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LS, RS Adjourned

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after protests by AIADMK members against Karti Chidambaram. Rajya Sabha was also adjourned till tomorrow.

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AIADMK Creating Uproar in Parliament Over Karti Chidambaram

Privilege Motions in LS

1. Breach of Privilege Motion filed against Smriti Irani. Congress MP KC Venugopal, who filed the petition, cited five reasons to back his contention.
2. Breach of Privilege Motion filed against MP Bandaru Dattatreya over a letter he sent to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, in which he allegedly mentioned Rohith Vemula. He has since denied the claim; saying that Jyotiraditya Scindia has ‘tarnished’ his image.

I never mentioned any organisation or incident in university as casteist or anti-national. Jyotiraditya has tarnished my image: B Dattatreya

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 1, 2016

MoS Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, On Pathankot

Kiren Rijiju has confirmed that Pakistan will send a team to Pathankot, but that they haven’t given a date or specified the size of such a team. Rijiju said that they were awaiting details.

For the first time Pakistan has initiated action after handing over of evidence by India: Kiren Rijiju (MoS, Home) in LS

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 1, 2016

LS, RS Adjourned

Both Houses of the parliament have been adjourned till 12 noon.

Lok Sabha Session Resumes
Lok Sabha session resumes after a brief adjournment, following an uproar in the House.