Ruling and opposition MPs on Wednesday squabbled over the notice to initiate a no-trust motion against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, with NDA leaders terming the exercise “politically motivated” and INDIA bloc members accusing the Rajya Sabha Chairman of being biased. Union minister Sukanta Majumdar said the notice is aimed at distracting people's attention from the issue of alleged links between the Congress leadership and billionaire investor George Soros.

“The no-confidence motion that has been brought is to conceal a thing by making a non-issue an issue.” MoS Fisheries and Animal Husbandry S P Singh Baghel said the no-trust motion notice against the RS Chairperson “is politically motivated”. “Whatever the vice-president does, he takes decisions as per the rules. This should not have been done,” he said.