Uproar by the opposition on the demonetisation issue, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after noon on Thursday.
Opposition wants to discuss with government on the demonetisation action taken by the government on November 8.
The Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandopadhyay the raised the issue of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s aircraft not being allowed to land at Kolkata airport despite technical glitches on Wednesday night.
He also said, the aircraft had circled overhead for about 30 minutes and alleged that the Air Traffic Control delayed giving the green signal to land despite the pilot pointing out that the plane was running out of fuel.
The Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, refused the claim, and said that the flight hovered only 13 minutes before landing at Kolkata airport.
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered an inquiry into the matter, said Raju.
After the issue raised by TMC leader, the opposition members went near to the podium of the Speaker and the discussion over demonetisation was demanded by the opposition led by Congress and TMC, when Speaker Sumitra Mahajan tried to conduct the Question Hour despite the din.
Against the government, the opposition forced Mahajan to adjourn the House till noon. Mahajan disallowed all notices of adjournment motion on different issues, when the house reassembled.
Discussion over demonetisation was demanded by the Congress party leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Bandopadhyay under any rules which involves voting.
Answering this, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar said the government was ready to discuss the matter and Mahajan also urged the members to begin the discussion keeping aside the rules.
After that, the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House for the day because the opposition amid the din and did not relent.
The opposition doing all this only after the announcement of demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Opposition also organized a Bharat Bandh on November 28. They protested against this announcement.
Opposition raised the issue of incomplete preparations of government made on the implementation of new currency notes and because of this people suffered a lot. These were the main objectives of their protest on that day.
--with agency inputs
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