The BJP on Monday disrupted Parliament yet again over the appointment of the Lokayukta in Gujarat,with some of the partys political rivals,particularly the Left,extending symbolic support in the Rajya Sabha. Trouble began as soon as the House started its proceedings on Monday. Significantly,leaders of non-NDA Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha,including the Lefts Sitaram Yechury and D Raja,BJDs Pyarimohan Mohapatra and AIADMKs V Maitreyan,stood up in a show of solidarity amid the ruckus. Speaking to The Indian Express later,Raja said: It is not a question of the BJP or Modi. It is about safeguarding certain federal principles. Today,it happened it Gujarat. Tomorrow,it can happen in any other state. Today,it is a BJP government. Tomorrow,it can be any other partys government. The question is how can the Governor act in such a manner. The BJD,which snapped its ties with the BJP in the run-up to the Orissa Assembly elections,spoke in a similar vein. Amid the melee,Mohapatra demanded rollback of the appointment and was heard saying that the federal structure of the country has to be maintained. In the Lok Sabha,MPs belonging to the BJP,Samajwadi Party and JD(U) disrupted the proceedings over different issues. Consequently,the House was first adjourned till noon,some five minutes after it had met,and then,till 2 pm.
