As the winter session of the Parliament concluded on Friday following a dramatic week roiled by protests, scuffle, injuries, and allegations, Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar delivered a stern message to the parliamentarians on both the sides,

In his ruling, the Deputy Chairman said that the notice was “an act of impropriety, being severely flawed and drawn in haste to mar his reputation.”

At least 60 Opposition MPs submitted a notice seeking removal of Dhankhar, accusing him of conducting proceedings of the House in a “partisan manner”.

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Thursday rejected the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, calling it "an act of impropriety" to "mar the reputation of the chairman".

The Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Harivansh has dismissed the opposition's no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Earlier this month, at least 60 opposition lawmakers signed the notice for the removal of Dhankhar from his post of the Rajya Sabha chairman, alleging that they did not have trust in him and that he was "biased.

The ruling by RS Deputy Chairman calls notice “a calculated attempt for publicity, to run down the institution, and insinuate the image of Vice President – notably, the first from the agricultural community”.