BJP destroyed House: Pranab
Dec. 23: The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Thursday attacked the Opposition for causing a deadlock during the recently concluded Winter Session of Parliament.
Mr Mukherjee sought an apology from the Opposition for destroying Parliament by not letting it function. The Winter session barely functioned due to the Opposition’s demands for a JPC probe into scams, including that involving 2G spectrum allocation.
Mr Mukherjee’s comments came after the main Opposition BJP rejected his offer to end the deadlock by holding a special session of Parliament to discuss whether a JPC should be instituted on the 2G scam. While dismissing Mr Mukherjee’s offer, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Ms Sushma Swaraj, said the BJP doesn’t want a debate on JPC “but the constitution of a JPC”.
The Union telecom minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, said a similar offer (to discuss a JPC) had been made to the Opposition earlier.
“In the entire Winter Session, they did not allow any opportunity for any discussion on any issue. They have created a deadlock in Parliament. They have destroyed the institution. They should apologise to the nation,” said Mr Mukherjee.
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