Women's Bill: Uproar in Rajya Sabha, House adjourned

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned within minutes of reconvening on Tuesday as members began to shout slogans against the Women's Reservation Bill, Vice President Hamid Ansari adjourned the House for an hour.

Earlier in the morning, Sharad Yadav, Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav, who are opposing the Women's Reservation Bill had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and informed the PM of their differences towards the bill.

On Monday, SP and RJD MPs had held the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to ransom by disrupting proceedings where the landmark legislation was to be discussed and adopted.