As soon as the House met for the day, the Speaker announced her decision to allow a debate on FDI in multi-brand retail under Rule 184 which entails voting and hoped that the House would now function smoothly.
Welcoming Kumar's decision, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj assured her smooth functioning of the House, following which Question Hour was taken up for the first time since the session began last Thursday.
But normalcy prevailed only till noon as Trinamool Congress members stormed the Well displaying placards and raised slogans demanding that 24 subsidised LPG cylinders be given to a family per year instead of six now.
Trinamool members, whose party was part of Congress-led UPA till two months back, also raised anti-government slogans on the issue of 2G spectrum and coal block scams.
The friend-turned-foe of Congress also sought to rub in its opposition to FDI in multi-brand retail with former minister Sultan Ahmed making a personal statement explaining the reasons for his resignation from the government. (MORE)
