3rd day is also a washout.
Third day of the Parliament has also gone in an expected manner. Opposition didn't allow both the houses to function and for all it's worth the fault lines are only going to deepen in the next few days.
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14:39 IST Thursday, 23 July 2015
Rajya Sabha has also been adjourned for the day.
13:25 IST Thursday, 23 July 2015
Taking queue from Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders have also increased their pitch of attack. Congress not only boycotted the GST meet but Anand Sharma also told the press that Sushma Swaraj has to resign before discussion can resume. Earlier Arun Jailey pointed out that Anand Sharma has only given notice for discussion not for resignation.
12:25 IST Thursday, 23 July 2015
Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day!
12:16 IST Thursday, 23 July 2015
Rahul Gandhi has launched a frontal attack on the government. He has questioned the silence of PM Modi on Vyapam scam. Upping the ante, Rahul said Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj committed a a criminal act for helping an absconder.
12:00 IST Thursday, 23 July 2015
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 PM.
11:35 IST Thursday, 23 July 2015
After intense argument between the ruling party members and opposition, Rajya Sabha too has been suspended till 12 noon.
11:25 IST Thursday, 23 July 2015
Amidst uproar, Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon.
Rajya Sabha too seems to be destined for same fate.
Today, is the Day 3 of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Will opposition let the house function is the big question currently.
BJP is looking to attack Congress raking up all the scams in various states ruled by the grand old party. But as of now Congress looks to be on the offensive. There seems to be a chink in the opposition unity though. SP has decided not to ask for resignation of Sushma Swaraj. TMC is also unlikely to ask for resignation of the senior BJP leader
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Facing opposition fire over the Vyapam scam and other issues in Parliament, the Modi government and BJP have decided to vociferously raise the issue of alleged corruption by Congress governments in states to blunt a determined onslaught by the opposition party.
With the logjam in both Houses of Parliament over the Lalit Modi controversy, Vyapam scam and other issues likely to continue, the government has decided to mount a major counter offensive over graft allegations against Congress dispensations and Chief Ministers in states like Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Kerala. The government on Wednesday fielded three of its Union ministers to launch an attack on Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat in the alleged liquor scam and over conviction of former Union minister P K Thungon.
The move is being seen as an attempt by the BJP to pay the Congress back in the same coin for attacking its chief ministers in Parliament. Political issues concerning states are normally not brought up in Parliament, but Congress has been insisting on the resignation of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the Vyapam scandal and his Rajasthan counterpart Vasundhara Raje for helping former IPL chairman Lalit Modi. "Act against Chief Ministers in states, only then you have the moral right to demand resignation of BJP chief ministers," a top leader said.
Sources said by raising the issue of corruption in Congress-ruled states, BJP will also seek to divide the opposition as several parties now arrayed against it would want to lap up the opportunity to attack Congress which is their rival in state politics. The government's aggression was evident on Wednesday when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, under attack for helping the "fugitive" former IPL boss secure travel documents in the UK, threatened to name a senior Congress leader who allegedly pressured her to give a diplomatic passport to former Union minister and coal scam accused Santosh Bagrodia.
With agency inputs
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