BJP's Thaawar Chand Gehlot asserts himself as leader of the Rajya Sabha

While Union Social Justice Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot is the leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah is the person BJP ministers and floor strategists turn to for guidance whenever he is present. However, on Thursday Gehlot had his opportunity to assert his position. As the Rajya Sabha reconvened after lunch to continue the debate on the National Medical Commission Bill, the Opposition protested that neither Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, nor his deputy Ashwini Kumar Choubey was present in the House. It is customary for at least one minister of a department to be present