FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015 (PAGE 20) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Govt-Oppn deadlock persists No business in Parl for 3rd day NEW DELHI, July 23: the Vadra issue and seeking nessed two adjournments - one for resignation of External Parliament could not transact action against Congress till noon and the other till 2 PM. Affairs Minister Sushma any business for the third day in President Sonia Gandhi’s son- Similar scenes prevailed when it Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief a row as deadlock prevailed in-law for breach of privilege. reassembled, forcing Deputy Minister Vasundhara Raje over between the Opposition and the Rajya Sabha saw heated Chairman P J Kurien to adjourn the Lalit Modi controversy and ruling side over the Lalit Modi exchanges between the opposi- it for the day. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Vyapam issues, which tion and treasury benches, pri- All hell broke loose in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the aggravated today after BJP marily over the modalities for a Lower House when it met after Vyapam scam, then plunged into raised objection to certain com- discussion on the Lalit Modi the first adjournment at noon a turmoil. ments by Robert Vadra. controversy, with members of and BJP member Prahlad Joshi Joshi claimed Vadra had While the Opposition stuck the Congress, Left and other referred to Vadra’s Facebook “demeaned” MPs and wanted to its demand for the resigna- parties insisting “no resignation, post. the issue to be referred to the tion of Union Minister Sushma no discussion.” The Lok Sabha, which was Privileges Committee of Swaraj and Chief Ministers of The Upper House could not already paralysed since yester- Parliament and he be brought Rajasthan and Madhya transact any business as it wit- day due to opposition demands before the House.(PTI) Pradesh, the Government rejected it and countered in the Lok Sabha by raking up a Facebook post of Vadra and seeking action against him for “demeaning” MPs. The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day just after papers were tabled at noon, while the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at about 2.10 PM after two adjournments earlier. The Lok Sabha failed to transact any business for the second straight day as con- frontation between ruling and opposition sides intensified with BJP hitting back at Congress by forcefully raising.