TMC MPs today staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha over the issue of duplicate voter ID numbers. When the House met this morning, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected the adjournment notices moved by opposition members on different issues. Opposing it, TMC MP Dola Sen said, her party has given notices several times for a discussion on the issue of duplicate voter ID numbers, but they have been denied. Later, TMC members staged a walkout from the Upper House.

During Zero Hour, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of the delay in the census. He alleged that the government is silent on both the Census and Caste census. Terming it important, Mr Kharge said several public welfare schemes are linked with the census data.