New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Scuffles and slogans disrupted the Rajya Sabha Tuesday after Home Minister P. Chidambaram tabled the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry report that probed the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
As the home minister read out a statement tabling the report, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs broke out into cries of “Jai Shri Ram”. This appeared to anger Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh, who got up and advanced menacingly toward BJP’s S.S Ahluwalia and objected to the slogans.

The SP leader also tried to push Ahluwalia away, but was in turn violently pushed back. This led to other members joining in the scuffle.

To calm down the agitated members, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Prthiviraj Chavan ran towards them but could not defuse the situation.

As the din continued, Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan adjourned the house till 2 p.m. This was the third adjournment of the house since morning — the first time over the Ranganath Misra Commission report on reservations for Dalits and Tribals and then over the corruption scam involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda.