(This story originally appeared in on Dec 14, 2015)

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha may continue to be in turmoil with Congress planning to raise "atrocities in Punjab " besides the issues of "corruption" and political "vendetta".The opposition party is likely to decide on its course of action in Lok Sabha on Monday. While the party is set to raise key issues in the lower House, its minuscule numbers stop it from taking a categorical decision on the future course.In fact, in the last two sittings in Lok Sabha, Congress has preferred to protest for an hour or so before walking out rather than punch above its weight and try to bring the House to a close.After blocking Parliament for three days over the National Herald case and accusing the government of vendetta, Congress on Friday changed tack by claiming that disruptions in Rajya Sabha were a protest against BJP's inaction in Vyapam and 'Lalitgate' scams, as well as its refusal to punish Union minister V K Singh for allegedly making anti-Dalit remarks.Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad had said, "We are protesting in Parliament over inaction against three BJP chief ministers who face corruption allegations, not on the National Herald case."Former finance minister P Chidambaram too said the protests were not related to the Herald issue.With only eight working days left in the winter session, the fate of the good and service tax (GST) bill, real estate bill and other key labour reform legislations remain uncertain.The agenda for this week includes a statement by foreign minister Sushma Swaraj on her recent visit to Islamabad and developments relating to ties between India and Pakistan in both Houses of Parliament.A heavy legislative agenda is listed in Rajya Sabha. Among important legislations to be taken up in the upper House are the Whistleblowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2015, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012, and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2015.In Lok Sabha, the government has proposed to take up the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and the Sugar Cess (Amendment) Bill, 2015.