New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday (March 15, 2023) slammed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for under permitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers to talk within the ongoing second a part of the Budget Session. Stating that “democracy is under attack”, she stated {that a} not single opposition member is being allowed to talk within the decrease home of the Parliament. The proceedings in Parliament had been disrupted for the third straight day on Wednesday because the political slugfest between the BJP and the Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s latest remarks and the Adani problem intensified and the opposition events took to the streets.
“Last 3 days saw speaker Om Birla allow ONLY BJP ministers to speak on mike & then adjourn parliament with not single opposition member being allowed to speak. Democracy IS under attack. And the speaker leads from the front. And I am willing to go to jail for this tweet,” Moitra stated on Twitter.
Last 3 days noticed speaker @ombirlakota permit ONLY BJP ministers to talk on mike & then adjourn parliament with not single opposition member being allowed to talk.
Democracy IS beneath assault. And the speaker leads from the entrance. And I’m prepared to go to jail for this tweet.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) March 15, 2023
Her response got here after the BJP stepped up the ante towards Rahul Gandhi within the Parliament, saying India’s democracy isn’t in peril however the Congress occasion has been delivered to “political perish” by the folks.
The opposition occasion, however, additionally escalated its offensive and accused the Narendra Modi-led authorities of “undermining and weakening” democracy within the nation by stalling Parliament to save lots of a businessman.
In Lok Sabha, opposition members stormed into the Well of the House, elevating placards and slogans, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani matter whereas the BJP slammed Rahul, accusing him of insulting India and forged aspersion towards the Speaker of the House.
Speaker Om Birla repeatedly urged the members to return to their seats and permit the home to run.
“This house is meant for holding discussions and dialogues. Let’s talk about policy and have a good discussion on issues related to public welfare. If we want people’s welfare and consider this house a temple of democracy, I will request that at least don’t comment on this house,” he stated.
“It is not right to comment, either inside (the house) or outside. Talk about issues and policy here. It is not right to bring placards like this here. I am warning you. This is wrong,” Birla added.
On Wednesday, the Congress together with a number of different opposition events additionally took out a protest march from Parliament House handy over a criticism to the Enforcement Directorate on the Adani problem. However, they had been stopped by the police at Vijay Chowk.
JPC के मुद्दे पर सभी विपक्षी पार्टियाँ एकमत हैं।
मोदी जी के “परम मित्र” — अडानी से जुड़े महा-घोटाले की जाँच के लिये हम ED को विस्तृत पत्र सौंपने जा रहें हैं। लेकिन सरकार हमें रोक रही है।
विपक्षी पार्टियों पर लगातार छापे मारने वाली ED, मोदी जी के मित्र का पता क्यों भूल गई है ? pic.twitter.com/KiuaOaqR0a
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) March 15, 2023
The opposition has been demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe or a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the allegations of fraud and manipulation made by the US-based brief vendor Hindenburg Research towards billionaire Gautam Adani’s corporations that triggered an unprecedented inventory crash. The group has denied the fees.
The opposition events have alleged that the meltdown in Adani Group shares is a ‘mega rip-off’ that entails frequent folks’s cash as public sector LIC and SBI have invested in them and have questioned the federal government on steps taken by it.
