Opposition parties JD(U) and CPI(M) joined Congress in attacking the Modi government for "using media and businessmen" to hit out at the opposition for disruptions in Parliament.
The upper house again faced a logjam by Congress on the penultimate day of Monsoon session making it almost impossible for the government to clear Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill.
Congress forced two adjournments in Rajya Sabha in the pre-lunch session as it took strong exception to some business houses asking Parliament to function besides demanding a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Lalit Modi and Vyapam issues.
Opposition parties JD(U) and CPI(M) joined Congress in attacking the Modi government for "using media and businessmen" to hit out at the opposition for disruptions in Parliament.
Repeating its oft repeated stand the treasury benches said they were ready for a debate on any issue.
Sharp barbs were exchanged between the opposition and the treasury benches when Sharad Yadav of (JD-U) hit out saying that the BJP government was "a government for money bags has been vindicated" in the attack on Parliament by capitalists.
Yadav was referring to an online signature campaign in which over 15,000 people, including the country's top industrialists, have urged lawmakers to allow Parliament to function, debate and legislate for economy to take ground.
This prompted leader of the house, Arun Jaitley to retort, "does the common man want Parliament not to function? ... You are guilty of stalling democracy."
Pandemonium broke lose after this with Congress members rushing into the Well shouting slogans and forcing the first adjournment till noon.
When the House reassembled at 12 , leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said Yadav has raised a very important issue. "The MPs are being derided. The ruling party is using media and business houses to attack the opposition," he said, charging the government with terrorising channels who do not tow their line, but "this cannot terrorise MPs."
Sitaram Yechury of CPM demanded that there be a discussion on the IPL row along with voting, as was being done in Lok Sabha.
"Why can't we have it in this House also," he said, demanding a thorough probe into the Lalit Modi controversy.
Chairman Hamid Ansari said no motion that entails voting has been moved and asked them not to raise the demand now.
Raising strong objections, Congress members, who were in the Well, resumed slogan-shouting and forced another adjournment till 2 PM.
When the house reassembled, it was pandemonium all over with Congress raising slogans like "A government of pimps of capitalists will not be tolerated", "Modi's dictatorship will not work" and "What happened to the return of black money".
The house as adjourned within five minutes with deputy chairman Kurien saying it is highly undemocratic that the house is not being allowed to run.
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