March 17, 2025
MP Derek O’Brien, AITC Parliamentary Party Leader in Rajya Sabha, raising Points of Order under Rule 29, under which the discussion in the House must follow the list of business laid down for the day and under Rule 258, which guarantees the right of a member to raise a Point of Order
Sir, I have a point of order, under calmer circumstances, just to set on record as to what was going wrong. Please allow me. The rules are very clear. Please, humbly look at Rules 258 and 259. The basic point here is today, all of us know we are discussing the Ministry of Railways. What happened today is that the Minister, at the end of his speech used the expression ‘Railway Budget’. We were not discussing the Railway Budget. That practice stopped in 2016. What happened today has to be removed from the records. This is the point we were trying to make. There were other points also. It is Rule 259. Please allow me to say this. It relates to Rule 258 also. It is the right of a Member, any Member, irrespective of the Party, this side or that side, and, it is the guaranteed right of a Member to raise a point of order. These are the two very serious issues which happened today. It needs to be corrected in the records, otherwise, it gives a bad impression. Thank you, Sir.
