“Ninety-nine per cent of the population in the country had been covered under the programme, which was ‘something the Congress did not do in its 60 years of rule”.
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A special sitting of Lok Sabha held on May 13, 2012, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first sitting of Parliament of India had passed a unanimous resolution to “uphold and maintain the dignity, sanctity and supremacy of Parliament, to make Parliament an effective instrument of change and to strengthen democratic values and principles”.
He said the Congress will stick to its demand for Chouhan’s resignation “in the interest of a fair probe”.
The monsoon session is concluding on August 13.
Replying to a question, he hit out at Union Minister Smriti Irani for targeting Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over their attack on Sushma Swaraj in the Lalit Modi issue.
It was the responsibility of every parliamentarian to ensure that his or her presence reflects the voice of people.
“I am not going to tell now how far we have achieved”.
“The government was always willing to move a motion as required under the Rules of the House for revoking the suspension of the Congress Members from the Lok Sabha if only they were willing to assure the Speaker of their cooperation in smooth functioning of the House“, he said, adding that the Congress was not willing to return to the House.
“…Now it has become crystal clear that Congress is afraid of the growing popularity of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and his government…And wants to delay the legislations which are essential for country’s economy and development”, Naqvi claimed. The NDA has offered intervention by the PM but the unbending stand taken by the Congress has brought the proceedings to a virtual standstill.
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Mumbai: BJP yesterday claimed that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul were not allowing the resumption of business in Parliament even though many of their party leaders wanted the protest on the floor to be called off. “Would she have left her to die?”
