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By Our Staff Reporter
BANGALORE, JULY 20. The Legislative Council was adjourned for 20 minutes today when the acting Chairman, V.R. Sudarshan, found it difficult to persuade the Opposition parties to allow Question Hour to be conducted. The Opposition was demanding to be allowed to move an adjournment motion to discuss the "revelations" of the former police officer, Sangram Singh, in connection with the fake stamp paper case. Soon after obituary references were made and condolences offered to the families of the 90 children who died in the Kumbakonam school fire, Mr. Sudarshan announced that Question Hour would be taken up. However, the Leader of the Opposition, D.H. Shankaramurthy, insisted that he should be allowed to move an adjournment motion. Mr. Sudarshan refused, reminding him and the Opposition members that during the discussions in his chamber, he had assured them that they would be given ample opportunity to discuss the issue and seek clarifications from the Government. The Leader of the House, Mallikarjun Kharge, also assured them that they would be given ample time to state their case and seek any clarification and information in connection with the statement of the former police officer. "We have no intention of scuttling a debate on the issue or evading your questions. Please allow the House to be conducted as per schedule," Mr. Kharge said. When his attempts to persuade the Opposition members, who all rallied behind Mr. Shankaramurthy, failed, Mr. Sudarshan adjourned the House for about 20 minutes. When the House reassembled, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members M.R. Tanga and Ramachandra Gowda, the Janata Dal (U) member M.P. Nadagouda and others demanded to know why Question Hour could not be postponed as it [discussion of the former police officer's allegations] was a matter of importance. Dr. Tanga reminded the House that when the former Minister H.K. Patil was the Leader of the Opposition, he had successfully persuaded the Chairman to put off Question Hour to discuss urgent issues. There were several instances when it had been done and it was not without precedent, he argued.
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