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Price rise rocks Parliament, Rajya Sabha adjourned | The issue of price rise rocked the second day of Parliament's Monsoon Session on Tuesday. While the Rajya Sabha was adjourned
till Wednesday, the Lok Sabha is expected to resume discussions after 2 p.m. Earlier
in the day, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and leader of
Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley raised price rise issue. Swaraj said
the increase in the prices of kerosene and LPG had disturbed the budget of the
common man and the entire opposition wanted a discussion on the issue. "Accept
our adjournment motions and allow a discussion on the issue," she added. The Opposition
is demanding that the discussion on the price rise ends with a vote. However,
the Congress has ruled this out. The opposition made it clear that it will not
relent until the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, gives an assurance that the
government is willing to discuss the issue in Parliament. On Monday, Dr. Singh
appealed to the opposition to aim for a ''peaceful and productive'' Parliament
session. "We hope this session of the Parliament would be peaceful and productive.
We have a lot of important issues of national importance to debate. We want the
Parliament to function smoothly," he said. The illegal mining issue in Karnataka,
the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the controversy surrounding the Bhopal
Gas tragedy is also expected to generate heat during the month-long session. The
economic blockade in Manipur, the delay in the preparations for the Commonwealth
Games in Delhi, the Ranganath Mishra Commission Report and the Gorkhaland issue
will also come up for discussion during the session. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee
is expected to face the Opposition's ire on railway accidents. |
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