Chairman Venkaiah Naidu criticised on social media, Rajya Sabha angry

New Delhi, Feb 10: After chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was criticised on social media by a member of the house, Rajya Sabha members condemned the act and demanded an apology from him.

Samajwadi Party member Naresh Agarwal said a member of the House has written a Facebook post criticising the conduct of the chairman.

"We have faith in you (Naidu) and we all respect the chairman. Writing the post and criticising the chair is against the norms of the House. The member should apologise for it," Agarwal said without disclosing the name of the member.

The issue raked up by Agarwal was supported by members across the party lines including those from the treasury and opposition benches.

BJP's Bhupender Yadav said, "There might be ideological and political differences among us but we all are bound by the chair. Whoever has posted such comment is in contempt of the House. This is unacceptable and the member should apologise."