UPA allies cannot live up with Cong 'arrogance': BJP
BJP on Sunday hit out at Congress saying its isolation is complete with UPA allies not being able to live up with its 'arrogance' after indications emerged that Trinamool Congress may consider pulling out its ministers from the Centre over diesel hike and FDI issues.
Party leader Balbir Punj also demanded that a special session of Parliament should be summoned and Prime Minister Minister Manmohan Singh should resign immediately.
"UPA 2 has lost the confidence of 'aam admi', the man on the street because of its corrupt and anti-people policies. It does not have virtually any dialogue with the opposition parties. It's isolation is complete because its own allies cannot live up with its arrogance and anti-people policies," he said.
Punj said that he was 'not at all surprised' that TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has 'decided to withdraw the support'.
"This was predictable and under the circumstances Manmohan Singh must resign immediately and a special session of Parliament should be summoned," he said.
Banerjee, who had set a 72-hour deadline on Friday for the government to rollback its decision on diesel price hike and cutting supply of subsidised LPG cylinders, and FDI in multi-brand retail, is set to consult party leaders and MPs on Tuesday on the next course of action.
TMC insiders said one serious option that could be considered is withdrawing its Cabinet Minister for Railways and six other Ministers of State at the Centre unless the government rolls back some of its decisions at least partially.
Meanwhile, BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra, while talking to reporters in Shimla, alleged that the decision to allow FDI in multibrand retail was a result of 'US pressure'.
Mitra said the decision would harm the Indian traders and big players in consumer market like Walmart would eliminate them.
The senior BJP leader asked the allies of the UPA and the parties supporting it to oppose the move and protest the interests of the Indian traders.
Another BJP MP Radha Mohan Singh accused the UPA government of compromising national interest while taking a decision on allowing FDI in retail.
"After country's economic reforms in 1990, major foreign retail companies were making repeated attempts to grab our market. The Congress, under pressure from the foreign countries, has compromised on nation's interests and granted permission for FDI," he said.
He said it was unfortunate that such a decision has been taken without taking into consideration the interests of five crore of retailers across the country.
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