We are trying to shake the conscience of the country: BJP
The disrupted monsoon session of Parliament came to an unceremonious end on Friday, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accusing the Opposition of derailing parliamentary democracy and the BJP announcing a nationwide campaign to end corruption.
The CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury called for the enforcement of a ‘no work, no pay’ policy on MPs, while the BSP’s Mayawati sought a special session for the passage of the Bill to provide for reservation in promotions for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
In a statement, Dr. Singh held the Opposition guilty of disrupting and negating a functioning democracy: “I would like my countrymen and countrywomen to make up their minds, if this is the right way to serve our functioning democracy. We take pride in the fact that we, since independence, have been a practising, functioning democracy. What we have witnessed in this session is a total negation of that, and all right-thinking people… should stand up and unitedly come up with the voice that come what may, Parliamentary institutions must be allowed to function...”
Countering this, Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley argued that the BJP had, in fact, sent out a strong message by holding up Parliament. “We are attempting to shake the conscience of this country, which is faced with the serious issue of corruption in the allocation of its natural resources.”
Ms. Swaraj said Parliament had functioned well in the early part of the session and became dysfunctional only after the Comptroller and Auditor-General’s report on corruption in the coal blocks allocation was tabled. The BJP initially insisted on Dr. Singh’s resignation, but later she herself told Congress president Sonia Gandhi that the party was willing to discuss Colgate, provided the government cancelled all 142 allotments and ordered an impartial inquiry.
She said the BJP would now launch a ‘sansad to sadak’ (Parliament to the streets) campaign to hold big and small rallies, all the way from the metros to the villages.
Mr. Jaitley termed Coalgate a “textbook case of crony capitalism.”
Multiple problems
The Prime Minister said the Opposition had chosen not to “take advantage of the settled institutional practices dealing with the reports of the CAG.” His government had respect for the CAG, but respect for this institution meant that its findings must be debated at the Public Accounts Committee or on the floor of the House. He pointed out that India faced multiple problems such as rising communal and ethnic tensions and terrorism and Naxalism. “Parliament was not allowed to discuss these very important issues…”
Keywords: coalgate scam, Parliament session, monsoon session, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Manmohan Singh, coal block allocation, coal allocation issue, CAG report, opposition parties, BJP
Too much copycat gobbledygook is coming out of the mouth of the old and senile Prime Minister, who has literally become a drifting deadwood in his own party. People are getting fed up of his cliched and tiresome lecture on democracy, a THING the nation has been having for well over three score years.Please say something more concrete and relevant to the pressing problems and issues of the Nation
Mr Ratan Kumar is wrong in concluding that Opposition is stalling the
parliament for vote bank politics. Demand for inquiry in to severe and
grave charges of corruption cannot be termed as "vote bank politics" by
any stretch of imagination.
Superlative cartoon! This, I suppose, is the unique Indian version of
dance of democracy! Optimistically after a period of maturing we can
hope for healthy conventions to develop and usher in rational stability
in governance. In the meantime let's get used to live like "a band of
gorillas choosing an alpha-squirrel to lead us" to quote Scott Adam's
Dilbert principle!
The Honourable Prime Minister seems very concerned about the "derailing
parliamentary democracy"............
and the good news is that after the monsoon session ha ended, he has
started speaking.
Before Dr.Manmohan Singh talks about "derailing democracy" by the opposition, he should
get elected to the Lok Sabha which he has not done so far even though he has been the
Prime Minister for more than eight long years.
In a parliamentary democracy, such as India's, the prime minister answers all the questions in and outside the parliament. He should have addressed in last nights news conference, since coalgate happened under his ministry, what was his involvement in allocating coal blocks to unqualified people. Spinners and handlers have no place a parliamentary democracy. Prime minister allowed spinners and other ministers who have no direct knowledge of coal block allotments spoke for him. Blame games have no place in a democracy. Referring coal gate to PAC and debating in the parliament is a delaying tactic just as what happened to 2-G scam in PAC. Even now, it is not too late for the prime minister talk to the people directly on what did he know and when did he know and who all involved in allocations of coal block. In a democracy prime minister is ultimately responsible for all decisions taken and not spinners or handlers.
If Manmohan Singh wants to tell that scams under Congress regime should let go without any expose and probe, then is making a big mistake.
He is the first culprit by not controlling his ministry effectively,allowing all the umpty number of scams to materialise,and drawing India into anarchy.When every political party is opposing the 123 Indo-US nuclear agreement,he was the only one,hell-bent to sign the dotted lines and threatened to resign.For what reasons?Still unclear.He is the only one hell-bent to allow FDI in multibrand retailing,again why?He is the only one,still dithering to bring black money stashed away in foreign banks and helping democracy thrive in India!!!!For the sake of India's and Indian citizen well being let him quit as PM and help us shape our democracy well.
What a joke! The corrective and legal action against criminals does not need discussion and debate in parliament. It can be done and should be done without discussing or debating it in the parliament. Manmohan Singh has lowered the dignity of the post of the prime minister. He remained quite when Kalmadi and company were looting India in CWG. He preferred to look other way when A Raja and others were looting India in 2G allocation. He remained mute spectator when coal blocks were allocated without auction though the coal ministry was under his charge. How long he will continue to pretend that he has not done anything wrong and nothing has gone wrong!
