The list of business for the 13th day of second leg of Budget session of Parliament was packed with a bunch of Bills and a discussion on fraud in public national banks and there was also the probability of the Lok Sabha taking up the no-confidence motions of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) but none of the businesses were taken up as both Houses were adjourned following protests.

12:10 pm

At noon, when the Lok Sabha reassembles, protests and sloganeering continue. Minutes later, the House is adjourned for the day.

While members of the TDP and the YSRCP are seeking a special status for Andhra Pradesh, the TRS is raising the farmers' issue. And the AIADMK has been demanding constitution of a Cauvery management board to resolve the water dispute.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar tries to persuade the protesting MPs, requests them to allow the House to function. The government is ready to take up everything, including the no-confidence motions, he says, adding that they enjoy confidence both inside and outside the House.

Thota Narasimham (TDP) and Y.V. Subba Reddy (YSRCP) sent notices on no-trust motion today too but Speaker Sumitra Mahajan says it couldn't be taken up as the House is not in order.

Lok Sabha will meet again tomorrow at 11 a.m.

11:00 am

Lok Sabha proceedings begin. Even as the Speaker rises to greet the House, members raise slogans. She proceeds with Question Hour but both questions and answers are barely audible.

Speaker adjourns House for an hour.

In the Rajya Sabha, Ministers lay papers pertaining to their Ministry. All looks well, but not for long.

As Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu proceeds with Zero Hour, sloganeering begins. Members troop into the Well. As Mr. Naidu's efforts to pursue them to go back to the seats go in vain, he adjourns the House for the day.

10: 50 am

Debate on water crisis

AIADMK members protest seeking Cauvery Management Board. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

Since the beginning of second phase of Budget session, the AIADMK MPs have been raising slogans seeking the Centre to constitute a Cauvery management board as per the Supreme Court orders. Their protest is one of the reason for the adjournments. Today, party MP Navaneethakrishnan will be initiating a debate on drinking water crisis, in the Rajya Sabha.