RS adjourned for day following uproar over nuclear issue

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New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) The Rajya Sabha was today adjourned for the day following pandemonium over the Indo-US nuclear deal as the opposition parties continued their protests, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the 123 agreement while the government said it was ready for a debate on the issue.

As soon as the house re-assembled at 1400 hrs, opposition members, belonging to both the NDA and UNPA, were on their feet shouting slogans demanding that the government constitute the JPC to examine the implications of the deal. However, the treasury benches refused to yield to their demand.

Many of the members reached the well of the House shouting slogans like ''We want JPC.'' The Congress members also stood up to assert that they were ready for the debate on the deal but the demand for the JPC would not be met.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Pachauri said the government was ready for a debate but the opposition only wanted to create a ruckus on the issue.

However, the opposition persisted with their protests and demanded that the JPC be constituted. Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan tried to pacify the members, but all his efforts failed. Since nothing could be heard in the din, he adjourned the house till tomorrow.

Earlier, the house was adjourned twice today on the same issue.

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