Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani directly blamed the ruling Congress Party and the UPA-II Government for disrupting proceedings during the Winter Session of Parliament.
Interacting with media outside Parliament here on Wednesday, Advani said:"It is the Congress Party which is disturbing the house."
Advani was speaking after the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday, while the Rajya Sabha had been adjourned till 2 p.m., following opposition-related uproar on various issues.
Earlier, both Houses witnessed noisy interruptions, which forced the chair to adjourn till noon.
In the Lok Sabha, Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu called on the Indian Government to take back Katchhathivu Island which it had ceded to Sri Lanka. Agitated members continued with their slogans in the Well of the House, ignoring repeated appeals for calm by the Chair.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said she was compelled to adjourn proceedings as the uproar refused to die down.
She also informed the House that she had received notices for a no-confidence motion against the government from several members.
In the Rajya Sabha, as soon as the House met at noon after the first adjournment, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members rushed into the Well of the House to seek support for their demand for the inclusion of people belonging to seventeen backward classes in the Scheduled Caste category.
They were also supported by members belonging to Samajwadi Party. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) members trooped into the Well of the House over their demand for United Andhra Pradesh.
Senior BJP leader M.Venkaiah Naidu demanded a discussion on the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on 2G spectrum allocation.
As noisy scenes continued, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chaiman P.J. Kurien adjourned the House till 2 p.m.
Advani also claimed that it was the Congress and its allies that were to be blamed for stalling the no-confidence motion against the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Reacting to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath's statement that there was no threat to the government, nor should there be any fear or expectation for early elections because of a no-confidence motion moved by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) over the Andhra Pradesh bifurcation dispute, Advani said: "The Congress and its allies are trying to ensure that the no-confidence motion does not come up at all."
On the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party as a viable political alternative in national capital New Delhi, the veteran BJP leader said he was not surprised by the development.
"It has been known for the past few years. But, I would not like to say that all political parties are corrupt, and I will admit that as compared to professionals, some politicians readily compromise," said Advani.
He further said that when Atal Behari Vajpayee was the country's prime minister, "there was a remarkable contribution to improve the standards of the people and the government."
He also said that there was no doubt that the Congress had fared abysmally in both the Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Assembly polls.
"The total number of seats won by the congress is less than us in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh," said Advani.
