Bedlam in RS, House adjourns twice
The Rajya Sabha was plunged into turmoil on Monday over a letter of US lawmakers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Indo-US nuclear deal and the fake encounter killing in Gujarat leading to adjournment of the House twice in the pre-lunch sitting.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha was plunged into turmoil on Monday over a letter of US lawmakers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Indo-US nuclear deal and the fake encounter killing in Gujarat leading to adjournment of the House twice in the pre-lunch sitting.
In the din, which eclipsed the Question Hour and later the Zero Hour, BJP tried to rake up the issue of raising of anti-India slogans at a rally addressed by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Srinagar recently.
Left parties were highly agitated over the "insulting" letter written by US Senators to the Prime Minister on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Brinda Karat (CPI-M) sought to raise the issue both during the Question Hour and the Zero Hour and demanded the Prime Minister should respond to "threat given by US Senators in the form of a letter which is insulting to the country and the national sovereignty".
As Left party members were on their feet, senior BJP member Sushma Swaraj raised the issue of Srinagar rally and demanded that Leader of the Opposition Jaswant Singh be allowed to speak.
As Singh was called by Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan to speak, he faced loud protests from Congress members who almost trooped into the well condemning the Gujarat fake encounter killing.
In the melee, BJP members shouted slogans of "Kashmir
Bachao, Desh Bachao", while Congress demanded the dismissal of Gujarat government and arrest of Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
In the din, which eclipsed the Question Hour and later the Zero Hour, BJP tried to rake up the issue of raising of anti-India slogans at a rally addressed by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Srinagar recently.
Left parties were highly agitated over the "insulting" letter written by US Senators to the Prime Minister on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Brinda Karat (CPI-M) sought to raise the issue both during the Question Hour and the Zero Hour and demanded the Prime Minister should respond to "threat given by US Senators in the form of a letter which is insulting to the country and the national sovereignty".
As Left party members were on their feet, senior BJP member Sushma Swaraj raised the issue of Srinagar rally and demanded that Leader of the Opposition Jaswant Singh be allowed to speak.
As Singh was called by Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan to speak, he faced loud protests from Congress members who almost trooped into the well condemning the Gujarat fake encounter killing.
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In the melee, BJP members shouted slogans of "Kashmir
Bachao, Desh Bachao", while Congress demanded the dismissal of Gujarat government and arrest of Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
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