August 24, 2012 12:26 PM

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Parl adjourned till noon on coal block allocation issue

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till noon following uproar by BJP-led Opposition demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the CAG report on coal block allocation . As the Lok Sabha started its business for the day BJP members rushed to the well of the House and raised slogans.

While, Speaker Meira
Kumar wanted to proceeded with the question hour, the BJP members continued slogan shouting and nothing could be heard in the din. As the uproar continued, the Speaker adjourned the House till noon.

The Rajya Sabha also witnessed noisy scenes with NDA members shouting slogans. Chairman Mohd. Hamid Ansari, adjourned the House till noon.
The proceedings in both the Houses were paralyzed since last three days on the same issue.
Talking to the media outside Parliament,Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that parties who had supported the BJP in disrupting proceedings, would now prevail upon it in the next week to go for a discussion.He said that as Friday is a day of private members' business, the House should be allowed to function as individual MPs get only one day to move their bills and resolutions.
On the question of 'no work, no pay' for MPs, he said
when he was a Member of Parliament, he had moved a private member's bill to this effect.

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