Congress slams BJP for parliament disruption (Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 22 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday slammed the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for disrupting parliament on the first day of the winter session to press for the resignation of Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam, and said it was holding up the passage of important bills.
“The Congress party deprecates, condemns in the strongest possible words the utterly irresponsible behaviour of the BJP-led opposition in disrupting parliament yet again from the word go from day one,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here.
“…the BJP believes in starting destructive disruption on one pretence or the other. Each time the excuse may vary but the intention and the result is the same,” he added.
He also slammed the BJP’s decision to boycott Chidambaram in parliament.
“Can the opposition say tomorrow that because they don’t agree with the government, so unless it resigns they won’t allow parliament to function?” he asked.
Singhvi said the BJP was “indulging in witch hunt” on the 2G spectrum issue.
On the issue of the boycott by the Congress of former defence minister George Fernandes during the National Democratic Alliance regime, Singhvi said the BJP was suffering from amnesia.
“George Fernandes resigned and was subject to a commission of enquiry started by that government after his own residence was filmed on candid camera, finding people discussing defence deals and commissions,” Singhvi said.
Asking the opposition to wait till the court decides on the issue of Chidambaram’s alleged complicity in 2G spectrum pricing, Singhvi said the BJP is hindering the passage of 31 important bills.
Queried about Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s charge that Chidambaram and Raja jointly decided on the pricing of 2G spectrum, Singhvi said: “He (Swamy) argues and re-argues his case and holds a media trial. Let him place the documents before the court.”
He also dismissed the charge that the central government giving a step-motherly treatment to non-Congress party ruled states.
Singhvi added that the interests of Tamil Nadu were central to the government’s heart.
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