Rule 267 of the Rajya Sabha rulebook has become a bone of contention in the Upper House.
It was because, not a single notice under the rule moved by the Opposition has been accepted in the Winter Session.
The Rule 267 of the Rajya Sabha rulebook gives special power to a Rajya Sabha member to suspend the pre-decided agenda of the House, with the approval of the Chairman.
No other form of discussion entails suspension of other business.
If an issue is admitted under Rule 267, it signifies it’s the most important national issue of the day.
Also, the government will have to respond to the matter by replying during the discussions under Rule 267.
The last instance was in 2016 when then Chairman Hamid Ansari allowed for a debate on the “demonetisation of currency”.