Uproar in Parliament over scams, both Houses adjourned
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day as opposition members demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum, Adarsh housing society and Commonwealth Games corruption scams. As
soon as both Houses met, Opposition members led by Bharatiya Janata Party did
not allow the Question Hour to be held by trooping into the well raising slogans,
leading to adjournment till noon. When the two Houses reassembled, Opposition
members again raised the
issue leading to their adjournment for the day. They were demanding removal of
Telecom Minister A Raja and an enquiry by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into
the Commonwealth Games scam. Some of them displayed newspapers carrying
reports
on alleged complicity of A Raja in 2G Spectrum allocations. CPI (M) leader
Basudeb
Acharia said: "The entire nation has been ashamed. Though Ashok Chavan has
resigned,
mere quitting the post of Chief Minister is not enough. An independent probe (into
the Adarsh Housing Society scam) is required." In Rajya Sabha, Leader of the
Opposition
Arun Jaitley said: "Since the last session of Parliament, there have been
"unprecedented
rise in cases of corruption in high places that have come to notice." He also
referred the alleged scam in allocation of second generation or 2G spectrum to
new telecom companies, reports of corruption in the CWG 2010 and irregularities
in Adarsh Housing society. As he questioned the role of Telecom Minister A Raja
in the scam, Opposition benches shouted slogans. Chairman Hamid Ansari asked
members
not to raise slogans and said some of the subjects raised by the Leader of the
Opposition have been included by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) for
discussion
during the current session. The Opposition members were, however, unrelenting
and forced Chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn the House till noon.
