New Delhi, April 27: The issue of price rise and IPL controversy on Tuesday rocked both Houses of Parliament, while the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day, the Lok Sabha till 2 p.m.
Earlier both the Houses were adjourned till noon.
In Lok Sabha, after the obituary references, this morning , the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Sushma Swaraj said that the government is trying not to be accountable even as the involvement of two senior central ministers in the IPL controversy is being alleged.
Swaraj said that the Leader of the House, Mr Pranab Mukherjee had assured that he will convey the sentiments of the house to the Prime Ministerand get back to the house on the demand.
She said that however, the media reports are saying that Dr. Manmohan Singh has rejected the demand. She said that this is an insult to this august house.
Several other opposition members were also up on their feet carrying placards against hike in the prices of essential commodities and were shouting slogans.
Some of them including the RJD Chief, Mr. Lalu Prasad, trooped into the well of the house.
As pandemonium continued, the Speaker, Meira Kumar adjourned the house till Noon.
When the House reassembled at 12.00, the members from the RJD, SP and the Left raised their pitch over the price rise issue. Many of them trooped into the well of the House. As the unrelenting members continued sloganeering, the House was adjourned till 2.00 p.m.
In the Rajya Sabha, trouble started from the word go.
The entire opposition was up on its feet as soon as the house met for the day, raising pitch over the IPL and Price rise issues.
The Chairman, Mohammed Hamid Ansari, adjourned the house after the opposition uproar continued. There was no change in the situation when the House met again leading to its adjournment for the day.
—Agencies