New Delhi, July 25 :
Pandemonium prevailed in Rajya Sabha today over Samata Party president Jaya Jaitly's defence of cricketer Ajay Jadeja.
The Congress accused Jaitly of obstructing justice by refusing to permit income-tax officials from entering the premises of her house. The Opposition walked out in protest, saying the Samata chief had crossed her limits.
Congress MP Suresh Pachouri had raised the issue, saying Jaitly had gone out of her way to prevent tax personnel from raiding her South Delhi house in connection with the cricket scandal. Luckily for the BJP-led alliance and even for the Shiv Sena, BJP member Surjeet Singh Ahluwalia objected to the naming of a person who was not a member of the House.
Pachouri insisted that it was the chairman of the House and Vice-President Krishan Kant who had allowed to him to bring up the subject through a special mention and it could not be taken up unless Jaitly was referred to by name. He said the leader of a political party was involved in the matter and it could not be neglected.
But Ahluwalia, a new entrant in the BJP camp, insisted that it was not proper to mention a person who was not an MP. 'It was a convention of the House not to state issues concerning people who did not enjoy membership facilities,' said Ahluwalia.
Kant, who according to Pachouri had given him the permission to speak out on the issue, later said that he would look into the rules and decide whether the subject could really be brought up.