India, March 10 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lawmakers on Monday protested against the National Education Policy (NEP) and alleged Hindi imposition in Lok Sabha and triggered a war of words that promoted the House adjournment until 12-noon shorty after the second leg of the Budget Session commenced on Monday.

The lawmakers shouted slogans demanding justice even as Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit out at the DMK. Pradhan withdrew some of his remarks and Speaker Om Birla said they were removed from the records as DMK lawmaker Kanimozhi took exception to the choice of words, saying she was pained and hurt.

Pradhan accused the DMK of misleading the public and politicising the issue. He criticised the Tamil Nadu governme...