Tainted ministers: Parliament adjourned

Both Houses of Parliament, for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, were adjourned for the day without transacting much business as an unrelenting opposition paralysed proceedings demanding removal of 'tainted' ministers from the government.

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'Tainted ministers' is an euphemism for ministers against whom charges have been framed in a court of law.

The two Houses, which met at 1400 hours after the first adjournment, were adjourned for the day just a few minutes later.

The only business transacted in the Lok Sabha was the election of Deputy
Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal.

In the din in of both Houses, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee [ Images ] made a statement on the use of air power in the Kargil [ Images ] conflict.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned within minutes of assembling for the day till 1400 IST. The protest in the Lok Sabha started soon after Atwal's election.