BJP asks govt to take initiative to resolve deadlock in RS

NEW DELHI: BJP today asked the government to take initiative for resolving the deadlock in Rajya Sabha over the bill for providing quota for SCs/STs in government job promotion and allow its smooth functioning.

"We want the Rajya Sabha to run smoothly. Rajya Sabha is a place for debate so that one can convey his views in the House. Government has to take initiative to resolve the deadlock in the House," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said outside Parliament when asked about SP chief Mayawati's outburst in the Upper House.

Mayawati today shocked the Rajya Sabha by telling Chairman Hamid Ansari that he is "not seen" in the House in the afternoon after which the House is not allowed to function.

Prasad said, "Both SP and BSP are supporters of the government. While one is extending direct support, another is giving it indirectly. There is a serious divide between two allies (SP and BSP) of the government. Let the Congress party manage it, we want Rajya Sabha to function."