UPSC aspirants at a coaching centre in Delhi, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar said on Monday that coaching has become «virtually commerce.»
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The Vice President said this after Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal gave notice to hold a discussion in the house on the deaths of three UPSC aspirants in the basement of a coaching centre in West Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar on Saturday.
«I find that youth demographic dividend of the country has to nurtured, I further find that coaching has become virtually commerce every time we read a newspaper front one or two pages are by way of advertisements. In a country where opportunities are getting enlarged this silo is turning out to be a problem. I deem it appropriate to have a short duration discussion under Rules 176 or a calling attention U/R 180. For that, I will confer with the leaders of the parties immediately before zero hour begins in my chamber,» Rajya Sabha Chairman said.
Dhankhar will also hold an in-chamber meet with leaders of all parliamentary parties on this issue.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju agreed to discuss the matter under Rule 267, which is urgent but the LoP and Congress disagreed to discuss the matter under Rule 267.
However, opposition parties were not ready to discuss under Rule 267.
Meanwhile, in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader KC Venugopal asked about the