Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien called the government’s pressure ‘faf’, asked eight questions in return
Hitting back at eight Union ministers, who held a joint press conference on Thursday and accused the Congress-led opposition of “not allowing Parliament to function and therefore abruptly ending the monsoon session,” Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien said. He also called the presser ‘faf’.
Blaming the opposition for the unruly scenes witnessed during the monsoon session of Parliament, a group of Union ministers on Thursday said the Rajya Sabha Chairman should take strictest action against rule breakers.
Denying all the Centre’s allegations, Brian asked the ministers eight questions which included matters like the Pegasus controversy and the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the OBC debate in Parliament.
Brian posted a video message on Twitter and wrote, “8 Ministers just addressed a press conference. To them, we ask. Answer one of these 8 questions too. Try it. Then about #Parliament Talk to us. The united opposition has a strong case. You’re full of pride.”
“Why was the Prime Minister missing during the OBC debate in Parliament? There were former Prime Ministers Deve Gowda ji and Manmohan Singh ji. Where was PM Modi?” Trinamool MP said.
“Why were 38 bills passed in both the houses with an average discussion time of 10 minutes per bill? Why only one out of 10 bills from the Lok Sabha went for parliamentary scrutiny? Why almost 4 out of every 10 bills are ordinances? First It was one or two,” he said.
“Why did the Prime Minister of India not answer a single question in the Rajya Sabha in the last five years? Manmohan Singh ji answered 22 questions. In two years, why didn’t the government elect a deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha?” O’Brien asked.
“Why didn’t you allow opposition to discuss Pegasus, internal security, repeal of agricultural laws. Government should have its own way, opposition should have their say. Whose job is it to run Parliament? Is it the responsibility of the government or the opposition? Responsibility? And to whom is the government accountable? People,” he said.
Presenting a united face of the opposition, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha also posted these eight questions in Hindi.
On Thursday, ministers said the opposition should apologize for the “disruptive (and) threatening behaviour” that forced parliament to shut down two days ago, as they responded to allegations “protecting parliament to outsiders”. which included opposition MPs including women”. .
“We had to take the decision to end the monsoon session early, and I am quoting the opposition, (they) were literally threatening that if we try to pass other bills (after the OBC and insurance bills) The loss in Parliament will be even more serious,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.
The tumultuous monsoon session of Parliament was cut short on Wednesday by two days. Leaders of several opposition parties on Thursday took out a protest march against the government on issues including Pegasus, agricultural laws and alleged molestation of their MPs in the Rajya Sabha, which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said crushed the voice of the people in Parliament. Gone and there was democracy. “the killing”.
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