Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Following over an hour-long discussion, the Rajya Sabha on August 12 passed the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by a voice vote.
Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol replied to the debate. After a few minutes of sloganeering and demands for the presence of the Union Home Minister in the House, the Opposition staged a walkout and did not participate further in the discussion.
Before taking up the Bill, Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh informed the House that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had urged members to consider the National Co-operative Development Corporation Bill first.
When the Rajya Sabha proceedings resumed after the earlier adjournment, BJP member Sushmita Dev clarified her alleged derogatory remarks against CPI(M) member John Brittas.
Earlier in the morning session, soon after the listed papers were laid on the Table, Brittas had raised the issue of being targeted with the “lungiwala” slur by the member Sushmita Dev. “If he feels I need to approach him and say something, I would be more than happy to. I love the people of Kerala, the Northeast, Karnataka…,” she said.
Leader of the House JP Nadda suggested that the concerned members could meet in his chamber and resolve the “misunderstanding.”
Meanwhile, Opposition members continued raising slogans over the Ram temple donation theft issue and demanded the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Upper House.
