By IANS
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice Monday following uproar over the India-US civilian nuclear deal, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set to make a statement on the issue when the house meets at 2 p.m.
After the prime minister’s statement, the house will discuss the flood situation in Bihar, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee announced as he adjourned the house for a second time Monday.
As the house met at 11 a.m., members of the opposition United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) created a ruckus over the controversial nuclear deal that has led to strain between the ruling Congress and its Left allies.
MPs of the Samajwadi Party advanced towards the speaker’s podium shouting slogans like “Nuclear deal should be dropped!” and “Bush ki gulami nahin chalegi!” (Subservience to Bush will not be allowed).
Members from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a part of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), were also restive, wanting to speak on the deteriorating flood situation in Bihar.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs sought to speak on the developments in Goa, where the Congress-led government won a controversial vote of confidence last month.
With his repeated pleas to restore order falling on deaf ears, Chatterjee adjourned the house at 11.05 a.m. till 11.30 a.m.
The din, however, continued when the house reassembled, prompting the speaker to adjourn it until after the lunch recess.