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A wad of Rs 500 notes found from the seat allotted to Abhishek Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha rocked the Upper House with the opposition and ruling alliance MPs trading charges and the Congress MP demanding a probe into the ‘security lapse’.
Singhvi also suggested that glass enclosures should be erected to prevent anyone from planting “ganja” on seats in an MP’s absence.
Heard of it first time now. Never heard of it till now! I carry one 500 rs note when I go to RS. First time heard of it. I reached inside house at 1257 pm yday and house rose at 1 pm; then I sat in canteen till 130 pm with Sh Ayodhya Rami Reddy then I left parl!
— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) December 6, 2024
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day within minutes of meeting after lunch as treasury benches were on their feet seeking answers from the opposition.
Deputy Chairman Harivansh, who was in Chair, sought to pacify the members of the ruling party and urged them to sit down and allow the House to function. As unrelenting Bharatiya Janata Party members continued to raise slogans, he adjourned the House for the day.
Soon after the official papers were laid on the table in the morning, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said security staff had recovered a wad of Rs 500 notes from the seat allotted to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, leading to an uproar in the House.
