BJP stalls Parliament alleging Chidambaram's role in telecom deal
08 May 2012
Both houses of Parliament were disrupted for most of the morning session as the opposition clamoured for an explanation from home minister P Chidambaram about allegedly helping his son to get financial benefits from a telecom deal when he was finance minister.
The Lok Sabha saw noisy disruptions, with the Bharatiya Janata Party in particular seeking a reply from the government on the issue. As soon as members assembled in the morning, some BJP frontbenchers rose to protest, demanding suspension of question hour to discuss the issue.
Some BJP MPs staged protests near Speaker Meira Kumar's podium and disrupted the crucial question hour.
Speaker Meira Kumar first tried to restore peace in the house asking protesting MPs to go back to their seats. As the MPs intensified their protests, the speaker adjourned the house till noon.
Pandemonium returned when the house resumed at 12 noon. Amid noisy protests, the speaker allowed some business documents to be laid down in the house before a further adjournment.
Opposition MPs cited Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's allegations that Chidambaram had delayed permission for the sale of Aircel to Malaysia-based Maxis in 2006 when he was finance minister so that his son Karthi benefited financially.
