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New Delhi: Anna Hazare`s fast on the issue of Lokpal cast its shadow on Parliament today with both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessing opposition uproar over widespread corruption as revealed by several scams.
As soon as the two Houses met, BJP members pressed for suspension of the Question Hour to discuss the serious situation caused by lakhs of people in the country coming out on the streets to protest against corruption.
Amid noisy scenes, both the Houses were adjourned till noon.
In the Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj said she has given notice for suspension of Question Hour, claiming that the government cannot wash its hands off the protests which were culmination of "corruption resorted to by the government".
"Scams after scams are being revealed ... the Adarsh society followed by 2G, CWG, Air India and now the KG Basin.
People are facing the brunt of price rise and ministers are looting crores (of rupees). People are saying crores are stashed away in foreign banks and there are no funds to build village roads and gutters in the urban areas," she said.
"At such a time, the Lokpal being envisaged in the Bill brought out by the government has neither teeth nor eyes. It is totally ineffective," Swaraj said.
The story was no different in the Rajya Sabha, where a united opposition led by BJP created uproar demanding suspension of Question Hour to discuss corruption and the Lokpal Bill, leading to adjournment of the House till noon.
Hardly had Chairman Hamid Ansari taken his seat, BJP Deputy Leader S S Ahluwalia demanded the discussion.
He was joined by his party colleagues and members from other opposition parties including Left, AIADMK, JD-U and BSP.
The pleas of Ansari in the Rajya Sabha and Speaker Meira Kumar in the Lok Sabha cut no ice and both the Houses were adjourned till noon.
