RJD Walks Out From Rajya Sabha As Members Stopped From Raising Issue

Leader of Opposition and Congress member Mallikarjun Kharge supported Mr Jha, but Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not permit them to raise the issue.

The RJD on Wednesday walked out from the Rajya Sabha after its members were not allowed to raise the issue of alleged roughing up of opposition legislators, including some women MLAs, inside the Bihar Assembly. RJD member Manoj Kumar Jha sought to raise the issue of uproar in the Bihar Assembly but was not allowed to do so by the Chair. Leader of Opposition and Congress member Mallikarjun Kharge supported Mr Jha, but Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not permit them to raise the issue, saying matters of states are not allowed to be raised in the upper house. Mr Naidu said he had disallowed some members from raising the issues concerning Maharashtra also. Mr Jha and some other members of the RJD then staged a walkout in protest.