Notice for Privilege Motion against Jaitley in RS

Trinamool Congress today gave a notice for Privilege Motion against Leader of Rajya Sabha and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, alleging that he had misled the House on the issue of government circular to Navodaya Vidyalaya schools.
In the notice, Trinamool leader Derek O'Brien said the government had ordered the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to instruct the schools under it to remain open and observe 'Good Governance Day' on December 25, the Christmas day. It is also the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
He cited a "circular" sent out on December 10 to make his point.
"The HRD Ministry denied that notifications were issued to instruct schools to remain open on December 25, 2014, which was informed by Shri Arun Jaitley in the House. Shri Jaitley said that 'the report was factually false'," O'Brien said in the notice.

The Trinamool member, while attaching a photocopy of a newspaper report, said it "proves that the report is factually true. Indeed, a circular was issued by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to its schools urging them to conduct certain activities on December 25".
Seeking a Privilege Motion against the Finance Minister for "misleaing this august House", O'Brien said, "Shri Jaitley has misled the House by suppressing facts and stating that no such circulars had been issued."
Jaitley wanted to speak on the issue in the House today but could not because of uproar created by opposition members, who were demanding response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of conversions.