Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha witnessed deadlock whole week

New Delhi, March 09: The first week of the resumed Budget Session of Parliament was a complete washout as it failed to transact any business again on Friday due to the standoff between the government, some of its allies and the opposition over a range of issues including demand of special status to Andhra Pradesh, the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and Cauvery water dispute.

Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha witnessed deadlock that began from the start of the second part of the session on March 5 over the manner in which a debate should be held on the Rs 12,600 crore PNB fraud and other issues like demand of special status to Andhra Pradesh.

The logjam in Lok Sabha continued for the fifth consecutive day on Friday amid continuing protests by the opposition and its allies.