Both the houses of Parliament today witnessed noisy scenes over the political situation in Karnataka. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice, before being adjourned for the day following ruckus by Congress members over Karnataka issue. As soon as House met at 11 a.m. Congress
In the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury tried to raise Karnataka issue but speaker Om Birla denied the permission. This prompted Congress members to troop into the well. Members from DMK, SP and others were also in the well raising slogans against the government. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused the BJP of doing poaching politics to destabilize the Congress- JDS government in Karnataka. Responding to it, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated that Centre has nothing to do with the current political turmoil in the state. He said, Congress is not able to keep its house in the order and trying to disturb the proceedings of the Lok Sabha over the issue. When Rajnath Singh was replying opposition members from Congress, DMK, NC and others staged a walkout raising slogans against the Central Government.