<div>Rajya Sabha today witnessed two adjournments before noon after BSP launched a vociferous protest over V K Singh's alleged anti-Dalit remarks and SP created ruckus over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reported comments on Ram temple in Ayodhya.<br /><br />No sooner did the House met and mourned the death of former member M A M Ramaswamy and the listed papers laid, BSP supremo Mayawati rose to say that the government's attitude over Singh's comments was "very sad and unfortunate".<br /><br />As Deputy Chairman P J Kurien disallowed her and asked her to give a notice for making a statement, her party members rushed into the Well raising anti-government slogans.<br /><br />Not to be left behind, Naresh Agarwal (SP) raised the issue of reported statement of Bhagwat over the construction of the temple.<br /><br />Kurien did not allow this as well and asked them to make mentions during the Zero Hour. "Please give notice. This is against rules. You cannot make a statement without notice," he said. Immediately thereafter, SP members rushed into the Well of the House raising slogans.<br /><br />Mayawati alleged that social and communal atomsphere in the country has detoriated since BJP came to power, as the government instead of taking action against the rabble-rousers was indulging in soft-peddling such issues.<br /><br />"Dalit virodhi yeh sarkar nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (anti-Dalit government will not be allowed)", "V K Singh murdabad (down with V K Singh)", the BSP members shouted.<br /><br />With members of the two parties not listening to his pleas for order, Kurien adjourned the House for 15 minutes.<br /><br />Similar scenes were witnessed when the House met at 11:30 hours with slogan-shouting BSP members again trooping into the Well.<br /><br />Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) said while the issue of Ram Temple at Ayodhya was pending in courts, a communally tense situation was being created by Bhagwat's statement. Alleging collusion between government and RSS, he sought action against Bhagwat. Some of his party members too trooped in the Well.<br /><br />To this, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the government respected court's decision on the Ayodhya issue, but people have "fundamental right" to reiterate committment for construction of a temple.<br /><br />However, he added the construction would be according to the court's decision. On Singh's reported remarks, Naqvi also stated that the Minister has repeatedly clarified that he had not made any anti-Dalit comment.<br /><br />But he could not douse the slogneering as some Congress members also rushed to the Well, forcing Kurien to adjourn the proceedings till 12 noon. <br /></div>
<div>Rajya Sabha today witnessed two adjournments before noon after BSP launched a vociferous protest over V K Singh's alleged anti-Dalit remarks and SP created ruckus over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reported comments on Ram temple in Ayodhya.<br /><br />No sooner did the House met and mourned the death of former member M A M Ramaswamy and the listed papers laid, BSP supremo Mayawati rose to say that the government's attitude over Singh's comments was "very sad and unfortunate".<br /><br />As Deputy Chairman P J Kurien disallowed her and asked her to give a notice for making a statement, her party members rushed into the Well raising anti-government slogans.<br /><br />Not to be left behind, Naresh Agarwal (SP) raised the issue of reported statement of Bhagwat over the construction of the temple.<br /><br />Kurien did not allow this as well and asked them to make mentions during the Zero Hour. "Please give notice. This is against rules. You cannot make a statement without notice," he said. Immediately thereafter, SP members rushed into the Well of the House raising slogans.<br /><br />Mayawati alleged that social and communal atomsphere in the country has detoriated since BJP came to power, as the government instead of taking action against the rabble-rousers was indulging in soft-peddling such issues.<br /><br />"Dalit virodhi yeh sarkar nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (anti-Dalit government will not be allowed)", "V K Singh murdabad (down with V K Singh)", the BSP members shouted.<br /><br />With members of the two parties not listening to his pleas for order, Kurien adjourned the House for 15 minutes.<br /><br />Similar scenes were witnessed when the House met at 11:30 hours with slogan-shouting BSP members again trooping into the Well.<br /><br />Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) said while the issue of Ram Temple at Ayodhya was pending in courts, a communally tense situation was being created by Bhagwat's statement. Alleging collusion between government and RSS, he sought action against Bhagwat. Some of his party members too trooped in the Well.<br /><br />To this, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the government respected court's decision on the Ayodhya issue, but people have "fundamental right" to reiterate committment for construction of a temple.<br /><br />However, he added the construction would be according to the court's decision. On Singh's reported remarks, Naqvi also stated that the Minister has repeatedly clarified that he had not made any anti-Dalit comment.<br /><br />But he could not douse the slogneering as some Congress members also rushed to the Well, forcing Kurien to adjourn the proceedings till 12 noon. <br /></div>