Trinamool Congress legislator Derek O’Brien on Sunday released a video explaining what transpired in the Rajya Sabha when two contentious agriculture bills were passed, and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of steamrolling the ordinances through Parliament without allowing a proper discussion.
O’Brien said the Rajya Sabha had a peaceful debate till 1 pm, when the proceedings were scheduled to end. Opposition members had moved motions disapproving the farming bills, demanding that these be referred to a select committee for parliamentary scrutiny. But O’Brien said Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, who was in the Chair, negated this. “We have a right to move a resolution to send these bills to a select community,” he added. “But these bills were passed without any parliamentary scrutiny.”
During the proceedings, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar…