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NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and MoS PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the opposition is deliberately avoiding a Parliament debate on remonetisation.
Speaking to media persons soon after the adjournment of both the Houses of Parliament due to continuous disruption, Singh lashed out at the opposition’s allegation that the government is running away from debate, and said, the truth is just the contrary. He said, as a matter of fact, it suits the government to have a detailed elaborate discussion on remonetisation, because that would offer us an opportunity to explain to the people of this country the enormous benefits accruing from the historic decision of remonetisation taken by the Prime Minister.
Singh said, the opposition has been constantly looking for one or the other excuse not to allow a discussion on remonetization, because that will enable the common people of India to become more aware of the merits of the decision and the opposition does not want the government or the Prime Minister to get the credit for this decision.
Without naming Rahul Gandhi, Singh refuted the allegation made by the Congress Vice President that he was not being allowed to speak and asked what prevented him or his colleagues from speaking during the last three weeks when each day, they would come to the Parliament prepared with one or the other illogical excuse or condition to ensure that the House does not run. For example, he said, for some time, they insisted that the Prime Minister should be present in the House and when the Prime Minister came, they insisted that he should sit all along through the debate even though this has never been a tradition or practice in the entire history of Indian Parliament and this was also not the norm followed during the times when Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister whom the present generation of Congressmen claim to follow and emulate.
Meanwhile, Amar Singh, veteran politician and Samajwadi Party, Member of Parliament, called on Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed a host of issues, including remonetisation. He also provided his personal inputs and observations regarding some of the ongoing projects in the North Eastern States.
