The Rajya Sabha witnessed heated arguments between Opposition Congress and the treasury benches over the continuous stalemate in the House over the Lalit Modi controversy. Deputy Chairman Prof. PJ Kurien adjourned the House for the day as the Congress members trooped into the well shouting slogans. When the House reassembled at 2.30 PM, Anand Sharma of the Congress objected to discussion on the Private Members Business. He said that there is continued stalemate in the House on the Opposition demand for the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Lalit Modi controversy. Mr. Sharma charged the government with maintaining adamancy. Responding to this, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi accused the Opposition of disrupting the proceedings.<br/><br/>Earlier, the House was adjourned twice in the pre-lunch period on the same issue. When the House met for the day, Naresh Agarwal of the Samajwadi Party raised the issue of a letter reportedly written by 30 BJP members to the Chairman demanding action against Opposition members for disrupting the proceedings.