Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon today amid uproar by BJP members during Question Hour over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's refusal to form a JPC on phone tapping, even as SP and RJD members protested price rise.
As soon as Speaker Meira Kumar completed the obituary references, opposition members were on their feet in protest against the government's stand on phone tapping and price rise.
Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj said she was surprised to see reports in newspapers quoting the Prime Minister as saying there would be no JPC to investigate the phone tapping issue.
"This is a disrespect of the House. The Prime Minister should give a statement in the House on the issue," she said.
She insisted this was a serious matter as phones of even cabinet ministers were tapped. BJP has also demanded Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into IPL scam and phone tapping.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal and his deputy V Narayanasamy accused Swaraj of making "baseless" allegations.
SP members Dharmendra Yadav and Shailendra Kumar showed placards which said "Bharat Bandh against the government which has failed to control prices has been successful". Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav led the protest.
RJD members, led by party chief Lalu Prasad and Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, shouted slogans against the government.
They walked into the Well and shouted slogans like "Yeh sarkar nikkami hai. Jo sarkar nikkami hai, woh sarkar badalni hai" (this government is ineffective and has to be changed) and "Yeh to abhi angadai hai, aage abhi ladai hai" (This is just the beginning, the struggle lies ahead).
A general strike has been called today by 13 non-NDA and non-UPA parties.
After 10 minutes of uproar, the House was adjourned by the Speaker till 12 noon.