New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2 p.m, on the second day of the monsoon session on Tuesday, following protests by opposition MPs over the price rise issue and Suresh Kalmadi issue.
As soon as both House met, Opposition members rose from their seats, demanding that the question hour be suspended so that debates on price rise and corruption could be held.
Chairman Hamid Ansari immediately adjourned the Rajya Sabha.n the Lok Sabha, Speaker Meira Kumar made obituary references to pay tributes to two former MPs who died during the inter-session period.owever, when she called for questions to be laid, opposition MPs were on their feet, demanding that discussions on graft and inflation be held first.
The NDA wants a voting debate on price rise. The UPA agreed to a discussion but adamantly refused any voting on price rise.
The NDA also wants to raise the 2G scam afresh after former telecom minister A Raja tried to drag in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
The session, which started yesterday, is also crucial as nearly 80 bills are to be introduced for discussions. But the government's emphasis is on anti-corruption bills like the Lokpal Bill.
The judicial accountability Bill is also in the pipeline for which the government has kept the judiciary out of Lokpal Bill.
The Opposition also wants to debate the black money issue, price rise, unrest over demand for Telangana statehood, farmers' protest over land acquisition, Maoist violence, rail accidents and the mismanagement of Air India.
Issues like FDI in retail and farmers' agitation on land acquisition could see the Left and the Right making a common cause in Parliament.
The ruling party is expected to counter the BJP on the issue of corruption by pointing fingers at the illegal mining scam in Karnataka.
The Monsoon session is scheduled for five weeks. (ANI)
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