Congress asks Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House

Congress party issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs, asking them to be present in the House from 11 am till the adjournment of the House from August 1-7.

The sittings of the Rajya Sabha, which were earlier scheduled up to July 26 has been extended up to August 7 to transact essential government legislative business.

The Central government on Tuesday scored a major victory in the Rajya Sabha on the back of cracks in the opposition when the House passed the Triple Talaq Bill after rejecting the opposition's demand to refer the Bill to the Select Committee.