The Wikileaks' expose on the cash-for-votes issue paralysed proceedings in Parliament today with Opposition demanding immediate discussion on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on the matter.

The Rajya Sabha witnessed three adjournments and the Lok Sabha one as an aggressive Opposition insisted on taking up the debate straightaway notwithstanding government's plea that Finance Bill be taken up first in the Lok Sabha.

Speaker Meira Kumar told Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj that her notice of Breach of Privilege against the Prime Minister was being examined by her.

This prompted Swaraj to press for discussion on the Prime Minister's statement noting that she along with Sharad Yadav (JD-U) and Yashwant Sinha (BJP) have given notice for such a debate under Rule 193, which does not entail voting.

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