New Delhi: Just like the first two days, the third day of the Monsoon session of Parliament also ended without any business. Scenes of massive uproar were witnessed in the lower house of Parliament with Opposition members raising slogans of "we want justice" and showing anti-government ply cards. The leaders refused to pay any heed to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's repeated requests to let the House function.
As soon as the House assembled and took up the Question Hour, opposition Congress, TRS and Left members rushed to the Well raising slogans, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House till noon.
Seeking to counter the opposition attack, BJP Chief Whip Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Chair about his notice of breach of privilege against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra. He alleged that Vadra has demeaned parliamentarians in his Facebook post. "He cannot do that...nobody can do that," Meghwal shouted amid din. The Opposition raked up its attack against the Centre after the BJP leader's comment forcing the House into adjournment.
There were also protests when the Speaker informed that she had rejected the notices of adjournment moved by Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, M Veerapa Moily and KC Venugopal and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader NK Premchandran on the controversy allegedly involving the former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
Mahajan also said similar notices by CPI-M leaders Mohd Salim, SP Dutta and MB Rajesh on the Vyapam scam, Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav on farmers' plight and CPI-M leader A Sampath on caste census have also been rejected.
Soon, Congress members sporting black ribbons stormed the Well holding placards with slogans like 'Bade Modi meherban, toh chhote Modi pehelwan' (a Hindi idiom meaning that a small person is strong if supported by a powerful person) and 'PM chuppi todo' (PM, break your silence), 'Modi ji 56 inch dikhao, Sushma, Raje ko turant hatao' (Show your 56 inch chest by removing Swaraj and Raje).
Sporting a black ribbon on his right arm, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was seen on the second row of opposition benches. As some Congress members blacked the view of the Speaker by standing in front of the Treasury benches, a heated exchange of words took place between them and BJP members led by Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
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