Congress sources ruled out any change in the stand of the party, which has been insisting on an adjournment motion. Meanwhile, government floor managers are poring over past precedence of adjournment motions, in a bid to justify the Speaker's rejection of the Opposition demand. However, the number of demands for adjournment motions rejected by governments, cutting across party lines, is much higher. However, he recalled how Somnath Chatterjee, who was the Speaker during UPA I, was not averse to accepting notices for adjournment motion. "We are not saying the Prime Minister should sit all through the debate.

Source: dna November 21, 2016 01:38 UTC