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Oppn ‘can’t decide’ on ministers, Rijiju tells House; Venugopal calls it ‘joke’
Oppn ‘can’t decide’ on ministers, Rijiju tells House; Venugopal calls it ‘joke’
Congress leader KC Venugopal on Friday dismissed as “the biggest joke” a remark by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that the Opposition “would not be able to digest” Home Minister Amit Shah’s…
The Story in Brief
Congress leader KC Venugopal on Friday dismissed as “the biggest joke” a remark by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that the Opposition “would not be able to digest” Home Minister Amit Shah’s reply in the Lok Sabha. Venugopal, sitting in his car outside Parliament, clapped and said Shah could have attended a debate on the examination bill.
Rijiju had earlier told the House that Shah is present in the Parliament complex every day and that the Opposition cannot decide which minister must reply. The Opposition has been pressing for Shah’s presence to answer questions on the use of pellet guns and tear gas against student protesters at Jantar Mantar. Shah met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for nearly an hour on Friday, but did not enter the House.
The Indian Opinion
The charge that the Home Minister is dodging Parliament lands with some force when his own party’s minister says the Opposition cannot dictate who replies. Rijiju’s defence, that Shah is in the complex but not in the chamber, sounds like an excuse, not a precedent. If the government has answers on the Jantar Mantar action, it should let Shah give them. The real test is not who claps at a car window, but whether the minister appears in the well of the House before the session ends.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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