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| Let Congress allow Parliament to function | | | Is the winter session of the Parliament, which is
now in session in New Delhi, is getting ready for a washout on the lines of the monsoon session. Even the Monsoon session was a complete washout because of the series of protests between the opposition and the Government. Though the Congress has simply 40 members in the Lok Sabha but its voice has become articulate due to the support from other opposition parties, especially the TMC which is in power in West Bengal. The role of politicians seems to have enraged several jurists and political scientists. One such eminent judge who have given vent to his anger against the activities of politicians, irrespective of the parties they belong to, is former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Markandey Katju. In a fierce name calling debate on national television, former Supreme Court Judge, Markandey Katju said that all politicians should be hanged. He said that the politicians of India have no love for the country and are only concerned about their vote bank. During a debate , he said, "Our politicians of all parties should have been hanged long time. The former Judge said that the Parliament has ceased to function with continuous disruptions and adjournments. And when the Congress was in power it was the job of the BJP and its allies to disrupt the Parliament proceedings and now the BJP is in power and the Congress is trying to stall the proceedings on one pretext or the other. And if on Tuesday both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha were adjourned a number of times it was the result of Congress protests over what they congress the Government hand in National Herald case.
A vociferous Congress on Tuesday forced adjournments in both Houses of Parliament, a day party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi were asked to appear before court in connection with the National Herald case. The Congress decided to raise the matter in Parliament after a morning meeting of its parliamentary strategy group, which party president Sonia Gandhi chaired. She said she was leaving the issue to people's judgment when asked if Congress considered the matter a case of political vendetta. Congress members in both Houses had stormed into the Well no sooner than they had met for the day, protesting over the "politics of revenge. The monsoon session of Parliament, which saw protests between the government and the opposition, has been a complete washout. A day after intensified sloganeering by the Congress party and war of words between Sushma Swaraj and Rahul Gandhi, both houses - Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die. Centre's most important reform bill, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, remained in the Upper House without it being passed. From day 1 of the monsoon session, the Congress had stepped up its agitation demanding the resignations of Swaraj and Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje in the Lalit Modi controversy and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the Vyapam scam. But the government had made it clear that there wouldn't be any resignations and requested the Congress to agree to a debate and discussion. There are fears that the winter session of the Parliament may meet the same fate as was met by the monsoon session of the Parliament. The Congress should try to perform its role as a responsible opposition party. Instead of bloating about the support it has received from several opposition parties, including the TMC, JD(U), RJD, SP and from the southern states it should play a lead role in providing constructive criticism of the Government. The Congress should allow the Government to adopt a number of important bills and if it is not in a mood to do so let it be ready for a discussion on each and every issue the Government tables in the two Houses. The Congress leadership should know it better than any party leader that each sitting of the parliament throws a heavy weight on the country exchequer and hence it should adopt a constructive role so that the purpose for which the session of the Parliament has been convened is fulfilled. If the Congress wants to strengthen its vote bank by holding series of protest rallies it should do it on the streets of Delhi and elsewhere and not convert the houses of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha into a battle field of wits and muscle power. India has built its reputation as a a nation where democratic practices are performed properly and it is upto the Congress not to tarnish the image of India which is home to democracy and secularism. |
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