Both houses of Parliament adjourned for the day

Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit was in the eye of a storm in Parliament on Monday with an agitated Opposition paralysing both the Houses demanding her immediate resignation over alleged irregularities in CWG projects.

It was trouble from the word go, with the NDA seeking suspension of Question Hour and the Left parties giving notices for Adjournment Motion in the Lok Sabha on the CAG observations on the CWG issue.

Opposition NDA members stormed the well leading to the adjournment of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha till noon.

When the two Houses met again, it was a similar story and the presiding officers adjourned the proceedings till Tuesday.

In the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party members demanded dismissal of the Mayawati government in the wake of reports that Uttar Pradesh has the highest incidence of fake encounters. They trooped into the well, shouting slogans and waving copies of news reports.

In the melee, Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda, who was in the chair, asked ministers to lay the papers listed for the day and allowed introduction of two bills.
As the din continued, he adjourned the proceedings for the day.

In the Rajya Sabha too, BJP members trooped into the well shouting slogans demanding Dikhsit's resignation.

They were supported by members of Shiv Sena, JD(U), AIADMK and the Left parties, who were on their feet.

Amidst of sloganeering, Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan allowed papers to be laid and adjourned the House for the day.

Earlier, as Speaker Meira Kumar took up the Question Hour, NDA members began shouting slogans against the Delhi government and demanded Dikshit's resignation contending that the CAG had indicted her in the CWG issue.

Kumar continued with the Question Hour as members of the BJP, Shiv Sena and SP raised slogans in the well. BSP members were seen shouting slogans and countering the SP members.

The Speaker told BJP member Varun Gandhi to ask a supplementary. As Gandhi stood up to ask his question, BJP member Bijoya Chakraborty signalled him against doing so.

NDA moves privilege notices for debate on Maken's statements

The NDA on Monday gave separate privilege notices in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha against Sports Minister Ajay Maken's statement on the Commonwealth Games.

Maken, in a suo motu statement on the CWG, had put the blame on the BJP-led opposition for appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as CWG Organising Committee chief.

The decision to move the notices was taken by NDA leaders at a meeting chaired by senior BJP leader L K Advani.

The NDA decided in case their notice was rejected, they would not allow the two Houses to function. The NDA is seeking a debate on the matter, after suspension of question hour.

While Yashwant Sinha would move the privilege notice in the Lok Sabha, S S Ahluwalia would move the notice in the Rajya Sabha.

With CAG report stating that Kalmadi was appointed CWG Organising Committee chief based on a PMO recommendation, Maken had said on Friday that he was elected to the post by the IOA as per the Host City Contract approved by the NDA regime and "there was no scope for any change".

Maken had also rejected a suggestion that the decision to appoint Kalmadi as OC chairman facilitated the conversion of the originally envisaged government-run OC into a body outside government control.

In a statement, Maken had said that as per the Host City Contract signed on 13^th November 2003 by the IOA, Delhi's Lt Governor and the then Sports Secretary, it was the Commonwealth Games Association - IOA in case of India - which was to establish the OC to organise the Games.

"The Cabinet of the NDA government, in a decision taken on September 11, 2003, had also agreed to underwrite any shortfall between revenue and expenditure of OC," the statement said.

After the NDA meeting, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said, "We seek the ouster of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. We will not allow Parliament to function. She should go."

The CAG, in its report, has indicted Delhi chief minister for the Commonwealth Games Scam.

Later, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said, "We are seeking the suspension of Question Hour in the Lok Sabha. We want a debate in the House on Maken's statement made on the Commonwealth Games. We will also seek a discussion on the CAG report on CWG, in which Sheila Dikshit has been indicted."

Those present at the meeting included Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, NDA convener and JDU president Sharad Yadav, Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi and SAD Rajya Sabha member Naresh Gujral.