After both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day after an uproar on the issue of price rise, Congress said the government has never run away from discussion, and is ‘very sensitive’ on the issue.
“Government has never run away from discussion, nor will it ever do it. The UPA government has been very sensitive on the issue of price rise and has taken constructive steps to mitigate the woes of the people following the drought,” party spokesman Manish Tewari said.
Accusing the opposition of politicising the price rise issue, Tewari asked how many Opposition MPs were present in the House in the last session when a discussion was taking place on price rise and when Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was giving his reply.
“They (Opposition) are trying to complicate the matters. The Motion of Thanks on President’s address entails voting. The Budget also entails voting after discussion on the micro-economic situation of the country,” he said, criticising the Opposition for demanding voting on the price rise issue.
Tewari said, “The rules are time-tested. All the government is saying is to bring the motion in the prescribed rules and it will accept them“.
Meanwhile, the party reacted cautiously to the ceasefire offer made by naxals.
“The naxals have given a proposal. This has to be verified, examined and analysed by the appropriate authority.
When the government comes to a determination, a political party can react after that,” Tewari said.
