Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon
July 29th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Spiralling food prices disrupted proceedings in the Lok Sabha for the third successive day Thursday, forcing its adjournment till 12 noon.
As the house assembled, angry opposition members led by Sushma Swaraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mulayam Singh of the Samajwadi Party were on their feet, demanding a discussion on the price rise issue under a rule that entails voting.
“Please let question hour proceed,” urged Speaker Meira Kumar but Swaraj retorted that the only issue that would be discussed in the house was the price rise.
As the speaker called the first question about 15 minutes into the sitting, opposition members stormed the speaker’s podium, forcing her to adjourn the house till 12 noon.
The Rajya Sabha was earlier adjourned on the same issue till 12 noon.
Parliament has not been able to transact any business on the three working days of the monsoon session that began on Monday due to vociferous opposition demands that the price rise issue be debated under an adjournment motion that entails voting.
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