Raising the issue through a point of order, he said both sides to the dispute have said that a court order on the issue would be acceptable to them and so the government must agree to do day-to-day hearing on the issue.
The government, he said, should make a statement. "Ram temple matter should be decided on a day-to-day hearing basis," the newly-nominated member said.
Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said this was not an issue of point of order.
"You people cannot monopolise," he told Congress members. "Dont try to force upon me," he as Congress members objected to Swamy's raising of point of order.
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"Subramanian Swamy as member as every right to raise," Kurien said.
As Satyarth Chaturvedi (Cong) contested, Kurien threatened to invoke rule 255 that pertains to suspension of member for a day.
"You are quetioning me. You can't question me. I will have to invoke rule 255," Kurien told Chaturvedi.
Following this Swamy made his point of order.