Tuesday was just the fourth instance in Rajya Sabha's history that an amendment moved by the Opposition to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address. Embarrassment apart, it is a reminder to the Narendra Modi government that it is in acute minority in the Upper House. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.
A teaser of how tough the forthcoming days will be for the Narendra Modi government in the Rajya Sabha was released by Opposition parties on Tuesday when they left the ruling party embarrassed in the Upper House by getting an amendment passed over President Pranab Mukherjee’s Motion of Thanks address on corruption and black money.
The government was taken by surprise of the show of unity of non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties which is not even a secret.
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechuri moved the amendment on the issue of black money and corruption and sought a division of votes.
Despite the government's attempts to get it withdrawn, the Rajya Sabha voted in favour of the amendment which will now be included in the final version of the President’s