Opposition to demand govt to hold RS deputy chairman election soon

Notices to be given for discussions on increase in deposits of Indians in Swiss banks, agrarian distress and inflation

The opposition parties on Monday decided to demand the government should start the process to elect the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Opposition leaders met here in the evening to decide their floor coordination strategy, particularly in the Rajya Sabha, for the Monsoon session of Parliament, which begins on Wednesday.

At the all-party meeting convened by Parliamentary Affairs Ministry on Tuesday and later at the meeting called by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Opposition leaders will flag the issue of holding of the election to the post of the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

The Rajya Sabha Secretariat is yet