Parliament on Wednesday witnessed repeated adjournments amid pandemonium in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over Pune firing and police crackdown on BJP workers in Delhi on Tuesday. The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday minutes after it convened for the second time following uproar by Opposition members on the issue of police firing on farmers in Pune and lathicharge on BJP's youth wing workers in the capital. The House witnessed two adjournments in the pre-lunch sitting on the two issues and the Chair had finally called it a day when it reassembled at 2 PM. Every time the House met, Opposition members, including those from BJP, Shiv Sena and SP trooped into the well protesting the police firing on farmers in Pune on Tuesday in which three lives were lost. Some BJP members were seen holding photos of BJP youth wing activists hurt in police action in Delhi on Tuesday while demonstrating against corruption and price rise. Around 40 Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha workers were injured in the lathi-charge during their protest march to Parliament. With the opposition not ready to relent, Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda adjourned the House for the day. RS: BJP wants Chidambaram to quit Opposition BJP and Shiv Sena, supported by AIADMK and Akali Dal, forced adjournment of the Rajya Sabha for the day, protesting police action against BJP workers in the national capital. BJP members trooped into the well shouting slogans, "Lathi-goli ki sarkar, nahin chalegi (Government wielding lathis and firing bullets will not be tolerated)." They displayed large-sized photographs of wounded workers as also the banners against the government. As the BJP members were protesting in the well, Shiv Sena, Akali Dal and AIADMK stood up in support. The trouble began as soon as the House met for the day with BJP members shouting slogans against the police action against the rally. They also demanded resignation of Home Minister P. Chidambaram. As Chairman Hamid Ansari took up the Question Hour, BJP members started the ruckus against alleged police brutality. Ruling benches countered the slogan shouting by demanding that Question Hour be taken up. As the din continued, he adjourned the House till noon. When the House met again, it was action replay. Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan pleaded for order even as BJP kept raising slogans. In the din, Khan asked ministers to lay papers and called for resumption of the short duration discussion on Sports Minister Ajay Maken's statement regarding the Commonwealth Games which remained inconclusive on Tuesday. The BJP and some other Opposition parties had slammed the government on the CAG report on CWG, but the government could not come out with its version as the House was adjourned.
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