New Delhi: As the logjam in the Rajya Sabha over the conversion issue continued Monday with the opposition once again demanding a debate, Congress accused Prime Minister Modi of shying away from a debate on the issue.
"Opposition is not running away from a debate, it is the prime minister, who is shying away resulting in the deadlock", Congress leader Anand Sharma said in the Rajya Sabha Monday.
Sharma was joined by Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien who said: "We are not running away from a discussion. We want a discussion on the issue of conversion. We want the PM to come to the house".
Earlier, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal said he has submitted a notice to suspend all work and take up the debate.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, however, said that the notice cannot be admitted since the issue has already been raised once.
"...the debate is inadmissible since the debate has been taken up once," said Jaitley.
Members had slammed the government for not fulfilling its promises but going ahead with the 'Ghar Wapsi' agenda.
"They promised they will give farmer one and a half times returns for their input cost, they promised bringing back black money, and creating jobs. None of this was done but they are going ahead with reconversions," said SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav.
He was joined by other members, including Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav and Left leader Sitaram Yechury.
Opposition members then trooped near the chairman's podium, displaying placards and shouting slogans.
As protests continued, Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien adjourned the house till noon.
The scene remained similar when the house met for question hour at noon. Chairman M. Hamid Ansari first adjourned the house for 15 minutes, and then till 2 p.m.
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