August 11, 2011 8:22 PM

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Both houses of M’rashtra assembly adjourned amid unruly scenes

During the Maharashtra assembly session on Thursday both houses were adjourned for the day following unruly scenes as the issue of the police firing on farmers in Maval village near Pune found its echo in the legislature. The opposition parties stalled the proceedings of the state legislature demanding fresh discussion on the incident and suspension of police officials responsible for the firing.In the Maharashtra legislative council, leader of the opposition Pandurang Phundkar said that farmers have claimed that Moreshwar Sathe, one of the farmers killed in the firing was shot at after being detained by the police. Following continuous anti Government sloganeering, the lower house of the legislature was adjourned four times.The legislative council also witnessed mayhem since the opposition Members resorted to continuous sloganeering which led to adjournments five times.Home Minister RR Patil has ordered a probe by a retired high court judge to investigate if there were police excesses and political instigation during the agitation.Three persons were killed and several others injured in police firing in Maval near Pune on Tuesday following protests over a closed pipeline project to supply water to the industrial township of Pimpri- Chinchwad.

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