By IANS
New Delhi : Both houses of parliament were adjourned for an hour Friday after the opposition disrupted proceedings demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon.
In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee paid tribute to former MP Tarakeshwari Sinha who died last month. Soon after opposition leaders began shouting slogans like “We want JPC” and “JPC lao desh ko Bachao” (Set up JPC, save the nation).
In the din, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said: “They (opposition) are afraid of a debate. They will be exposed. People will teach them a lesson.”
The speaker then adjourned the house for an hour.
Disruption of proceedings in the Rajya Sabha over the same issue also led to adjournment of the house till noon.