New Delhi:- On a day Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made the sensational claim about having information regarding “personal corruption” by Narendra Modi, opposition leaders charged the Prime Minister with running away from debate in Parliament on note ban and said the Parliamentary system was under “threat”.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said if the Congress vice president actually has documents, he should expose the Prime Minister even outside Parliament.
“If Rahul Gandhi actually has papers on Modi ji’s personal involvement in corruption, then why doesn’t he expose it outside Parl?” Kejriwal tweeted.
BSP supremo Mayawati claimed the Modi government was not ready for demonetisation and the decision taken was hasty.
She also attacked the Prime Minister on the issue, saying he was speaking everywhere except for Parliament as he lacked strength to address the House.
TMC leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who had accompanied Rahul at the press conference, said the entire Parliamentary system was facing a “threat” as government was not allowing the House to function smoothly and the opposition to speak.
“We cannot understand why so much arrogance on the part of the government. The voice of the opposition is being gagged,” he said.
He said the government was spreading the rumour that after Rahul Gandhi has spoken, the opposition will not allow the House to function. “It is totally incorrect.”
P Karunakaran (CPI-M) said all 16 parties came together on the issue of demonetisation and wanted a discussion on the issue, but the government was now allowing that to happen.
“Government is not willing to answer questions. The Prime Minister is accountable to Parliament but has not come to the Lok Sabha. It is very clear that they are not ready to answer the questions raised. The Prime Minister is running away from Parliament which means he is running away from people,” he said.
NCP leader Tariq Anwar said it was for the first time that an atmosphere had been created where the opposition was not allowed to speak.
“It is a conspiracy by the government. The entire opposition is united. What is the government fearing from. We are all united. Let us be allowed to speak,” he said.
PTI
