Mumbai, August 11: The pandemonium in Rajya Sabha continues again on Wednesday with two adjournments. The Opposition raised uproar first on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row and the second time over a calling attention motion on the killing of Indian fishermen in attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy.
Shiv Sena members led by Manohar Joshi appealed to Chairman Hamid Ansari for a discussion on the Belgaum dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka as the house met for question hour. The chair, however, rejected the demand, stating that the matter was sub-judice and could not be taken up in the house.
Reacting at these Shiv Sena members gathered near Ansari’s podium. Despite repeated requests, they stood firm on the demand for the discussion.
The central government’s affidavit in the Supreme Court early July that the disputed areas could not be made a part of Maharashtra merely because a majority of the population there speak Marathi led to uproar the second time.
Members from the Congress and the DMK raised objections to the clarifications sought by the AIADMK member, describing them as irrelevant as the House took up a calling attention motion moved by Matireyan.
Later an angry Matireyan said that he would not continue if this persists. The chair adjourned the house for 20 minutes.
—Agencies