Parliament update:Rajya Sabha adjourned for a day over Rafale row,Lok Sabha to resume at 12pm

The Parliament opened on a shaky note Wednesday as the Opposition’s protests adjourned the proceedings of both the houses. While the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12 pm, Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned till 11 am tomorrow. MP’s from the Congress and AIADMK shouted slogans and held up placards to register protest over Rafale and Cauvery river dam issue respectively.

The Congress has been demanding a privilege motion against the Centre for allegedly misleading the Parliament and Supreme Court on the Rafale arms deal and has asked for the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the alleged irregularities in the said deal. AIADMK and DMK have been protesting over the construction of a dam on Cauvery river. TDP has been demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday announced that December 24 and 26 will be a holiday for the House to give an extended weekend break for Christmas celebrations.

The 6th day of the Winter Session of the Parliament remained largely unproductive.

Rahul lashed out at Modi government for not making any efforts towards waiving-off farmers’ loans. Rahul claimed the Centre had waived the loans of 15 big industrialists, adding up to about Rs 3.5 lakh crore, but not even a rupee of farmers’ debt was written off.

Lok Sabha holoidays have been extended.Previously only December 25 was declared as a holiday for Christmas. But now even Monday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 26 have been declared as holidays, giving members a five-day break beginning Saturday, December 22.