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New Delhi, Nov.26 (ANI): Minutes after members of parliament observed a minute’s respect for the victims of the 26/11 terror attack, the treasury and the opposition engaged in an uncalled verbal battle over compensation and coordination issue.

The war of words took place during Zero Hour. The treasury maintained that every issue taken up in parliament need not necessarily to money and that there were other ways to commiserate with the families and friends of the 166 victims who were killed, the opposition said that to provide more relief, more coordinated action was needed between various agencies.

An emotional Leader of Opposition L.K.Advani said the government had come up short on the compensatory front, while Leader of the House, Pranab Mukherjee warned the opposition that its broadside would not go down well with the rest of the country because of the timing — the first anniversary of the attack.

The heated exchange also focussed on the ooposition charge that the the Maharashtra government, the Central government and the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) have not ensured proper relief and rehabilitation to people hit by the terror strike.

BJP leader Ananth Kumar sought the government’s responsed to Advani’s demand, but Mukherjee said: “I have come only to listen to him (Advani). Not to hear from you (Ananth Kumar),”

Pranab also said every zero hour reference could not be answered,and added that there was need to make it a habit.

This led to heated exchange of words between Mukherjee and BJP MPs.

“You are making politics on 26/11,” Mukherjee shouted.

Speaker Meira Kumar stepped in and urged the members to maintain order as it was a solemn day.

She also said that she could not ask Mukherjee to respond to a Zero Hour reference. (ANI)