NDA protest against price rise disrupts Parliament

The NDA's agitation on price rise issue rocked Parliament today with both the Houses being adjourned for two hours as opposition disrupted proceedings over UPA government's "failure" to contain inflation.

In the Lok Sabha, trouble started during the Question Hour itself when members of BJP and its allies, who had formed a human chain outside the Parliament complex to protest over the issue, trooped in the House shouting slogans denouncing the government.

Chanting slogans such as "Down with incompetent government", "Government which cannot check price spiral needs to be changed", the opposition members stormed the well not heading the Speaker.

In the Rajya Sabha, similar scenes were witnessed as BJP members walked in just five minutes before noon and started shouting slogans in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The Parliament complex saw NDA members led by L K Advani and George Fernandes sporting banners against price rise and forming a human chain to focus on government's "incompetence" to tackle the situation. (PTI)

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