The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday was repeatedly disrupted and then adjourned till 2 p.m., amid noisy protests by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) members as well as the Opposition.
The first adjournment came minutes after the House met for the day at 11 a.m.
The TDP and some Opposition MPs protested near the Chair's podium, flaunting placards and raising slogans.
While the Opposition MPs have been flaying the government over several public sector banks frauds -- the latest being the Rs 12,600 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam -- the TDP, a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner, is demanding "justice" for Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the state's bifurcation in 2014.
Venkaiah Naidu first adjourned the House till 11.30 a.m. and asked the party leaders to meet him in his chamber.
However, the meeting did not seem to be fruitful as the Opposition members were on their feet and the TDP members trooped to the Chair's podium as earlier, as soon as the House met again at 11.30 a.m.
Naidu expressed his displeasure at the conduct of the MPs, saying he did not approve of such ways and "tactics" by the MPs before adjourning the House till 2 p.m.
--IANS
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