New Delhi: The Parliament on Monday saw another day of no work as the MPs stalled the proceedings in both the Houses over government's decision on FDI in retail and Telangana.
The second week of Parliament on Monday opened with a ruckus in both Houses over the issue of the government's decision on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. The opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha walked up to the well of the House, following which, the Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned till 12 noon. The Lok Sabha also had to be adjourned till noon.
However, the Parliament saw no work even after noon as there was uproar in both the Houses over the Telangana stir. Following the ruckus over Telangana, both the Houses were adjourned till Tuesday.
The Prime Minister has called an all-party meeting at 9:30 am on Tuesday to discuss the issue.
Earlier on Monday, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi submitted a notice of adjournment motion on the FDI issue on behalf of the party.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley also submitted a motion to discuss why the Government's decision on allowing FDI in retail should be revoked. BJP leader Prakash Javadekar moved a notice for the suspension of the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha.
"We want the House to discuss this issue by way of adjournment motion," Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj had tweeted earlier, adding Government's decision of allowing 51 per cent FDI in retail "is not acceptable to us".
The Government, however, is not likely to accept an adjournment motion on FDI because it doesn’t want more than one adjournment motion per session.
Although the government seems ready for a discussion on FDI, opposition parties like the BJP and BSP are likely to still try and disrupt proceedings.
Parties across the spectrum like the BSP, SP, AIADMK and the JD(U) joined in the bandwagon. The Left Front is also expected to move an adjournment motion on the issue of price rise.
The government could be in for some major embarrassment with UPA allies like the DMK and Trinamool Congress expected to join the opposition in the protests.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati had earlier slammed the government's FDI move and said, "We will not allow any company from abroad to involve in FDI in the whole of Uttar Pradesh."
"I want to ask the central government, how many people will lose their jobs because of this FDI? If providing jobs to a few people will result in loss of jobs for several others, how can we call it just," Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had said.
The first week of the winter session which began on November 22 was a virtual washout in view of Opposition protest over various issues including price rise and Telangana.
On Friday, it was adjourned without transacting any business following uproar over the FDI issue.
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