Trinamool Congress has walked out of Rajya Sabha. Addressing reporters, Derek O Brien said, "the WB Governor has withheld the SC &ST Bill that was cleared by the West Bengal Assembly. This is an insult to Indian Constitution, West Bengal Assembly and people of West Bengal". On orders of Venkaiah Naidu, the RS TV stream was suspended for few minutes as TMC held the protest. The TMC is now demanding that the Narendra Modi government should call back the Governor. "The West Bengal Governor's house has turned into a local branch of the RSS", Mr. O'Brien says. --Sobhana K. Nair, The Hindu Selling of electoral bonds through bearer forms is discussed. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says that only in case of a court's order, or in case of a law enforcement agency chargesheeting any agency, can the government access information on an anonymous donor.