Rajya Sabha adjourned on Pathak report issue

New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) Demanding that the Privilege Motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the leak of the R S Pathak Inquiry Authority report on the oil-for-food issue be taken up, the Opposition parties, led by the BJP, forced the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha till 1200 hrs.

The moment after the House completed the obituary reference to former Orissa Chief Minister Nandini Satpathy, the Opposition parties were on their feet demanding the privilege motion on the leak of the Pathak report be taken up first.

As the BJP members, supported by the Samajwadi Party and the TDP, raised slogans like '' Sarkar Dawadol Hai, PM House Mein Mole Hai'', the members from the treasury benches clashed with them. The treasury members wanted a question relating to children be taken up.

But the Opposition was not to give up and kept on raising slogans.

Senior BJP leaders, including Ms Sushma Swaraj and Mr Yashwant Sinha, raised the matter forcefully.

Interestingly, former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh indicted in the Pathak report, was seated in the front row of the treasury benches. He was seated with senior Congress leaders and Cabinet Ministers Mr Arjun Singh, Mr Kamal Nath and Ms Meira Kumar and others.

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