Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prakash Javadekar also came under sharp attack in Rajya Sabha from the Opposition which demanded an apology from him after he allegedly "instigated" members of the treasury benches to protest when the issue was raised.
Opposition members created uproar over the issue in both Houses leading to adjournment of Rajya Sabha thrice before lunch.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said government has taken the ongoing agitation by UPSC aspirants on the issue very seriously and is studying all aspects.
"Government has taken the issue very seriously and is considering every aspect. The report has been given by the Committee on the issue only a day ago. The report is being studied. Government wants this to be resolved as soon as possible," Singh told the Rajya Sabha.
This, however, did not satisfy the agitating members who sought a clear time-frame to be set to resolve the issue and staged a walkout.
In the Lok Sabha, an agitated RJD member Rajesh Ranjan stormed the Well waving a newspaper while seeking a statement on the UPSC exam row and later tore the newspaper and threw it in the Well, with some landing on the Speaker's table.
Later, during his Zero Hour mention, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan chided at him saying his behaviour in the House was not proper, forcing him to apologise, not once but twice.
In the Rajya Sabha when members pointed out that the seven-day time-frame set by the government to come out with a statement on the issue in the House had expired, Minister of State for Personnel Jitender Singh said, "Government has received the report today. It is a sensitive issue. There are different views on it. Give me time to study it."
Admitting that the time sought by the Government has expired, the Minister pointed out that there were holidays in between and Government got only 4-5 days to look into it.
Ashwani Kumar (Cong) said the House is being "misled" as Javadekar had earlier promised that a solution will be found soon, but the Minister for Personnel is citing holidays as the reason for government not being able to resolve the issue.
Satish Misra (BSP) attacked the BJP over the issue saying they came to power with the yotuh votes and now police is committing atrocities on them and sought withdrawal of cases against the agitating students.
Satyavrat Chaturvedi (Cong) said lakhs of students of regional languages are agitating against the UPSC giving weightage to a particular class of students.
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (TMC) also asked the government to stop the atrocities on agitating students.
As members insisted on the Chair directing the government to fix a deadline for resolving the issue, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said he cannot direct the Government.
Adamant opposition members sought fixing of a time-frame and staged a walkout as there was no assurance from the government.
Opposition members created uproar over the issue in both Houses leading to adjournment of Rajya Sabha thrice before lunch.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said government has taken the ongoing agitation by UPSC aspirants on the issue very seriously and is studying all aspects.
"Government has taken the issue very seriously and is considering every aspect. The report has been given by the Committee on the issue only a day ago. The report is being studied. Government wants this to be resolved as soon as possible," Singh told the Rajya Sabha.
This, however, did not satisfy the agitating members who sought a clear time-frame to be set to resolve the issue and staged a walkout.
In the Lok Sabha, an agitated RJD member Rajesh Ranjan stormed the Well waving a newspaper while seeking a statement on the UPSC exam row and later tore the newspaper and threw it in the Well, with some landing on the Speaker's table.
Later, during his Zero Hour mention, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan chided at him saying his behaviour in the House was not proper, forcing him to apologise, not once but twice.
In the Rajya Sabha when members pointed out that the seven-day time-frame set by the government to come out with a statement on the issue in the House had expired, Minister of State for Personnel Jitender Singh said, "Government has received the report today. It is a sensitive issue. There are different views on it. Give me time to study it."
Admitting that the time sought by the Government has expired, the Minister pointed out that there were holidays in between and Government got only 4-5 days to look into it.
Ashwani Kumar (Cong) said the House is being "misled" as Javadekar had earlier promised that a solution will be found soon, but the Minister for Personnel is citing holidays as the reason for government not being able to resolve the issue.
Satish Misra (BSP) attacked the BJP over the issue saying they came to power with the yotuh votes and now police is committing atrocities on them and sought withdrawal of cases against the agitating students.
Satyavrat Chaturvedi (Cong) said lakhs of students of regional languages are agitating against the UPSC giving weightage to a particular class of students.
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (TMC) also asked the government to stop the atrocities on agitating students.
As members insisted on the Chair directing the government to fix a deadline for resolving the issue, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said he cannot direct the Government.
Adamant opposition members sought fixing of a time-frame and staged a walkout as there was no assurance from the government.