July 30, 2015 9:00 PM

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'Parliament pays respects to Dr. Kalam; LS, RS adjourn till tomorrow

The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till tomorrow. The lower house was adjourned as a mark of respect to former President Dr. A.P J Abdul Kalam while Upper house was adjourned amid noisy scene by the Congress members. As the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said as the last rites of Dr Kalam were in progress, the House is adjourned for the day. She also made obituary references to three ex-members of the House and the martyrs of terrorist attack in Gurdaspur. Mrs Mahajan recalled the contribution of the late members.<br/><br/>In Rajya Sabha, when the House was reassembled at 2 pm, Deputy Chairman P.J.Kurien allowed the Home Minister to make a statement on the terrorist attack in Gurdaspur, Punjab. Mr. Rajnath Singh read out the statement amid slogan shouting by the Congress MPs. Mr. Kurien repeatedly appealed for order but in vain. When the Congress members did not relent, he adjourned the House for the day.<br/><br/>It has been more than a week and no substantive work in the two houses of Parliament following the continuous disruption by the opposition. Nothing concrete emerged even from today's meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker with the government and opposition sticking to their stand on the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister on Lalit Modi visa controversy and Vyapam scam. The stalemate has become a hurdle in the passage of key legislations including Land Acquisition, GST , Prevention of Corruption, Whistle Blower's Protection, Real Estate and Juvenile Justice Bills in the ongoing Monsoon Session.

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