Both the Houses o
f Parliament have been adjourned for the day over Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam. The upper and lower witnessed repeated adjournments in the pre-lunch session.
The Lok Sabha was today adjourned four times as the agitating Congress members trooped into the well of the House shouting slogans against the government and displaying placards. The Rajya Sabha which was adjourned twice till 2 PM on the same issues, was adjourned for the day after uproar in the post lunch session.
Meanwhile Samajwadi Party, chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, an important constituent of the Opposition, warned the Congress for continued disruptions that prevented parliament from getting to work. Yadav, which has expressed solidarity with the Congress against the suspension of 25 of its parliamentarians for unruly behaviour.
But “enough is enough”, he said today, “we will not back you if you keep protesting.”
The Monsoon Session of Parliament, which ends in four days, has been gridlocked, forcing important legislation on ice, with the Congress adamant that the government must remove three top leaders enveloped in major controversies. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have been accused of illicit support to tainted cricket mogul Lalit Modi. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is embattled in allegations of a major exam and job fraud in Madhya Pradesh.
The BJP has ruled out resignations, but has urged the Congress to allow a debate, with the offer that the PM will comment on the controversies. The Congress has been unmoved.
Yesterday, at a rally, the PM, who has not publicly remarked on the scandals, praised Chief Ministers Raje and Chouhan for their leadership in “lifting backward states”.