Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on the Parliament logjam: "What stand? Congress has not kept a stand yet for it to be telecast. If rules have been made, they should be followed. Saying "they did it in the past, so we will do it" doesn't make sense. But I believe Parliament will be fruitful; I am sure. Everyone is mature and smart, I am sure a consensus will be reached."


The deadlock in Parliament is likely to continue with Congress today rallying other opposition parties on "no resignation, no discussion" strategy over Lalit Modi and Vyapam controversies.


Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and party leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today met NCP's Tariq Anwar, JMM's Vijay Hansdak and AAP's Bhagwant Mann just ahead of the House assembling for the day.


Parliament has witnessed a washout since the Monsoon session began on July 21 with Congress-led opposition aggressively pressing for ouster of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, as also Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, rejecting the government's offer for a debate.


In the meeting today, it was decided to press ahead with the strategy. Soon afterwards, Question Hour in the Lok Sabha was washed out for the second consecutive day as opposition continued its protest over Lalit Modi controversy.