No statement by PM as Lok Sabha adjourned for day

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day Monday as the opposition continued its protests over reports that politicians’ phones were tapped by government agencies. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was supposed to speak in the Lok Sabha over the allegations at 3.30 p.m.When the house reassembled after the lunch at 2 p.m., opposition MPs from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Samajwadi Party (SP) shouted slogans against the goverment and gathered near the speaker’s podium. They were supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left party MPs.Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Raghuvansh Prasad Singh also raised the issue of the Indian Premier League (IPL) controversy.As the opposition continued its protest, Deputy Speaker Karia Munda adjourned the house for the day.Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had earlier told the house amid furious protests by opposition MPs: “PM is ready to speak in the house at 3.30 pm.”

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