Tuesday, August 9 2005 12:44 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Agitated over the Government's refusal to take action on the Nanavati Commission's findings on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) today (August 9, 2005) decided to stall proceedings in both Houses of Parliament, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Minister Jagdish Tytler.

"We have decided to disrupt proceedings in both Houses and vociferously demand the resignation of the Prime Minister for trying to brush under the carpet the findings of the commission by approving the Action Taken Report and that of Tytler for his indictment by the commission," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Party spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra told PTI after the half-an-hour long meeting.

The meeting chaired by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was attended by senior leaders, including NDA convenor George Fernandes, S S Dhindsa, B K Tripathy, Prabhunath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Malhotra.

"The Congress has betrayed the nation twice. First, by its involvement in the 1984 riots and secondly, by seeking to cover up the findings of the Nanavati Commission," Malhotra said.

Earlier, addressing the weekly BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, Advani expressed satisfaction that the opposition had been able to put the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on the dock, first on the issue of Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act (IMDT), followed by the Maharashtra floods, the blockade in Manipur and now the Nanavati Commission report.

He regretted that despite strong evidence, the Congress was not taking action against the genocide of 1984.