Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till 2 p.m.

Both the Houses of Parliament adjourned till 2 p.m. on Thursday on several issues, including the move of the Tamil Nadu government to release those convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

As soon as Lok Sabha met for the day, some Congress members from Tamil Nadu rushed to the Well, slamming the state government for its move.

AIADMK members rushed to the Well displaying posters supporting the decision of its government.

Similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha.

On Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had said that the state cabinet will apply powers applicable to it under the Constitution to release the three convicted assassinators of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi -- Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan -- if the Central Government failed to act on the same within the next three days.

Making a suo moto statement in the Tamil Nadu State Assembly, Jayalalithaa had said a decision to this effect would be conveyed to the Central Government as per Indian Constitution and as per Section 435 of the Criminal Procedure Code or Cr.PC.

She also said that the other convicts who had been sentenced to life imprisonment, namely, Nalini, Jayakumar, Robert Paes and Ravichandran, would also be released.

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of three men to life in prison.