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Parliament disrupted over army chief's claim, Telangana
Monday March 26, 2012 02:26:23 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Parliament was adjourned till 2 p.m. Monday, with one house
disrupted over the demand for a separate state of Telangana and
the other over the army chief's allegation that he had been
offered a bribe to clear a tranche of 600 substandard vehicles.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned after the opposition demanded a
statement from the government on a Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) inquiry ordered into army chief V.K. Singh's disclosure. The
Lok Sabha was also adjourned till 2 p.m. after opposition members
raised the demand for statehood to Telangana.
"TV channels are showing that a CBI (Central Bureau of
Investigation) probe has been ordered. The minister should make a
statement on the issue," Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Rajya
Sabha S.S. Ahluwalia said.
On the direction of the chair, the only cabinet minister present
at that time, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, assured the
opposition that a statement would be made. The opposition,
however, demanded that the house be adjourned for 10 minutes and
the minister make a statement on the issue.
Amid the din, Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan adjourned the house
till 2 p.m.
This was the second adjournment in the day for the Rajya Sabha,
which also missed its question hour following opposition protest
on Singh's allegation.
According to an interview published in The Hindu newspaper Monday,
V.K. Singh said a lobbyist offered him a bribe of Rs.14 crore to
have tranche of 600 sub-standard vehicles of a particular make
cleared for purchase.
In the Lok Sabha, members of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and
Congress members from Andhra Pradesh raised the demand for carving
out a state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.
Some members also raised the allegations by the army chief.
The lower house was first disrupted till noon.
Congress MP Satpal Maharaj, who was in the chair when the Lok
Sabha reconvened, rushed through the papers to be laid and allowed
Samajwadi Party MP Shailendra Kumar to speak on the general
budget.
He repeatedly urged members to allow normal functioning of the
house. However, as the din continued, he adjourned the house till
2 p.m.
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