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NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha failed to complete a discussion on Assam ’s National Register of Citizens amid loud protests and sloganeering by members of the Trinamool Congress, forcing Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the house for the day.

While the Upper House had witnessed an adjournment in the morning, it reconvened at 2 pm with a hope that discussion over NRC will continue and home minister Rajnath Singh will also reply.

However, soon after the house reconvened after lunch Sukhendu Shekhar Roy of the Trinamool Congress stood up and raised a point of order as BJP President Amit Shah was asked to conclude his speech.

Naidu responded by saying he has allowed Shah to complete his speech which could not be completed yesterday due to continued disruptions.

“Here, in this case, one honourable member has already spoken. How can he speak twice? There is no provision in the rules,” Roy said.

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress members stormed the Well of the House raising slogans, with Naidu asking them to go back to their seats, saying he has allowed Shah to conclude his speech.

“Are we at the mercy of one party? Why have your people (from Assam) have not spoken (when) an opportunity came to your party. Your party should have first given the opportunity to Assam members. This is not acceptable,” Naidu said.

“He will complete his speech in two minutes” Naidu said, and asked Shah to speak.

However, with continuous disruption by Trinamool members, BJP chief was unable to speak.

“This is unbecoming of Parliament members,” Naidu said referring to the conduct of the protestors.

“There seems to be a system. You spoke, you had your say, it has gone on record, now you come and disrupt the House. So you don't want to hear other members,” Naidu said, asking Shah again to speak.

However, Shah said if his speaking caused “so much fear, he can let go of the opportunity” to enable Naidu to run the House.

“I know why they (opposition) do not want me to speak,” requesting Naidu to ask the home minister to make a statement.

Then Naidu asked the home minister Rajnath Singh to reply to the debate.

However, even Singh could not speak because the TMC members who were shouting slogans remained unrelenting.

Amid the unabated slogan shouting and disruption, Rajnath Singh sought the Chair's permission to table his entire speech, saying that some members did not wish to hear the reply to the discussion on the NRC.

“As some of the members do not want the debate to continue and are not willing to hear the reply of the Home Minister, I would like to thank the home minister for continuously coming here for three days,” Naidu said and then adjourned the House for the day.

The Rajya Sabha was earlier adjourned till noon as Congress members created an uproar, insisting on removal from House records certain remarks made by BJP MP Amit Shah in connection with the Assam National Register of Citizens.

Soon after scheduled papers were laid, senior Congress MP Anand Sharma raised a point of order and insisted on removal of certain comments made by Shah on Tuesday in the Upper House.

