New Delhi: The shocking defeat of the BJP in the Bihar Assembly elections has raised question marks over the smooth functioning of Parliament during the coming Winter session. Most political leaders and experts including some BJP leaders have no doubt that the Parliament session would be stalled by the resurgent opposition. Parliament is scheduled to meet on November 19.
According to senior journalist and columnist Swapan Dasgupta, it is unlikely that Parliament will be able to function after this result. He said, "I don’t think the upper house - Rajya Sabha - will function and allow bills to be passed. The only option is left is playing a pragmatic role. Doing far more governance by executive decisions and not through legislation."
However, senior Congress leader and MP Mani Shankar Aiyar disagreed with him. He said, "Modi is so arrogant. Arrogance has cost him Bihar. He is authoritarian by nature. He does not know how to function in a democracy. I don’t think that he will reach out to the opposition parties."
Noted Political analyst Dr Badri Narayan also agreed with Aiyar. He said that Modi is unlikely to change his style of functioning and is over-confident. "I am confident that he is not going to change even after this humiliating defeat," he asserted.
Eminent writer Patrick French who is well versed in Indian politics feels that victorious opposition parties stalling Parliament may not go down well with the people. He said, “people won’t say good, if they stall Parliament. It increases people’s frustrations with the government. Hope, they won’t."
Reacting to the same, Mani Shankar Aiyar said, “what Rahul Gandhi told Modi is correct. He should stop roaming around the world. He must meet the people all over India. Otherwise, the people will kick him out. The government is not even talking to us on GST bill. They have not consulted us. They are so arrogant”.
After the impressive performance of the Congress in Bihar, its vice president Rahul Gandhi has attacked PM Modi. Speaking to media he said “Modi is arrogant. He does not respect others. Thinks too much of himself. He should stop touring abroad. He should interact with the Indians first. He should visit villages, towns and other places in India. If he does not do that, the people will throw him out and install someone else in the driver’s seat."
Rahul Gandhi has hinted that resurgent opposition led by the Congress will not allow smooth functioning of the Parliament, if Modi fails to change his attitude.
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