Moreover, President Pranab Mukherjee’s strong rebuke of their disruptive behaviour has also put the onus on the opposition to get into the debate instead of get into a no holds barred slugfest with the treasury benches.
The question whether the parliament finally will have a conclusive debate on the fallout of demonetization or not, remains a riddle even as the winter session inches towards the end.
Caught in the web of their own making, the Opposition parties, especially the Congress and TMC, are looking at ways to have at least some debate on the fallout of demonetization.
“We have prepared extensively and are equipped with facts to put the government on the mat. We want the debate anyhow,” said a young Congress MP.
Moreover, President Pranab Mukherjee’s strong rebuke of their disruptive behaviour has also put the onus on the opposition to get into the debate instead of get into a no holds barred slugfest with the treasury benches.
But the problem that opposition parties may encounter is that with Monday and Tuesday declared as holidays by the Speaker, they barely have four days at hand. Bulk of time on December 9 and December 16, both being Fridays, will be spent on Private members bills that leaves only two working days in hand.
And with treasury benches not ready to climb down on either of their demands – presence of Prime Minister throughout the debate and discussion to be held under Rule 184 that entails voting – the opposition is now working out how to engage in the debate without being seen as giving up their hard stand.
The opposition parties, apparently, had raised the stakes to not to allow debate in the initial phase of demonetization as they wanted the ill effects of cash crunch to cross the threshold to make the most of public ire.
Some opposition parties, particularly the Congress and the Left, are also apprehensive that the government may prorogue the session sine die on December 15 itself as it now is feeling the heat of demonetization and wants to scuttle the debate.
However, some informed sources said, a via media has been worked out for the debate to take place in Lok Sabha, according to which the Speaker on Friday will agree to start the debate without any preconditions and the opposition parties will take back their notices to have the discussion under Rules that entail voting.
But how the logjam will be broken in Rajya Sabha still remains a riddle.
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