Pandemonium on Uttarakhand marks first day of Parliament - Pandemonium and slogan shoutin- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Pandemonium and slogan shouting against the imposition of President's Rule in Uttarakhand marred the first day of the Lok Sabha on April 25, 2016 (Monday) as opposition members flayed the government for its "autocratic" decision.

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As soon as the obituary references were made, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge demanded adjournment of the house and suspension of Question Hour to discuss the issue. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said she was disallowing his demand but he could raise the issue during zero hour.

In This Pic : Mallikarjun Kharge

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Several opposition members, including Sushmita Dev and Abhijit Mukherjee of Congress and AAP's Bhagwant Mann, rushed towards the speaker raising anti-government slogans. They massed there shouting slogans like "Stop killing democracy" and "Murder of democracy will not be accepted". When the Speaker allowed the question hour to go on, some members squatted at the spot. Questions related to as many as five ministries including petroleum, labour, tourism and commerce were taken up.

In This Pic : Bhagwant Mann

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Amid slogans like "Modi sarkar hosh mein aao" (Government must come to senses) and "Shame, shame", Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government will soon launch a Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme aimed to providing five crore cooking gas connections to rural areas, especially in the name of women for families below poverty line.

In This Pic : Narendra Modi

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Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said contrary to demands from members including from Bhola Singh (BJP) and Tatagatha Sathpathy (BJD), the government cannot put a blanket ban on import of Chinese goods. "Blanket ban of a country is not possible under WTO norms," she said.

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