Govt doesn't want discussion on issues it feels would embarrass it, claims Shashi Tharoor

The Narendra Modi dispensation has been stalling the Oppositions demand for discussions on every issue which it feels would embarrass it Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged Friday slamming the government for not allowing discussion in Parliament on the Adani Group stock routThe government however insisted that the Opposition should allow the debate on Motion of Thanks to the Presidents Address immediately by ending disruptionsWhatever issues they want to flag they can during the debate Passage of the resolution thanking the President for her address to the joint sitting of the two Houses is a priority Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal told PTI videoLok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Friday due to protests by opposition members demanding a probe by a joint parliamentary committee into the fraudallegationtriggered rout in Adani Group company stocksThe Thiruvananthapuram MP said Parliament is a place to discuss issues facing the nation so that people can see the concerns of the MPs and what the MPs are focussing onAlso Read Oppositions demand for JPC probe into Adani issue not justified Mahesh JethmalaniSadly however our government doesnt see the merit of it So they are stalling discussions As a result now we have lost two days he chargedAll the opposition parties unitedly want to discuss this Adani Group issue extremely important issue as it affects the citizens of this country They believe that this is a matter of sufficient importance that the government should permit Tharoor told PTI in Parliament House complexBut the government doesnt want to discuss any issue that it thinks would embarrass it he allegedThe government didnt want China border situation to be discussed in the last session It also didnt want unemployment and price rise to be discussed Tharoor claimedI just hope there are some points they will see the merit in coming to an accommodation with the opposition and in working out an arrangement whereby every issue that matters to our public can be discussed he addedAnother Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil reminded the BJP that it also used to stall parliamentary proceedings when in opposition to press for its demands and said if all is well then the government should not hesitate in forming a joint parliamentary committee to investigate the Adani issueAfter both Houses of Parliament saw disruptions for the second day on Friday Gohil told PTI outside Parliament House that We come for discussion not for disruptions But when government wants to have its way when the same BJP was in the opposition its leaders late Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley used to say that not allowing the House to function is a parliamentary tactic and its the only weapon with the Opposition let there be a dialogue and the government should listen to the oppositionHe said people have incurred losses after their money which was invested in LIC SBI was put by the government in its friends accountAs a responsible opposition it is our demand to hold a discussion and a joint parliamentary committee be formed If no wrong has been done all is well and you do not want to protect the guilty then what is wrong in having a panel You will have more members in it It JPC report will make things clear he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever