Uproar over fuel price rise in Parliament, both Houses adjourned

NEW DELHI: Both Houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday after disruption in proceedings due to Opposition's protest over the issue of hike in fuel prices.

Meanwhile, the Congress parliamentary party is meeting on Wednesday and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee may use the occasion to brief MPs about the compulsions behind the fuel hike and the negligible impact it will have on overall inflation.

In what is seen to be an attempt to take the heat off the government, Mukherjee said he was ready to discuss the issue with allies even though he remained noncommital on whether there would a rollback.

On his way back from Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ruled out any rollback, saying the economy has the capacity to absorb the increase without triggering inflationary pressure.