New Delhi, July 23 -- The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice within an hour as the Opposition on Wednesday questioned the police action against the protesting students and reiterated the demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over examination irregularities. Congress leader KC Venugopal demanded accountability and asked Pradhan to resign Speaker Om Birla appealed for order when the House reconvened at 11am. He said he was open to a discussion after Question Hour. Birla said that members would get as much time as they needed. "But the discussion only happens after Question Hour," he said, urging members to submit a notice if they wanted to raise the matter. Birla adjourned the House until noon amid sloganeering. The Opposition again protested at noon with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav saying the issue was not about any political party. "This is about the students and youth of India," he said. He warned that if their voices kept being ignored in Parliament, the Opposition would take the fight back to the streets. Yadav said the sit-in outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on Tuesday happened because the issue was not being heard in the House. He alleged that female students were mistreated during Monday's police action and that their clothes were torn. "Is this how we will treat our youth and our girls?" Yadav questioned why Modi had stayed silent on the matter. "If he can speak on other issues, why not on this?" he asked as the Lok Sabha was adjourned again until 2pm amid continuing protests. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju earlier said the government was ready for a discussion in the House. Most Opposition members were dressed in black as a mark of protest against the government over the police action two days earlier. Activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike and forcible removal from Delhi's Jantar Mantar galvanised the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest movement against paper leaks and exam irregularities. On Monday, tens of thousands of agitators marched to Parliament demanding Pradhan's resignation, making it the largest public protest in Modi's third term. On Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led an unprecedented protest outside Modi's residence, even as Opposition leaders visited Jantar Mantar to back agitating students. The protest continued for about three-and-a-half hours before the protesting leaders were forcibly dragged away and bundled into buses. Rijiju said a detailed discussion on the NEET paper leak should be held at the earliest in the Parliament, calling all opposition parties to contribute in framing an agenda for the discussion without wasting further business hours of both houses. The minister said that a discussion "just for the sake of it" should not happen, asserting that the government wants a fruitful discussion on the matter since it concerns the youth of the nation. "We have, from Day 1 have informed the opposition leaders, Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman government is ready to discuss the NEET paper leak and all other linked issues. We are ready for it, but under which rule this discussion will take place has to be decided. A positive discussion should take place; there is a system for it. What steps the government has taken on this issue should also be brought to the public," he said. Rijiju continued, "If we don't discuss it, then how will the public know what action the government has taken? We have again formally made a statement that there should be no delay on this issue." Rijiju said, "For three days, the government has formally offered that discussions be held. The government is ready to discuss NEET paper leak issues. The discussion will happen based on rules, and what its duration will be. A discussion with floor leaders of all parties should be held on when and how the discussion should take place."...