New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): Proceedings in Parliament were adjourned on Friday after lawmakers of several parties trooped into the Well of both Houses over a demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation in connection with the coal block allocation scam, and fixing of responsibility and accountability with regard to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday, while the Rajya Sabha was first adjourned at noon and again till 2.30 p.m., as the opposition continued to demand answers from the government over the coal blocks allotment and 1984 anti-Sikh riots issues.
As soon as the Lok Sabha reassembled at noon, BJP members again trooped into the Well of the House, demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the coal blocks allocation issue.
Shiromani Akali Dal members demanded the setting up of a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team to probe the role of the Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 Delhi riots case.
Samajwadi Party members also rushed into the well of the House, protesting against the Chinese incursion in Ladakh.
This forced Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the House for the day.
In the Rajya Sabha, the situation was no different as BJP members continued to raise slogans, demanding the Prime Minister's resignation on coal blocks allotments.
As the uproar continued, the House Deputy Chairman, Professor P J Kurien adjourned the House till 2.30 p.m.
When both Houses met for the first time on Friday morning, opposition members forced an adjournment by demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the alleged scam in the allocation of coal blocks.
BJP members stormed the Well in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha as soon as Question Hour was taken up.
In the Lok Sabha, Akali Dal members also entered the Well, demanding a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team probe into the '1984 genocide'.
Members of the TDP and BJP were also seen on their feet carrying placards in support of the Akali Dal demand.
BJP members rushed to the Well raising slogans against the government and demanding resignation of the Prime Minister.
Earlier, Speaker Meira Kumar read out an obituary reference to the passing away of Krishna Kumar Goyal, a member of the sixth and seventh Lok Sabha.
She tried to carry on with the Question Hour but as members were unrelenting, the House was adjourned till noon.
In the Rajya Sabha, similar scenes were witnessed with slogan shouting BJP members trooping into the Well as soon as Chairman Hamid Ansari took his seat.
Meanwhile, the government has ruled out the sine die adjournment of Parliament before the scheduled end of the Budget Session, and expressed its determination to go ahead with key bills, including the Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill.
"Most political parties whom I talk to want the House to function. Probably, it is only one political party which is creating this disturbance denying the democratic political system to run, denying other political parties those who are not even our allies or supporters an opportunity to discuss and debate issues in the House," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said in an apparent reference to BJP.
"It will be my efforts to see that the important legislation is passed before the end of the session," he told reporters outside Parliament after the Lok Sabha adjourned for the day following an uproar over the opposition's demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the coal block allocation scam.
When asked whether Parliament will be adjourned sine die before last day of Budget Session on 10th May, Nath replied in the negative.
Congress has often dubbed the Food and the Land Bills as game-changers as these could help the party in elections.
The much-hyped National Food Security Bill was moved in Lok Sabha on Thursday, but failed to pass the measure because of din in the House.
The Food Bill seeks to ensure that people get adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices.
"All issues and all statements being made outside the House and in TV studios can be made in the House. So, I do not understand why this disturbances take place. I do hope that we can some more discussion will take place and will be able to find some convergence," Nath said.
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill piloted by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh is also on the legislative agenda of Lok Sabha.
The Bill has provisions for a humane, transparent process to acquire land for industrialisation, infrastructure development and urbanisation. (ANI)
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