New Delhi: The virtual stalling of the Rajya Sabha proceedings due to Congress protests over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh on Thursday denied cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar his maiden attempt to speak in the House. Tendulkar was slated to initiate a short duration discussion on the right to play and the future of sports in India, which was disrupted by the protests that led Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House for the day.
When the House met at 2 pm after an earlier adjournment, Naidu wanted to take up the short duration discussion to be initiated by Tendulkar.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal however said he had a point of order and asked whether CAG reports can be leaked to newspapers before they are tabled. "Can we summon people responsible for tarnishing those in constitutional offices on the basis of CAG reports," he asked.
His questions were in the context of the acquittal of all 2G case accused.
He also asked whether the image of those in constitutional offices can be tarnished on the basis of CAG reports when "99 per cent of the points" raised in them get settled after they reach the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for scrutiny.
After the point of order, Naidu sought to initiate the discussion on sports saying this was Tendulkar's maiden speech and he should be heard.