August 20, 2010 1:21 PM

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LS adjourned twice on MP’s salary issue

The Lok Sabha was twice adjourned on Friday following uproar over the MP's salary issue, the first adjournment was till noon and then till 2 P.M. The trouble started during the question hour when members belonging to RJD, SP and some other parties trooped into the well of the house in protest against the Cabinet decision approving 50 thousand rupee monthly salary for MPs. They wanted that the recommendation of the Joint committee of Parliament for their salaries to be increased to more than 80 thousand drawn by the Cabinet Secretary to be accepted by the government. The Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the members can have a full fledged discussion on the issue when the bill on the hike in the salaries is introduced in the House. However, this did not appease the protesting members and they continued to raise the pitch. The Speaker then adjourned the House till noon. When the House reassembled, there was no change in the situation as members continued to shout slogans. The House was then adjourned till 2 P.M. after laying of papers.

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