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Rahul Gandhi on land bill: Govt threatened, shouted, then ran off
Rahul Gandhi On Land Bill: Govt Threatened, Shouted, Then Ran Off. Hitting out at the NDA government over its stand on Land Bill, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday it \"ran off\" after \"threatening\" and shouting\" in the face of resistance.
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New Delhi: Hitting out at the NDA government over its stand on Land Bill, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday it "ran off" after "threatening" and shouting" in the face of resistance.
His remarks came a day after the Joint Committee of Parliament headed by BJP parliamentarian SS Ahluwalia approved changes in the Narendra Modi government's bill, including on the consent clause, that will restore the UPA law.
The Congress leader also said his party will keep up pressure on the Centre over the resignation of top BJP leaders in connection with the Lalit Modi controversy.
The Congress has triggered uproar in Parliament in the ongoing monsoon session, demanding the resignation of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje for allegedly helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi get UK travel documents.
The Opposition has also demanded the ouster of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the multi-crore Vyapam scandal.
"On the land issue, Congress stood in front of them. They (government) shouted, made too much noise, threatened and later made a U-turn and ran off."
"Similarly, on the issue of corruption, Vyapam, on the issue of Rajasthan chief minister and Sushma Swaraj, we will not minimise the pressure on them even if they throw us out of Parliament or do not let us enter Parliament," Gandhi said.
In a fresh assault on the government, Gandhi made the remarks while agitating with party MPs in Parliament House complex in protest against suspension of its 25 members from Lok Sabha. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan cracked whip on the Congress MPs for not letting the House function.
Gandhi said the Congress will 'gherao' the government on the contentious issues in the entire country.
Reacting to Gandhi's remarks, rural development minister Birender Singh said: "Those who stand at 44 (seats) will speak only this language".
The Congress was reduced to its least tally of 44 seats in Lok Sabha -- its lowest ever tally -- in the last General Elections.
Singh said the government has from the very beginning maintained that it has no objection in accepting good suggestions from any institution, political leader, political party or farmers.
"We, too, must consider the issues on which there has been a consensus because a Joint Parliamentary Committee is after all considered a mini Parliament. If there are dissent notes, we will examine what are the suggestions," Singh said
The barbs from both sides came as the government expressed readiness to accept recommendations of the panel on land, which restored provisions of the Congress-led UPA regime. The government, howevber, has insisted that it was not a climbdown as it was always open to changes on which there is consensus.
