Known for his witty one-liners, Naidu said "after all, the culture of India is agriculture."
Rajya Sabha also rejected an opposition sponsored motions to send the bill to a select committee of the House and for making triple talaq a civil offence with 100 votes against it as compared to 84 in favour.
The year 2014 has been an eventful one for India. The country got a new government and a new state, broke new frontiers in various fields and of course its share of controversies.
Criticising various provisions in the proposed GST regime, Moily said it will be a "technological nightmare" and the anti-profiteering provisions in it are "far too draconian."
With only one day left, the Winter session of Parliament is on the verge of a washout as it failed to transact any business again on Thursday.
This time however, the poll panel did not share the overall polling percentage at its briefing.
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