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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12292160" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://www.livemint.com/images/F517CCDC-7F52-480D-823D-DDA8054A3E2EArtVPF.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Rajya Sabha was disrupted on Tuesday as opposition parties demanded  to know the government's stand on atrocities on Sri Lankan Tamils after a  picture of a bullet-ridden body of a boy said to be the 12-year-old son  of slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran surfaced.  The house was adjourned                                   till noon. As soon as the house met at 11 am, members  of the  AIADMK and DMK started shouting slogans, forcing chairperson  Hamid Ansari to allow them make a statement.The opposition parties demanded to know the government's stand on a  US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human  Rights Council for alleged war crimes. Said V Maitreyan of the AIADMK member: "The entire world knows about  the war crimes against Sri Lankan Tamils. The Tamil Nadu chief minister  has raised this issue with the prime minister. We want an answer from  the prime minister... will they support the UN resolution."  The DMK, an ally of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), urged the government to support the US' resolution. "The US has moved the resolution in the human rights council meeting  going in Geneva and we urge the government to support the resolution,"  said Tiruchi Siva, DMK MP.  D. Raja of the Communist Party of India (CPI) criticised the  government for not taking a stand on the issue, saying that India, being  the neighbour, should have moved the resolution and not the US. Joining the debate, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah  Naidu asked the government to inform the house about their approach to  the issue. "It is a sensitive issue and we cannot (close) our eyes and ears as  atrocities are being committed. We would like to know the response and  approach of India government," he said. With the ruckus continuing, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K.  Bansal said the government would issue a statement by the evening. "India's meticulous adherence and respect for human rights is  respected the world over. I have got the views of members expressed here  and would not like to comment accepting that at this time we do not  know what is the resolution before the council," said Bansal. "I will get in touch with the minister of external affairs soon and  will come with a statement in the house by evening," he added. When the members continued with protests demanding an immediate  assurance from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was present in the  house, the chair adjourned the house till noon.IANS</blockquote>

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