The Congress on Sunday accused Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Harivansh Singh of colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party and passing two contentious farm bills in a hurry, despite fierce criticism from Opposition legislators. The party alleged that it saw BJP member Bhupendra Yadav whispering to Singh, NDTV reported.
“Surprisingly we witnessed that BJP members going to the deputy chairman and they are whispering with the deputy chairman,” Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said at a press briefing. “Not the parliamentary minister. But apart from him, BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav [was] also whispering into the ears of deputy chairman. What conspiracy has been done?”
Venugopal added that Singh had denied them the fundamental right of division of votes. “Without taking the sense of the House, deputy chairman went for passing this bill [the farm bills],” he…