Monsoon Session washed out; INDIA bloc skips customary tea

Co g ess
MPs
P iya ka
Ga dhi
Vad a,
KC
Ve ugopal
a d
othe
oppositio
etas
stage
a
p otest
o
Pa liame t
p emises
Thu sday

NEW
DELHI:
Ma ed
by
p otests
by
the
oppositio
th oughout
its
sitti gs,
Pa liame t’s
mo soo
sessio
tu ed
out
to
be
all
but
a
washout,
mo e
so
i
te ms
of
debates,
a d
the
a cou
was
eflected
i
the
decisio
of
Co g ess
a d
its
allies
to
keep
away
f om
the
customa y
get-togethe
ove
tea
at
Lok
Sabha
Speake
Om
Bi la’s
chambe
at
the
sessio ‘s
co clusio .PM
Na e d a
Modi
a d
home
mi iste
Amit
Shah
–
both
attacked
by
the
oppositio
fo
ot
atte di g
Pa liame t
p oceedi gs
–
we e
p ese t
i
LS
as
Bi la
skipped
his
p actice
of
summi g
up
the
House’s
pe fo ma ce
a d
b ought
the
cu tai s
dow
o
the
sessio
as
soo
as
busi ess
sta ted.BJP
squa ely
blamed
leade
of
the
oppositio
i
LS
Rahul
Ga dhi
as
the
House’s
p oductivity
plu ged
to
a
low
of
19%
–
it
was
39%
fo
Rajya
Sabha
–
sayi g
p oceedi gs
we e
sac ificed
“at
the
alta
of
his
a oga ce,
deli que cy
a d
se se
of
e titleme t”.Co g ess
blamed
govt’s
efusal
to
heed
the
oppositio ‘s
dema ds,
i cludi g
a
discussio
o
the
theft
of
do atio s
at
Ram
temple
a d
Modi’s
stateme t
o
the
issue.Govt,
howeve ,
pushed
th ough
its
legislative
age da
i
the
di ,
as
Pa liame t
passed
12
bills.
O ly
o e
of
them,
Public
Exami atio
(P eve tio
of
U fai
Mea s)
Ame dme t
Bill,
had
the
oppositio
ag eei g
to
discussio ,
as
it
allowed
it
to
aise
the
issue
of
the
NEET-UG
pape
leak
stude t
p otest.

The
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill
was
se t
to
a
joi t
pa liame ta y
committee
fo
sc uti y
due
to
p otests
f om
the
oppositio
a d
chu ch
bodies,
while
govt’s
widely
speculated
move
to
evive
a
Co stitutio
ame dme t
bill
to
aise
LS’s
st e gth
by
50%
a d
execute
a
o e-thi d
quota
fo
wome
f om
2029
did
ot
come
to
pass.Pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
said
Co g ess
kept
cha gi g
the
goalpost
as
govt
had
ag eed
to
its
dema ds
.
“This
is
ot
good
fo
democ acy,”
he
said.
He
eached
out
to
Rahul
to
atte d
the
tea
but
the
LoP
efused.With
ma y
i
NDA
of
the
view
that
some
oppositio
MPs
a e
u happy
with
the
u comp omisi g
ha dli e
take
by
thei
b ass,
BJP
kept
its
attack
focused
o
Rahul.

BJP
spokespe so
Ravi
Sha ka
P asad
said
Rahul
may
thi k
such
“i espo sible”
co duct
would
be efit
him
but
Co g ess
was
bou d
to
suffe
mo e
electo al
defeats
as
people
did
ot
app eciate
such
a oga ce.
“Pa liame t
is
ot
a
theat e.
It
will
ot
fu ctio
u de
you
se se
of
e titleme t
a d
exceptio alism.
This
attitude
of
‘my
way
o
the
highway’
will
ot
wo k,”
he
said.Co g ess
claimed
govt
was
sca ed
like
eve
befo e.
Oppositio
u ity
a d
solida ity
was
o
full
display,
RS
MP
Jai am
Ramesh
said.RS
chai pe so
C
P
Radh-ak ish a
exp essed
co ce
ove
“pe siste t
diso de
a d
f eque t
dis uptio s”,
sayi g
loss
of
wo ki g
hou s
dep ived
the
House
of
mea i gful
discussio
a d
debate
o
matte s
of
atio al
impo ta ce.