Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned for a brief period till 1230 hours today following uproar over an incident of allegedly forcing a catering staffer to break the Roza fast by some Shiv Sena MPs in new Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi last week.

The two houses witnessed noisy scenes over the issue during Zero hour. In the Lok Sabha.

Members from the treasury and opposition benches exchanged heated arguments on the issue, raised by M I Shahnavas of the Congress. Ramesh Bidhuri of the BJP, who was seen rushing towards the Congress benches, was stopped by his party colleagues. Responding to this, Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete brushed aside newspaper reports and said it was not fair to tell an untruth during holy Ramzan month.
Reacting to his observation, some of the opposition members including Asaddudin Owaisi of M I M party, trooped into the well of the House forcing its adjournment for 15 minutes till 1230 hours. Later, the BJP member apologized for his behaviour in the House, when it re-assembled after the adjournment.

In the Rajya Sabha, the issue was raised by members belonging to the Samajwadi party and Congress. forcing its adjournment for ten minutes.

BSP chief Mayawati has demanded that the government arrest the Shiv Sena MP who allegedly tried to force feed a Muslim staff member at Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi. Replying to a media query outside Parliament House today, she said the government should take stern action against the MP without any delay.

Reacting to the incident, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said he is not aware of it. He, however, said, if the incident really did take place, it should not have happened.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Anil Desai denied that any such incident took place. He said it is being blown out of proportion and given a communal colour.