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge stated, “After investigation solely a conclusion must be arrived at. Earlier than an investigation, the member mustn’t have been named.”
To this, Dhankhar stated he can not decide whether it is pretend forex or not and an investigation will reveal the identical. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiran Rijiju stated, “We’re solely saying an investigation must be executed. Why are they opposing it?”
The Chief of the Home J P Nadda stated that the Opposition is worried in regards to the Home being disrupted solely when the Treasury Benches increase a problem.
Whereas the Opposition raised the demand for Zero Hour, Nadda stated, “At this time they’re involved in regards to the Zero Hour.” Minister Piyush Goyal added, “What number of days did they disrupt the Home up to now?”
