March 16, 2018 2:15 PM

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Stalemate continues in Parliament following uporar by Opposition on various issues

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned, the Lok Sabha for the day and the Rajya Sabha till 2.30 following continuous opposition uproar on different issues.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">As the Lok Sabha reassembled at noon after first adjournment, the situation was no different when members from TRS and AIADMK came into well.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">TRS was raising the demand for increase in the reservation quota in government jobs in Telangana while AIADMK MPs were pressing for setting up of Cauvery Management Board.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Amidst uproar, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan informed the House about no confidence motion moved by YSR Congress and TDP saying that she cannot further proceed on it as the House is not in order. Later, she adjourned the House for the day.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Earlier in the morning, members from TDP and YSR Congress continued their protest for special status to Andhra Pradesh. Amid noisy scenes, three newly elected MPs from UP and Bihar took oath of office.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">They are Sarfaraz Alam of RJD from Araria and Samajwadi Party's Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel from Phulpur and Praveen Kumar Nishad from Gorakhpur.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu expressed serious concern over the repeated disturbances faced by the House for the last two weeks failing to transact any business.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">He said people are disillusioned over the logjam as important issues like banks scams are not being taken up for discussion. He appealed to all parties to ensure the smooth functioning.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">As noisy scenes continued, Mr. Naidu adjourned the house till 2.30 pm.</div>

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