Naqvi targets opposition over ruckus in Parliament
Union minister and Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Thursday accused the Congress and some other opposition parties of "spreading pollution in Parliament and political hypocrisy on the streets with their lies" over the ruckus in the legislature during the Monsoon Session.
New Delhi
Speaking to reporters, he said the opposition was trying to brazen it out by attacking the government after stalling Parliament during the session. The opposition was determined to ensure that the session is a washout and is today preaching us about rules, principles and parliamentary traditions, he said. The Congress and some other opposition parties had demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi convene an all-party meeting to discuss efforts being made to tackle the coronavirus pandemic but they boycotted when such a meeting was called, Naqvi said. They demanded that the farmer issues be discussed but then engaged in vandalism and scuffle in Parliament, he said.Â
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