Indian parliament adjourns as MPs protest over bribery scandal

The Indian Parliament has been adjourned after vocal protests from MPs over a bribery scandal involving the ruling party.

Neeraj Bali reports from New Delhi, several senior defence officials and the leader of the ruling party have already lost their jobs.

Heads have started rolling as the government suspended four senior defence officials including a senior army general, following the media release of the secret videotapes. Three other senior defence officials are also being questioned. President of the Bharitiya Janata Party Bangaru Laxam has resigned after her was shown accepting almost 4,000 dollars from journalists posing as arms dealers. The ruling coalition headed by the Bharatiya Janata party is holding an emergency meeting. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is under growing pressure from coalition partners who are demanding an indpendent inquiry into the scandal.

15/03/01 0:51:53 | ABC Radio Australia News

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