MP Priyanka Chaturvedi pens RS Chairman over ‘political sloganeering by visitors’
ANI on Sunday. "These visitors come on the invitation of MPs and are known to them.
They can only be called inside the visitor's gallery, and they do not have permission to interfere in the proceedings of the House or political sloganeering," Chaturvedi asserted. Also Read: Who’s helping whom? Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi stings govt as Lalit Modi attends Harish Salve’s wedding Expressing "grave concern and "deep disappointment" in her letter over the incidents that unfolded in the Upper House of the Parliament on September 21 during the special session, she raised "serious questions" about the enforcement of rules and regulations within the esteemed House.
"I must express dismay that, despite the Rajya Sabha’s stringent security measures and the diligence of its marshals, an individual was able to indulge in political sloganeering. The incident occurred in clear violation of Rule 264, which explicitly outlines the conduct expected of individuals in the Visitor’s Gallery during parliamentary sessions," she wrote in the letter.
Elaborating on Rule 264 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha, Chaturvedi said, “Rule 264 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha lays out the regulations for visitors. Admission to Visitors' Galleries of Rajya Sabha is regulated by the regulations made in pursuance of Rule 264 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha." Also Read: ‘No cricket over bodies of martyrs,’ Priyanka Chaturvedi slams Centre for keeping ties with Pakistan amid terror attack “Under the regulations, a member can apply for a visitor's card for a person who is known to him personally or in select cases, for those who have been introduced to the
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