New Delhi, March 11 -- The Congress and some other Opposition parties staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday after their notices for discussions on issues ranging from 'duplicate' voter ID cards to US funding to voter turnout were rejected, even as Union minister J P Nadda insisted that the government is ready to discuss any issue provided they are under the rules.
The opposition MPs raised slogans after Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, said a dozen notices under Rule 267, which calls for setting aside the business of the day to take up discussions on urgent matters, have been rejected.
Citing the rejection, Harivansh did not allow Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to make his submission.
The opposition MPs then p...