NEW DELHI: It became controversial that among those who demanded a short discussion on the Manipur issue in the Rajya Sabha, members of the opposition parties were included along with the BJP MPs. Four CPM MPs from Kerala are also on the list. John Brittas, Elamaram Kareem, V Sivadasan and AA Rahim are on the list. Along with them, MPs from Congress, NCP and RJD parties are also there. This was during a joint decision to call for suspension of the day's business under Rule 267.

Meanwhile, AA Rahim informed the Rajya Sabha that he had not given the notice. However, BJP argued that Rahim's name was in the notices issued by CPM. Only John Brittas' name was on the list that came out on the 20th.