As Congress members created a ruckus and trooped near the chairman’s podium, an angry Jaitley said the protests were aimed at stalling the economic growth of the country.
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Hitting out at Sushma Swaraj in Lok Sabha, Gandhi said that “if she is so kind and concerned about the Lalit Modi, why did she do it secretly?” The Congress on the other hand is accusing BJP and the speaker of partisan behaviour with them.
At this point, the Congress members once again rushed to the well of the House and raised anti-government slogans.
In the small space that is the Well or centre of the House right in front of the Speaker’s chair, nearly the entire Congress contingent gathered to protest, holding up placards and raising slogans. “We, in Congress, reject in toto and want to humbly tell the Modi government that politics of abuse will never replace the politics of consensus and construction in India“, Congress’ chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala said here.
Reacting to the charge levelled by Sibal, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said Congress was resorting to “sensationalism” by levelling such “untrue, baseless and unfounded” allegations.
Following protests by Congress and heated exchanges between Opposition and treasury benches, Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon. We are not in the business of appealing to any party. Vivek Dixit said that he was inspired to make a film on a political leader who has reached the top on his own steam.
“It is against democratic principles”. The SP supremo cited his own party’s stand earlier when they boycotted the Uttar Pradesh assembly for 52 days and spoke directly to the public through a mass contact programme.
It said thatthe deadlock in Parliament would end when the Prime Minister takes action those indulging in “gross impropriety and corruption”.
The government and the Opposition sparred over an online petition signed by leading industrialists urging that Parliament be allowed to “function, debate and legislate” on proposals such as GST. Unless both Houses pass crucial bills pending in Parliament, they can’t be enacted as law.
The PM’s statement comes ahead of the government move to introduce the crucial GST Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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The Samajwadi Party and other regional parties that rule states like the Trinamool Congress and the Janata Dal United support GST, which will benefit poorer states that consume more and manufacture less.
