August 16, 2010 2:12 PM

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Firing on agitating farmers in UP figures in Parliament; Both houses adjourned over the issue

The firing on the agitating farmers in Uttar Pradesh today rocked the both House of Parliament forcing repeated adjournments. The trouble began from the word go in Lok Sabha where members belonging to several parties including Samajwadi Party, BJP, JD(U) and RLD trooped into the well of the house shouting slogans against firing on the farmers in Uttar Pradesh who have been demanding enhanced compensation for their land acquired for Yamuna Expressway linking Noida and Agra. As pandemonium continued, the Speaker, Mrs. Meira Kumar adjourned the house till noon. The situation was no different when the House reassembled at 12 O clock. Even as sloganeering continued, a Bill to amend Repatriation of Prisoners was introduced. The House also witnessed heated exchanges between the members of the BSP and other parties. The House was adjourned till 2 P.M. as unruly scenes continued. The issue was raised in the Rajya Sabha immediately after the question hour. Nothing could be heard in the din and the House was first adjourned for 15 minutes. As protests and shouting by several opposition members continued even after the House reassembled at 17 minutes past 12, the Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan adjourned the House till 2 P.M. Earlier, speaking to newsmen outside Parliament, the senior BJP leader Mr Rajnath Singh said that he had given a notice for the suspension of the question hour in Lok Sabha for raising the issue. He supported the demand of the farmers of Aligarh and Mathura to get enhanced compensation at par with their counterparts in Greater Noida.

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