NEW DELHI : The Rajya Sabha was today disrupted over the ruckus created by the BJP on the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistan at LoC in Jammu and Kashmir as the opposition party demanded that Defence Minister A K Antony apologise to Parliament after two statements issued on the incident.
Uproar created by the BJP on the issue and the AIADMK, the SP, the TDP and the Left over their respective demands led to adjournment of the House twice — first till 1135 hrs and then till noon.
Raising the issue soon after Chairman Hamid Ansari took up the first question, BJP member Venkaiah Naidu said there were two different statements on the killing of Indian soldiers.
Congress members from Andhra Pradesh, who have been opposing the proposed creation of Telangana, meanwhile, stood silently holding placards reading ”we want united Andhra Pradesh”.
Left party members from West Bengal also gathered in the well shouting slogans that there should be a ”democratic set up in the state”.
Speaker Meira Kumar kept on requesting the agitating members to go back to their seats but it all fell on deaf ears and she adjourned the House till 1200 hrs.
Earlier when the House met, Ms Kumar welcomed a parliamentary delegation from Seychelles.
Wishing the Seychelles Parliamentary delegation a pleasant stay in India, the Speaker said the India-Seychelles relations were characterised by close friendship and understanding.
She also made obituary references to the passing away of Subbiah Ambalam, member of the second Lok Sabha, and Amar Roypradhan, member from sixth to 13th Lok Sabha.
(AGENCIES)
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