In Pics: Drama unfolds at paliamentary party meet

New Delhi, Aug 13:Today's Monsoon session mainly saw drama unfold over two major issues - Vadra land scam and Kishtwar violence.

The purportedly illegal land deals of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra forced three adjournments of the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday as BJP members demanded a discussion on the issue.

No business could, thus, be transacted in the pre-lunch session. As soon as the house met at 11 a.m., Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members demanded a discussion on IAS officer Ashok Khemka's allegations in land deals involving Vadra.

The BJP's Prakash Javadekar had served notice, demanding suspension of question hour in the house. Rajya Sabha Chairperson Hamid Ansari's repeated requests for maintaining order fell on deaf ears as BJP members continued their protests.

Several Congress members were also on their feet rebutting the BJP's attack. The house was adjourned for half-an-hour till 12.38 p.m.

The situation was no different when the house reassembled. While BJP raised slogans attacking Congress and Vadra, Congress members shouted counter slogans.

Parliament drama

MP Jayaprada and BJP MP Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday during ongoing monsoon session.

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Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath with Union ministers Farooq Abdullah, Ajit Singh and BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley at an all-party meet called by him to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Union ministers Jairam ramesh

Union ministers Jairam ramesh and E Ahamed at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday during ongoing monsoon session. PTI Photo by Vijay Kumar Joshi

MP Kanimozhi

DMK MP Kanimozhi leaves after an all-party meet called by Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

P Chidambaram

Finance Minister P Chidambaram and BJP leader Arun Jaitley leave after an all-party meet called by Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath

Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath leaves after at an all-party meet called by him to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Farooq Abdullah and Praful Patel

Union Ministers Farooq Abdullah and Praful Patel leave after an all-party meet called by Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley

BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley at an all-party meet called by Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav leaves after an all-party meet called by Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Parliament Meet

Parliamentary Affair Minister Kamal Nath with Union ministers P Chidambaram, Farooq Abdullah and Ajit Singh at an all-party meet called by him to end Parliament logjam at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi

Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi along with others Andhra Pradesh MPs and MLAs during a protest in support of a united Andhra Pradesh at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.

LK Advani, Yashwant Sinha and Venkaiah Naidu

Senior leaders LK Advani, Yashwant Sinha and Venkaiah Naidu after BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.

SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur

SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur greets Union Minister Sis Ram Ola at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday during ongoing monsoon session.

LK Advani with party leader Smriti Irani

Senior BJP leader LK Advani with party leader Smriti Irani after Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.

BJP Leaders

Senior leaders LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad at BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Rahul Gandhi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi talks to Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday during ongoing monsoon session.

With agency inputs.

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