Mar 15, 2017: As Goa and Manipur slipped out of hands, Congress members stalled the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha today. The House witnessed three adjournments in the pre-lunch session, and two in the post lunch session, finally adjourning it till tomorrow. Both the Congress and the NDA members raised slogans and counter-slogans, blaming each other on the issue.
Congress emerged as single largest party in both Goa and Manipur, however, failed muster support from other parties to attain requisite majority.
When the house reassembled post lunch, Gulam Nabi Azad of the Congress alleged, the Governors of Goa and Manipur have violated the laid down principles of democracy by denying the Congress its opportunity to form the government in both the states as it is the single largest party.
In The Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley denied charges and said, Governors have gone in favour of a coalition with the majority MLAs.
This led the Congress members to rush to the well of the house raising slogans. After adjourning the House till 3PM, Deputy Chairman adjourned the House till tomorrow as there was no improvement in the situation.
