Congress isolated for disrupting parliament by opposition parties

August 10, 2015 15:22
Congress isolated for disrupting parliament by opposition parties

With almost all the opposition parties coming together against the congress attitude to not allow parliament to function, Congress is in a dilemma how to proceed. Call off the protests or you're on your own, Mulayam Singh Yadav, an important constituent of the opposition, warned the Congress, as the party continued disruptions that prevented  the parliament from getting to work. "Enough is enough", he said today, "we will not back you if you keep protesting."

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav suggested that the speaker should hold a meeting with MPs to find a way out. "You have to ensure that the house functions. This is happening because you have not spoken to anybody," Mulayam Singh Yadav said.

"You just ask them (Congress) whether they are ready. I will adjourn the house immediately and call you", Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan responded.

SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has conveyed to the Speaker Mahajan that his party will not support the protests by Congress MPs as he wants the House to function.

The Congress appears to be in a bit of a confusion as with several Opposition parties pulling out of their protests and backing SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. “We want the House to function, won’t support Congress protest. Democracy is not run on ones whims and fancies,” the senior parliamentarian is quoted as saying.

Reports are that parties, including the RJD, NCP, JDU and TMC have decided that the House needs to run. The BJP sharpened its attack on the Congress saying it had played the role of “obstructionist and destructive” opposition during the session as it was “politically bankrupt”.

Congress, which was rejected by the electorate in the Lok Sabha polls is desperately in need of some miracle to resurrect itself. Its Vice President who has absconded from the parliament for 56 days to an undisclosed destination has been leading its members to create chaos in the parliament.

“Eight more important bills are there, four bills were already passed in Lok Sabha. I hope Congress understands its responsibility. Let us see what is going to happen. I want Monday to be Monday and I don’t want Monday to be a Sunday,” Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said. “I have told them (Congress) that please come to the House. Let there be a discussion. Even the suspension of Congress MPs could be revoked. But there was no response. Even now if there is a meaningful suggestion, the government is willing to consider it,” Naidu added.

By Premji

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