Parliament adjourned till noon

NEW DELHI : Parliament was adjourned till noon today amid uproar over issues including Telangana, price rise and Chinese incursion into Indian territory.
Both the Houses saw noisy scenes with members from different political parties trooping into the Well while raising their demands.
In the Lok Sabha, members of Congress, YSR Congress and TDP displayed placards opposing creation of Telangana by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Lok Sabha and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde besides others were present when their own party members from Seemandhra region disrupted the proceedings.
Samajwadi Party members too trooped into Well demanding government action against repeated incursion into Indian territory by China.
As members continued their protests, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the House till noon.
In Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari said he has received a notice for suspension of Question Hour from Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley to discuss the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011.
“Considering the importance of the matter, I have accepted the notice,” he said, asking Law Minister Kapil Sibal to read his statement on the Bill which would be followed by discussion.
As Sibal stood up, Samajwadi Party members shouted slogans against price rise.
V Maitreyan (AIADMK) and Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M) too tried to raise some issue but could not be heard in the din.
TMC members displayed copies of a newspaper which carried excerpts of an affidavit by a law intern accusing former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment.
SP members soon trooped into the Well shouting, “Jab se Congress aiyee hai, kamar tod manghai hai (it is back breaking inflation since Congress came to power).”
Amid din, Ansari adjourned the House till noon. (AGENCIES)

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