Parliament adjourned for day over Lalit Modi issue & Vyapam scam

Naresh Kumar Sagar

Parliament adjourned for day
over Lalit Modi issue & Vyapam scam

Nation apex debate center for taking stock of the nation state has been reduced to demands of resignation and both ruling and opposition has not budged from their stands.Speaker of the lower house made valiant efforts to keep the flock together but they had their way. Issues of Lalit Modi and Vyapam scam were the order of the day.
Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day today followinguproarious scenes on Lalit Modi controversy and other issues. The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day amid slogan shouting by opposition members who continued to demand the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Lalit Modi controversy and other issues. After two pre-lunch adjournments, when the House re-assembled at 2 PM, Congress led opposition members shouted slogans and trooped into the well of the House forcing the Chair to adjourn the House for the day.

Earlier, in the morning, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan warned that disciplinary action will be taken if the members display placards in the House. She urged the members to observe Parliamentary decorum. But her warning had no effect on the agitating members. Defying her warning, the Congress-led opposition members again trooped into the well displaying placards which called for the resignations of Ms Swaraj and the Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Members belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi displayed placards demanding a separate High Court for Telangana. The Rajya Sabha, which witnessed four adjournments on Lalit Modi issue, was adjourned for the day. The issue rocked proceedings for the second day today.

Congress has said, resignation of the External Affairs Minister is necessary to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, party senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said, Prime Minister must immediately sack her as she helped fugitive Lalit Modi who is evading the law.

Mr Aiyar said, if Sushma Swaraj will not tender her resignation then it is impossible that Parliament will be able to transact any business. He said that Mrs Swaraj misused her office and she has no right to remain in office.