MP s SHOULD RAISE ISSUES , BUT NOT DISRUPT PARL: V-P

Dhankhar says members should participate in discussions and refrain from disrupting the House

Chennai (PTI): Vice President Jagdeep

Dhankhar on Tuesday said he expected the Members of the Parliament to perform by participating in healthy discussions and refrain from disrupting the House proceedings.

As Chairman of the Rajya Sabha he has the onus to ensure discipline in the House, besides creating an environment that paves the way for development oriented issues, he noted.

Also, he stressed the need to maintain decorum in the Rajya Sabha, the temple of democracy and justified the breach of privilege against a member (Congress leader Rahul Gandhi) for dumping unauthenticated information in the Parliament.

Speaking after inaugurating the Centre for Innovation at IIT Madras, he said in a veiled reference to the opposi- tion parties, by virtue of his position as chairman of Rajya Sabha, he was duty bound to ensure discipline in the House.

“This is a permanent structure which can’t be dissolved. There is a model for us (on conduct),” he said indirectly referring to the recent disruptions during the Parliament session.

The tax payers’ money would go waste if the Parliament, meant to hold the executive accountable, remained disrupted without transacting any business, he said and appealed to the young minds to generate an ecosystem so that purity and sanctity of