Rajya Sabha disrupted over Maharashtra violence (Lead)

New Delhi Jan 3 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was repeatedly disrupted and adjourned till 2 p.m. on Wednesday after the opposition created a ruckus over the violence in Maharashtra.

The first adjournment came minutes after the House met for the day. As the opposition members raised the issue and sought a discussion during Zero Hour Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu adjourned it till 12 noon.

As soon as the House met again the opposition members protested again -- against the anti-Dalit violence. The Chair then adjourned the House till 2.

For a second time in this session the Rajya Sabha TV suspended live telecast on Naidu s instructions.

The riots in Koregaon-Bhima in Pune district on Monday led to the death of a 28-year-old Rahul Fatangale.

The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party blamed the BJP-Shiv Sena government in the state for security lapses that led to the violence.

--IANS
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