Parliament Today Top Points: INDIA Accuses Modi Of 'Insulting' LS, RS. Oppn 'Shedding Crocodile Tears,' Says Govt

While the BJP accused the Opposition of "running away" from a discussion on Manipur which was slated for 2 PM in Rajya Sabha, MPs from the INDIA bloc accused PM Modi of "insulting" the Parliament.

File Photo of Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Source : PTI

Parliament continued to witness uproar and protests at the beginning of its third week in the Monsoon Session as the Opposition demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi take part in the discussion on the Manipur crisis that was to be held in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Both houses of Parliament on Monday were adjourned amid uproar after opposition members insisted on a detailed discussion on the Manipur violence demanding a discussion with PM Modi making a statement in both Houses.

While the ruling BJP accused the Opposition of "running away" from the discussion on Manipur which was slated for 2 PM in Rajya Sabha, MPs from the INDIA bloc accused the Prime Minister of "insulting" the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha over his absence from both the houses.

Parliament Stalemate Continues Amid Centre Vs Opposition Over PM Modi's Address On Manipur:

• Congress deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari stressed that the Prime Minister, under Article 75 of the Constitution, is answerable to Parliament - Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and that he should come inside Parliament and speak. "Can he cite a reason for not coming to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha even when he is within the country... Till when will he stop insulting the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. This insult is not of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha but of India's 130 crore people," he remarked, as quoted by PTI. 
  
  
• The Congress also accused the government of insulting Parliament by not holding a discussion on the no-confidence motion and instead bringing bills to the House. Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the Union government should first hold a discussion on the no-trust motion. 
  
  "We have no objection to discussing any other government business in the House, but discussion on the no-confidence motion should start first, Chowdhury told reporters. The no-confidence motion has its own importance and if the government is bringing all kinds of bills and policies, I feel it is insulting Parliament. There has never been a situation where the no-confidence motion has been set aside and all kinds of other discussions are happening," he said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
  
  
• On this issue, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said, "We have more than two-third majority in the House. It's the prerogative of the Speaker when the discussion will be held, but that doesn't mean all other affairs will be withheld."
  
  
• After both Houses witnessed another logjam, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman hit out at the Opposition saying it doesn't want to participate in the discussion on the Manipur issue. "Today when this issue was taken up in the Parliament, the opposition ran away from the discussion. Saddened by the behaviour of the opposition. Manipur is just a political issue for them (Opposition). Today it was proved that they were just shedding crocodile tears on the Manipur issue. If they genuinely cared, then they would have discussed it," she remarked, as per news agency ANI.
  
  
• The Lok Sabha on Monday passed The Cinematograph (Amendment ) Bill 2023 which aims to curb film piracy and revamp age-based certification given by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as well as establish uniformity in the categorisation of films and content across platforms. The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with a voice vote amid uproar. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on July 27.
  
  
• Amid speculation over the Union government introducing the Delhi Ordinance Bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi clarified that it will be mentioned in the list of Business beforehand. "We will inform you when it (Delhi Ordinance Bill) will be introduced. It is not mentioned in the List of Businesses today," he informed while speaking to media persons.
  
  
• On the No-confidence motion moved by the Opposition and accepted by Lok Sabha speak Om Birla, Joshi said that it will be brought within 10 working days.
  
  
• Criticising PM Modi, TMC MP Derek O'Brien cited examples of former prime ministers Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and Rajiv Gandhi to stress how they came and discussed issues in Parliament. 
  
  "Pandit Nehru had come and spoke in Rajya Sabha on a serious subject and participated in the debate. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh had come to the Rajya Sabha to discuss issues, and even Rajiv Gandhi came and discussed Bofors when he was falsely accused. He had the guts to come and discuss Bofors in the Rajya Sabha, O'Brien said.  Mr Prime Minister, you are so arrogant. You have a heart of stone. The women and children of Manipur, the people of Manipur are suffering. They don't want a Maggie noodles of two-minute, two-hour discussion. We want a full-fledged discussion under emergency rule 267," he remarked.

  VIDEO | "Pandit Nehru came and spoke in Rajya Sabha on serious subjects and participated in debate. Atal Bihari Vajpayee came and discussed in Rajya Sabha. Dr. Manmohan Singh also participated and even Rajiv Gandhi came and discussed Bofors in Rajya Sabha. We don't want a… pic.twitter.com/ZOQXK5TXt5

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 31, 2023

Last week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that he was ready to respond to a discussion in Parliament on the matter. However, the opposition turned down the proposal and moved the no-confidence motion as a last resort to make the Prime Minister speak on the Manipur violence issue in Parliament.

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