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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 10 2013 | 4:07 PM IST
Proceedings in Parliament were washed out for the second consecutive working today as Opposition members created pandemonium on a host of issues including JPC report on 2G, Telangana, price rise and death of children in relief camps for Muzaffarnagar (UP) riot victims.
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha could not function normally as they witnessed slogan-shouting by members. Due to the uproar, Lok Sabha was adjourned twice and Rajya Sabha thrice before final adjournment. Both the Houses could not transact any substantial business.
Trouble started as soon as both the Houses assembled for the day with members of BJP, Telugu Desam Party, Left and BSP creating ruckus over various issues.
In both Houses, BJP members were on their feet and protested against the changes made by JPC Chairperson P C Chacko in the panel's report on 2G scam, which gave clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Pandemonium was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha as the JPC report was tabled by Congress member Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu.
While members of BJP, Left and TMC opposed the tabling of the controversial report, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien ruled that the 'Terms of Reference' contained in the motion of the JPC had no provision which permits a discussion on its report adopted duly by the committee.
Deputy Leader of BJP Ravishankar Prasad, who was a member of the 30-member JPC, raised a point of order to allege that his dissent note had been altered and wondered whether the matter should not be debated in the House.
Quoting a rule from Article 105 of the Constitution, he said he had the right to administer a note of dissent as a member of the panel.
"I had given a strong dissent note...The guilty have been left...The report should not be tabled," Prasad said.

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First Published: Dec 10 2013 | 4:07 PM IST

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