Congress remarks on Prez Kovind's speech sparks row in Rajya Sabha

Anand Sharma said the Modi govt has been trying to belittle national icons like Gandhi, Nehru

The Rajya Sabha saw repeated adjournments during Zero Hour and Question Hour on Wednesday over Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks that the opposition was making Zero Hour a TV opportunity.

The opposition members, irrespective of party affiliations, vociferously objected to the remarks of Leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha and demanded that these be expunged.

Several opposition members raised a Point of Order and gave notice under Rule 267 after questioning Jaitley on the government's reported decision to stop printing Rs 2,000 currency notes and rumoured plans to introduce Rs 1,000 notes again besides other big denomination coins.

Jaitley refused