The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 PM, Rajya Sabha till 2.30 PM following uproar over demand for Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into IPL controversy.<br/><br/>Earlier, Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon following uproar. As soon as the House assembled for the day, the opposition leader, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj made a forceful plea for setting up of the JPC saying that there is a question mark over the involvement of two central ministers with regard to the scam.<br/><br/>She said that in such a situation, the central agencies and government departments cannot investigate the matter and only the JPC can bring out the truth. Mr Sharad Yadav of the JD-U, while supporting her demand said the IPL has become a platform for loot.<br/><br/>He alleged that those involved in the scam are taking the Mauritius route to avoid taxes. Mr Basudeb Acharia of the CPIM said that startling revelations are pouring in every day and a large number of people are involved in what he described as the biggest gambling in the country.<br/><br/>He said there is an urgent need for JPC to find out the truth and fix those responsible for the large-scale corruption. Mr Gurudas Dasgupta of the CPI described it as a massive scam unparallelled in the history of Independent India. He alleged that the government was not aware of it even as things were happening under its nose.<br/><br/>Responding to the opposition demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the alleged scam, the Leader of the House and Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee said that he will convey the sentiments of the opposition to the Prime Minister and get back to the House.<br/><br/>He said the decision on setting up of the JPC cannot be taken instantly and the matter requires due deligence. He said the government will ponder over the opposition demand. However, the opposition was not satisfied and continued to raise slogan in support of its demand. The Speaker, Mrs Meira Kumar, adjourned the house for forty minutes till 12.