NEW DELHI — The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice in the post-lunch period on Thursday as a war of words broke out between the treasury and opposition benches, triggered by Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi’s spat with the BJP’s Ravneet Singh Bittu. Participating in a debate on the Union Budget, Channi referred to the assassination of Bittu’s grandfather, former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. This led to a war of words between Bittu, who recently quit the Congress to join the BJP, and Channi. Bittu, the Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries, countered by making certain personal remarks against Channi and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, triggering an uproar. BJP member Sandhya Ray, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings for 30 minutes till 2 pm. When the House reconvened, Defence Minister and Deputy Leader of the Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh urged the speaker to remove any unparliamentary references and continue with the debate. Speaker Om Birla also directed the treasury and the opposition members to maintain the dignity of the House, adding that ministers especially should not break the rules. Channi then proceeded to conclude his speech. He mentioned the meeting of Leader of Opposition...