Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned on issues of the allocation of 2G Spectrum and phone tapping. The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM and the Rajya Sabha for the second time till 1230 hours. During the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, the Speaker, Mrs. Meira Kumar said that she has received the notice of privilege against the Prime Minister on phone tapping issue and it is under her consideration. But the members of the BJP, which had given the notice continued to raise pitch over both the issues. At the same time, the AIADMK members raised the issue of the allocation of 2G spectrum alleging that the country has lost over one lakh crore rupees. As the noisy scenes continued, the Speaker adjourned the house till 2 PM.<br/>In the Rajya Sabha also, the opposition members raised both the issues forcing two adjournments of the house. While the BJP members wanted a discussion on the phone tapping issue, the AIADMK members demanded dismissal of the Telecom Minister, Mr. A Raja for his handling of the 2G Spectrum allocation. Shouting slogans, some of the AIADMK members trooped into the well of the house. The Deputy Chairman, Mr K Rehman Khan adjourned the house for 15 minutes till 1230 hours. <br/>
News On AIR | April 28, 2010 2:13 PM
Parliament disrupted on issue of allocation of 2G spectrum & phone tapping