New Delhi: Continuing their boycott of Defence Minister George Fernandes over the Tehelka expose, Congress, Left and other Opposition parties on July 24 walked out of Lok Sabha as soon as he rose to reply to a query during Question Hour.

Soon after Speaker Manohar Joshi asked V M Sudheeran (Congress) to put a question to Defence Minister, the member declined to do so.

As Fernandes rose to reply to a query from G J Javiya (Bharatiya Janata Party), Congress members rose in their seats protesting against the minister answering questions.

They along with Left Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) members then staged a walk-out.

The Congress and other Opposition parties have been protesting against Fernandes' re-induction into the Union Cabinet saying he is still to be cleared in the Tehelka expose.

PTI