Kolkata: Continuing his “papri chaat” spectacle at the Centre, Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien once again accused the Modi government of “bulldozing” through the monsoon session of Parliament. He went on to present a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
“No bill was passed in the first week of the monsoon session… Then Modi-Shah bulldozed 22 bills in 8 days in an average time of less than 10 minutes per bill… Modi ji, challenge these new numbers Because I enjoy another plate of papri chaat,” tweeted the Rajya Sabha member.
Along with his tweet, he included two images: a listing bill passed in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha between July 26 and July 30, and a listing bill passed between August 2 and August 4.
According to Derek O’Brien, 22 bills were passed in an average of 10 minutes on each occasion.
The Inland Shipping Bill took the longest time to be passed, 28 minutes in the Rajya Sabha, while the Coconut Development Board Bill took the shortest time, 60 seconds in the Rajya Sabha and five minutes in the Lok Sabha.
The TMC MP started writing “papri chaat” tweets on Monday after he posted a list of bills passed during the second week of the monsoon session. “Passing a law or making papdi chaat?” They interrogated sarcastically in an accompanying message.
On Wednesday, Union Minister MA Naqvi reacted to the tweet, saying it “tarnishes the dignity of Parliament” and that Derek O’Brien “can eat fish curry if allergic to paprika chaat”.
During a meeting of BJP MPs, Prime Minister Modi also stepped in to give a brief comment on the situation, pointing to the harsh remarks made by the senior MP about the passage of the Bill.
Parliament’s monsoon session, which began on July 19, has seen little action due to the ongoing standoff between the government and the opposition, with political divisions – already formed over Covid and agricultural laws – raging after the big Pegasus controversy last month. Got up .
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