New Delhi, Feb 23 (Inditop.com) Uproar over the rising prices of food forced Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the Lok Sabha after a furious opposition demanded top priority to a discussion on the issue.
Meira Kumar adjourned the house till noon after opposition MPs including those from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) demanded that their adjournment motion be accepted and all other businesses of the house postponed to discuss the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.
The house witnessed noisy scenes soon after the speaker introduced Sushma Swaraj of the BJP as the new Leader of Opposition welcoming her.
“I extend warm welcome to her,” she said.
Meira Kumar also thanked former leader of the opposition L.K. Advani for his support in running the house.
Swaraj returned the compliment to the speaker but said she was compelled to move an adjournment motion “because the government has been sleeping over the price rise issue”.
“I am sorry but the people are suffering. We want discussion on top priority basis. All the businesses should be delayed. The price rise is the most important issue,” Swaraj said.
“Please accept my adjournment motion. We will allow the house to function but price rise should be discussed first.”
Other opposition members shouted slogans against the government forcing the speaker to adjourn the house.
