Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings on Thursday were adjourned for the day amid heated exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches on the notice to remove Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and George Soros and Adani issues.Amid ruckus in the Lower House, Speaker Om Birla allowed BJP's Nishikant Dubey to speak. Dubey attacked Congress leadership for their alleged connection with Soros, and the latter allegedly having financed the Gandhis through donations made to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and other trusts linked to the Gandhis. "What's RGF and Sonia Gandhi's relationship with Soros?" he asked.
Read moreListing reasons for moving 'no confidence' against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Vice-President of consistently suppressing opposition's voice, and for repeatedly criticising the members inside and outside the House while often echoing the reasons given by BJP.Kharge posted a long text on social media on Thursday evening listing the provocation behind the no-confidence motion against Dhankhar, stating that he was doing so since he was stopped from speaking in the House.
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