What is Rule 267 of Rajya Sabha?

About rule 267 of RS-

• The Rule gives special power to a Rajya Sabha member to suspend the pre-decided agenda of the House, with the approval of the Chairman. 
• The Rajya Sabha Rule Book says, “Any member, may, with the consent of the Chairman, move that any rule may be suspended in its application to a motion related to the business listed before the Council of that day and if the motion is carried, the rule in question shall be suspended for the time being: provided further that this rule shall not apply where specific provision already exists for suspension of a rule under a particular chapter of the Rules”.
• Any discussion under Rule 267 assumes great significance in Parliament simply because all other business would be put on hold to discuss the issue of national importance. 
• No other form of discussion entails suspension of other business. If an issue is admitted under Rule 267, it signifies it’s the most important national issue of the day. 
• Also, the government will have to respond to the matter by replying during the discussions under Rule 267.

Other ways to raise important issues in the House-

• In Parliament, a member has a number of ways to flag issues and seek the government’s reply. An MP can ask questions related to any issue during the Question Hour in which the concerned minister has to provide oral or written answers. 
• An MP can raise the issue during Zero Hour. Every day, 15 MPs are allowed to raise issues of their choice in the Zero Hour. 
• An MP can even raise it during Special Mention. A Chairman can allow up to 7 Special Mentions daily. 
• Otherwise, the MP can try to bring the issue to the government’s notice during other discussions such as the debate on the President’s speech. 
• Opposition leaders have also used the Budget debate to attack the government politically.