New Delhi: NDA (National Democratic Alliance) today (Jul 23, 2004) appeared heading towards a confrontation with Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee protesting against his "attitude and behaviour" vis-a-vis the Opposition alliance in the House.

Leaders of the alliance, at a meeting in New Delhi this morning, also decided to stall proceedings of both Houses of Parliament on the issue of the arrest warrants against "absconding" Coal Minister Sibu Soren till Prime Minister Manmohan Singh makes a statement.

Emerging out of the meeting, presided over by Leader of Opposition L K Advani, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) deputy leader in Lok Sabha V K Malhotra said that a delegation of NDA leaders would meet the Speaker later in the day to lodge their protest against his "attitude and behaviour" towards the NDA MPs.