Govt, Cong criticise BJP for seeking JPC on nuke deal
The Government and the Congress on Wednesday sought to turn the tables on BJP for seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into the Indo-US nuclear deal.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Government and the Congress on Wednesday sought to turn the tables on BJP for seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying the main Opposition party's disruption of the House was a deliberate attempt to prevent a debate on the Sachar Committee findings.
The CPI (M) also sought to know whether the BJP's stalling of the House on "flimsy grounds" was an attempt to scuttle the debate and the Left party was equally harsh on the government for not doing enough to implement the findings of the panel.
"This is nothing but an attempt to prevent the debate on the Sachar Committee," Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Dasmunsi told reporters while ruling out constituting of a JPC to go into the nuclear deal.
He said it was Deputy Leader of the Opposition V K Malhotra who had made "consistent and persistent" demands for a debate on Sachar panel in the Business Advisory Committee and now his party is attempting to prevent the discussion.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the BJP was "running away" from the debate and deplored the Opposition party's attempt to disrupt the proceedings on one pretext or another.
"What is their reservation in discussing these issues? What is reason for the Opposition to run away from these issues," Singhvi asked at a Congress briefing, held after a gap of nearly a month.
The CPI (M) also sought to know whether the BJP's stalling of the House on "flimsy grounds" was an attempt to scuttle the debate and the Left party was equally harsh on the government for not doing enough to implement the findings of the panel.
"This is nothing but an attempt to prevent the debate on the Sachar Committee," Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Dasmunsi told reporters while ruling out constituting of a JPC to go into the nuclear deal.
He said it was Deputy Leader of the Opposition V K Malhotra who had made "consistent and persistent" demands for a debate on Sachar panel in the Business Advisory Committee and now his party is attempting to prevent the discussion.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the BJP was "running away" from the debate and deplored the Opposition party's attempt to disrupt the proceedings on one pretext or another.
"What is their reservation in discussing these issues? What is reason for the Opposition to run away from these issues," Singhvi asked at a Congress briefing, held after a gap of nearly a month.
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