This House cannot be run on the whims and fancies or the convenience of the honorable minister,” Singh said. He asked if the ruling BJP government was giving a subtle message about the fate of these commissions. Sitaram Yechury of the CPM said none of the four statutory commissions — National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Backward Classes and National Commission for Minorities — were fully constituted. The ruckus started again as soon as the House reassembled, despite Kurien pleading that the minister has given an assurance about making the appointments. With no satisfactory reply coming from the government, the opposition kept stalling the proceedings leading to two more adjournments in the first half.

Source: dna March 28, 2017 01:29 UTC