The Rajya Sabha witnessed an uproar on Tuesday over an unparliamentary remark by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, who later apologised to the Chair while clarifying that it was meant for the government that was “trying to create a regional divide” in the country.

As Deputy Chairman Harivansh called Congress leader Digvijay Singh to initiate a discussion on the working of the education ministry, DMK MPs, who came dressed in black to oppose delimitation and NEP, were on their feet demanding an apology from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.