Lok Sabha adjourned for the day

But just weeks later, embarrassing allegations ensnared Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj along with the chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where the right-wing BJP rules at the state level. He said the recent controversies have dented the party’s image.

“You have not been chosen for dharna demonstration but to find solutions to problems”, Yadav said adding that if ruling party members themselves sit in protest, “it reflects their helplessness”. However, the BJP is firm on its stand and reiterated that the leaders had done no wrong and there will be no resignations.

The meeting assumes significance as BJP is bracing for an onslaught by opposition parties in Parliament during the Monsoon session beginning on Tuesday over her. Party leader in the Rajya Sabha, Sanjay Raut, expressed happiness over Modi’s decision, saying it would help the alliance chalk out a collective strategy to ward off the Opposition challenge. “There has been enough of politics of slogan-shouting”.

“I think it’s a very ironical situation where the Congress is running away from debate, discussion which they ask for. Assam and Goa will also be discussed“, said Jaitley.

This agitated the opposition members, who created uproar.

The Congress and Opposition parties are demanding the resignations of Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje over their alleged help to Lalit Modi, who is facing an Enforcement Directorate investigation. One placard in Hindi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his “silence” on Lalit Modi and the Vyapam scam.

The house was adjourned for the day after repeated protests.

“I will disclose the name of the leader on the floor of the house”, she said in another tweet.

She said she has always provided “adequate” opportunity to all sections of the House to raise matters of topical interest and hoped that all the members would adhere to the set norms of etiquette and standards of behaviour.

“The Prime Minister had assured the country that he will not tolerate corruption”. We will raise all state issues ranging from what is happening in Kerala and Himachal Pradesh.

But the opposition Congress party has indicated it will use the current monsoon session to demand the resignation of a number of scandal-hit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.

The House witnessed unprecedented noisy scenes forcing Speaker to adjourn the House till tomorrow. When it reassembled and took up the Question Hour, Congress members were again on their feet raising slogans as Chairman Hamid Ansari called upon them to maintain decorum. CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said there can’t be a debate without the ministers concerned resigning. Modi admitted as much at an NDA meeting on July 20 where he said that the amendments to the UPA 2’s 2013 act had not gone down well with the people and it was time for course correction.