New Delhi: The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M.Venkaiah Naidu on Monday rejected the demand of Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to suspend the Business under rule 267.
Kharge had given a notice of suspension of the Business to discuss the fuel price hike.
Kharge said, “The petrol price has reached Rs 100 per litre in some parts of the country and the government has earned more than Rs 20 lakh crore in the last six years through taxes and it is utmost important to discuss it.” But the Chair did not allow it and said that it was against the rules. The Congress MPs resorted to sloganeering and were asked by the Chair to conduct in parliamentary ways. Following the pandemonium, the House was adjourned till 11 a.m.
In the national capital, petrol was sold for Rs 91.17 per litre on Sunday.
Similarly, in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, the fuel was priced at Rs 97.57, Rs 93.11 and Rs 91.35 per litre, respectively.
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