By IANS,
New Delhi : The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies Friday forced the adjournment of the Lok Sabha for two hours as it demanded the recall of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal for appointing a Lokayukta without consulting the state government.
Soon after question hour was over, MPs from the BJP were on their feet, raising the issue and terming it an attack on the country’s federal structure.
Speaker Meira Kumar could not continue with the proceedings of the house, as several slogan-shouting BJP MPs rushed towards her podium. Her pleas to the BJP MPs to return to their seats went unheard following which she adjourned the house till 2 p.m.
The BJP has been agitated over Beniwal bypassing the party government led by Narendra Modi in Gujarat to appoint retired judge Justice R.A. Mehta as state Lokayukta last week after the post lay vacant for seven years.
Modi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday on the issue. His government has also challenged the governor’s decision in the high court.