New Delhi: As expected, the Winter session of Parliament got off to a fiery start with members engaged in a heated debate over the intolerance row. On day two of the session on Friday, all eyes will be on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is expected to intervene in Lok Sabha in the debate on Constitution. He is also expected to speak on the issue of intolerance.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will initiate the discussion in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
Emphasising that India was liberal enough to not only allow dissent but also "manufactured and fake dissent", Jaitley had said the government is open to a debate on intolerance. Stating that the issue of intolerance was a "manufactured protest" and a "manufactured dissent", he said, "India is a liberal country. India should be a liberal country. Nobody should face or feel unsafe in India. If anybody feels unsafe and indicates to the government that he is so feeling, it is our duty to protect such a person."
Taking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi head-on over his comments on BJP's governance model, he said the Prime Minister as well as Atal Bihari Vajpayee had risen through the ranks to the nation's highest job unlike Congress model which favour dynasties and family rules.
The issue of 'intolerance' had dominated the first day of Parliament session on Thursday. Home Minister Rajnath Singh took a jibe at actor Aamir Khan, saying that the word 'secular' is the most misused word in India. Congress President Sonia Gandhi also raised the issue, saying that it goes against the tenets of the constitution.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also said the country needs collaborative and not confrontationist politics and people are in no mood to accept negativism. "Country needs collaborative politics and not confrontationist politics. People are keenly watching law makers. They are in no mood to accept negativism," he said.
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