LPG, petroleum price hike rocks Lok Sabha on Monday

New Delhi, March 8 : The first day of the second-leg of the Budget Session failed to conduct normal business on Monday as the joint opposition created pandemonium inside the House by raising slogans against the government over rising prices of LPG cylinders and petroleum products.
The Opposition mounted attack on these issues soon after the House assembled at 4 p.m.
Amid the din, the Lower House somehow managed to conduct little business like laying of papers with some women MPs getting the chance to speak on issues of women on International Women’s Day. However, the proceedings were adjourned twice amid uproar by the Opposition.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced the first adjournment of the House at 5 p.m. for the next two hours, before BJP member Rama Devi, who was on the chair then, announced the final adjournment for the day after a brief discussion as the uproar continued.
Opposition parties, as well as the former allies of the ruling BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Shiv Sena, took on the government on the issue of price hike issue.
Led by leaders from the Congress, Trinamool Congress and DMK, the Opposition members approached the Speaker’s podium raising “LPG ke daam wapas lo” (roll bak LPG price) and “Perol, diesel ke daam kam karo” (reduce the prices of petrol and diesel) slogans.