As the opposition members were unrelenting, Kumar adjourned the proceedings 2 pm.
In the Rajya Sabha, which witnessed two adjournments before noon, BJP-led NDA members were on their feet shouting slogans demanding the PM's resignation. "Istifa do, istifa do, Pradhan Mantri istifa do (Prime Minister resign)," they chanted.
Chairman Hamid Ansari told members not to raise slogans and asked senior BJP member M Venkiah Naidu as to what he wanted to speak. Naidu then said, "We want the prime minister to go" and not a mere statement on the issue.
Amid slogan shouting, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said the opposition "should not run away from discussion".
"Koyle ki dalali hai, sari Congress kali hai" (there is scam in coal allocation, Congress is responsible), some opposition members shouted.
Ansari then adjourned the House for 30 minutes.
When the Rajya Sabha reassembled, similar scenes were seen and the House was adjourned till 2 pm.
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