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Parliament disrupted over petrol price hike
Monday March 04, 2013 04:39:33 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Parliament was repeatedly disrupted Monday as a vociferous
opposition took up the issue of the hike in petrol prices and
demanded a rollback.
The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha were first adjourned till noon
and then till 2 p.m. as opposition parties shouted slogans,
slamming the government and demanding that the hike be rolled
back.
In the Lok Sabha, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
other parties started shouting slogans on the issue as soon as the
house met at 2 p.m.
Speaker Meira Kumar's repeated requests to allow question hour to
proceed proved futile and the house was adjourned first till noon
and later till 2 p.m after the opposition members gathered near
her podium.
There were similar scenes in the Rajya Sabha with the entire
opposition as well as the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan
Samaj Party disrupting proceedings.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the house amid
commotion till noon.
As the house reassembled, the commotion continued.
"This is disrespect of parliament. When the house is in session
how can a minister make such an important announcement outside
parliament?" said BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.
SP leader Naresh Aggarwal said the hike was not acceptable and the
government timed it just a day after the budget was presented.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said the
decision was not taken by the government but oil companies.
"Ever since petroleum prices have been deregulated, oil companies
decide and announce oil price hike and not the ministers. This is
not disrespect of parliament," he said.
The opposition continued the agitation forcing Deputy Chairman P.J.
Kurien to adjourn the house till 2 p.m.
Petrol prices went up by Rs.1.40 a litre, excluding taxes, from
March 1.
This was the second hike in over two weeks after the Feb 15
increase in the price of the fuel by Rs.1.50 a litre.
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