Parliament, on Tuesday, was again rocked over alleged police excesses at a DMK rally in Chennai on Sunday forcing adjournment of both Houses for the day with agitated DMK and AIADMK members trading charges holding each other responsible for the violence that took five lives.
As both Houses assembled this morning, agitated DMK members shouted anti-AIADMK slogans and demanded dismissal of the Jayalalithaa government. The two houses had witnessed similar uproar on Monday too leading to their adjournment. In the Rajya Sabha, DMK members led by their leader Viduthalai Virumbi attempted to troop into the well even as minister of state for parliamentary affairs O Rajagopal tried to dissuade them from doing so.
Sensing the mood, chairman Krishan Kant adjourned the House till Thursday barely two minutes after it met. Parliament will remain closed on Wednesday on account of Independence Day. The Lok Sabha saw a repeat of unruly scenes with DMK members storming the well forcing speaker G M C Balayogi to adjourn the House for the day after an hour-long adjournment on Tuesday morning.
After the House re-assembled at 1200 hours, DMK members repeatedly trooped into the well displaying posters saying dismiss Jaya government, MLA died of police harassment and protect the press. DMK leader and environment minister T R Baalu and parliamentary affairs minister Pramod Mahajan were seen restraining the DMK members from moving into the well.
Bureau Report