Videos of expunged proceedings should not be shared on social media: Rajya Sabha Chair
Rajya Sabha
on Tuesday said that videos of
expunged proceedings
should not be shared on
social media
.
Soon after the House met post-lunch, and the
Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill
was tabled, Radha Mohan Das Agrawal of the
BJP
raised the issue of the Leader of Opposition
Mallikarjun Kharge
sharing videos of his expunged speech on social media. He said while Kharge raises the issue of SIR, the Chair disallows the same.
However, the extracts of his speech are shared on social media, even after the Chair has clearly stated that the same will not go on record of the House.
The Upper House, which has witnessed repeated adjournments in the Monsoon Session as Opposition has demanded a debate on the SIR issue calling it a threat to democracy, while the government has maintained that the "sub-judice" matter can't be discussed, saw the two sides locking horns once again on Tuesday.
The House saw the first adjournment soon after meeting at 11 am, and was adjourned till 2 pm over the SIR issue.
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When the House met post-lunch, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025 was taken up, even as Opposition MPs raised slogans demanding a debate on SIR.
Leader of Opposition Kharge was allowed to speak by Chair Ghanshyam Tiwari who also cautioned that the Congress leader should not raise any sub-judice matter.
Kharge once again tried to raise the demand for debate on SIR, but the Chair said it would not go on record as it is not related to the business.
Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, and Minister of State for
Parliamentary Affairs
L Murugan said the government is ready to answer any questions related to the Bill.
Opposition MPs staged a walkout from the House as the minister was moving the Bill.
Soon after the minister tabled the Bill, BJP MP Agrawal raised a point of order, and said videos of proceedings, which included the portions which were not on record, were being circulated on social media.
"I have been noticing whenever a debate starts, LoP stands, you give permission to speak on Bill, he goes straight to SIR. You give instruction that it will not go on record. But then we see that the video of his speech is shared on social media..." he said.
"How can the video be posted on social media when it has been expunged in writing, is it not a breach of privilege?" he said.
Tiwari, who was in the Chair, then said that anything which has been expunged should not be shared on social media.
"Arrangements should be made so that anything that is not a part of the House proceedings should not go on social media through Sansad TV, or any other medium..." he said.
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