A Constitutional amendment bill
providing for reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions
in the government jobs was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amidst
pandemonium. As soon as the
House re-assembled after an hour-long adjournment, members belonging to
Samajwadi Party trooped into the well shouting slogans against the reservation
even as Deputy Chairman P J Kurien asked the Minister of State for Personnel, V
Narayanasamy to move the Constitution (117th Amendment) Bill,
2012.On the other
side, the BJP members continued to shout slogans demanding the Prime Minister's
resignation on the alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal
blocks.Amidst the
din, the Deputy Chairman adjourned the House till 2 PM.
