New Delhi: The deadlock in Parliament over the 2G spectrum scam continues with the UPA Government and the Opposition parties not willing to budge from their stated position on the issue.
A meeting called by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to break the logjam failed to find any solution. While the Opposition insisted that a Joint Parliamentary party should be formed to investigate allegation of corruption in the issue of 2G spectrum licences, the Government suggested that a multi-disciplinary investigative agency could assist the Public Accounts Committee on the investigation.
Earlier, Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the seventh straight day following uproar over various charges of corruption by members of the opposition and treasury benches.
While the Opposition remained adamant on its demand for JPC probe in the 2G spectrum issue, Congress insisted on sacking Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa over corruption charges.
The logjam in Parliament forced adjournments of both Houses for the day without transacting any significant business as has been the case on all working days since the Winter Session began on November 9.
Chaotic scenes were witnessed in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, where an unrelenting opposition trooped to the well raising slogans demanding setting up of a JPC to probe alleged irregularities in allocation of 2G spectrum, the conduct of the Commonwealth Games and the Adarsh housing scam in Mumbai.
Congress members countered the opposition onslaught by rushing to the aisles demanding the resignation of Yeddyurappa in connection with the alleged irregularities in land allocations in the state favouring his sons.
They were also seen waving placards 'Punish Yeddyurappa to protect Karnataka from mining mafia, land grabbers', 'Book Bellary Brothers', 'Sack Yeddyurappa'. All the while, opposition chanted 'We want JPC' in the well.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the Question Hour minutes after both the Houses met for the day.
Deputy Speaker Karia Munda, who was in the chair, barely managed to get official reports placed before the Lok Sabha before adjourning the House for the day.
In the Rajya Sabha, official papers were placed before the House amid the din by opposition and Congress members. Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan then adjourned the House till Tuesday.
The impasse in Parliament continued even after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise two days back that action will be taken against anybody found guilty of any wrong doing in 2G spectrum allocations. Singh had appealed to political parties to allow Parliament to function.
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