Issues raised by CAG won’t be swept under carpet: PM---
It will Gather Dust and will not be touched at all.
When men in power including incompetent, renowed economist and head of state are
abusing power and lettings economy prey to scam after after what else one can expect, it's
revolution that catching fire from within parliament; this is new era democracy when
democracy itself is abused. Let the permant be suspended and apex court take control glide
economy through tough waters. Wole world is laughing at us, I dream to see a day when
everybody looks at us with admiration. Jai Hind.
Mr singh How can we believe you, you said CWG was clean games and you
said zero loss in 2G after serious of opposition from other parties,
allies and people blogs, You accepted that and made some scrap goat for
those scandals. Now how can WE BELIVE ITS TIME TO WAKE UP AND THROW AWAY
ALL THE POLITICIANS INVOLVED IN SCAM INCLUDING YOU Mr Singh
People who whine about the loss of lakhs crores of rupees do not
understand the difference between notional and real loss. Most of them
would not have read the CAG report either.
Disrupting Parliament may be a wrong practice. But who invented this
technique ? When Parliament was disrupted during NDA regime for the
whole month by Congress, because of bribe charges against George
Fernandese. And, later on those charges proved false in investigation.
The very same party Congress didn't allowed him to speak in parliament
for two years.
So, Mr Prime Minister don't preach standard to others when your own
party sow the seeds of every wrong practice.
He asked “all right minded Indians to stand up and unite against the forces of anarchy and disruption”
This is what we are trying to do with Anna Hazare's movement.
I believe our honorable PM should be critical about the words chosen, if real right minded Indians stand up and unite against the forces of anarchy and disruption - well we all know what are these forces - it will be a nightmare for the current "anarchy-like-rule" in India.
PM is correct. Coalgate won’t be swept under carpet like 2G and CWG.
Still Kanimozhi is Member of Parliament.WTF
I was in opinion that every forward looking Indian should hand photos of
PVN Rao and Dr MMS in their drawing room for their great work. Now, it
has to be changed because your deeds at later. Dr MMS, please don't
undermine congress. They can sweep whole nation under carpet and 1.86
lakh crore scam is just nothing for this beast. Money already has been
pocketed laundered by the corrupt politicians and their accomplices. Now
sufferer will be the people and business community and you are the
instrumental in this.
'Maunavrath'Singh is now talking about Parliament as a democratic institution but so is CAG. Is he exercising his functions as CEO of this country or as a toy in the hands of extra-constitutional authority called UPA chief who is not accountable as per Constitution to anybody in the country. There is no position in democracy for UPA or NDA chief hiding behind PM playing with decision making. MR Singh, people are talking about their hard earned money which you are collecting as taxes and are supposed to protect. CAG is their representative to safeguard their money because the political reps elected by them are not trustworthy as has become evident in all the @G, CWG, and now CoalG. Mr PM, please show the same guts with your corrupt colleagus when your "PMO" comes to know of hteir plans and your silence will be equal to complicity.
Can the prime minister stand up for CORRUPTION and resign on moral grounds. We the citizens of india don't want the parties to debate it out. Please step down and let a SIT probe the scam or else you will be pulled down.
Serious charges of corruption are not meant to be discussed in parliament. They are supposed to be investigated by an independent agency and the accused must be tried in a court of law. The Prime Minister is answerable to the parliament in policy matters but in criminal matters, he needs to answer to the courts.
PM the silent mode is Vibrating now!
Bharat Mata ko loota hai tumne! Are you fooling the Indians by saying that you want to debate how the country was looted? Shameless PM!
Congress and BJP supporters are also part of taking the country to the lowest morale values!
Country need your resignation Mr. Corrupt PM
Mr Prime Minister, will you ever realise that all this is because of you being tight lipped s**ry clipped by your coalition.
Now the PM is talking about right and wrong. I agree that parliament
should not be disrupted and allowed to function. What choice has he
given to opposition with regard to the Coalgate Scam, when the
government is looting the country. When CAG a constitutional body has
levelled charges against the government it started its act of sweeping
the issues under the carpet calling CAG calculations as biased and
wrong. There were enough articles in the newspapers that have
supported the CAG report.
Now the PM says he will take action?. He should have when this CAG
report was released. What is he waiting for. A Muhurat to cancel the
licenses?
I thought the PM was honest but he is hand in glove with the rest of
his party. If he truly honest he should have come out and dealt it
with a iron hand or resign from his position if his party does not
support. I think power corrupts? I might not be corrupt but
supporting or backing others or party for its corruption is also
corruption.
MR PM if you are true right minded Indian and true Gandhian you should relinquish your post of PM before the opposition ask you to do so. Because there is black mark on your cap after the CAG's report. .Actually you are responsible for the disruption of parliament.How can we think that you are clean in every act of coal gate?If our Gandhi were alive he would also ask you to resign and come clean after court verdict.
BJP's 'Holier Than Thou' attitude has done greatest diservice to the nation. Even if thieves or murderer members of the parliament are elected by us for 5 years. If we are not up for revolution (which we are obviously not) than parlimentary democracy is the only way and with its all shortcomings parliament must function. BJP's leadership has shown its ugly face by disrrupting the parliament. Can BJP lead a revolution to clean up the country? Only way is to make incremental cleaning up of the clogged system as fast as possible.
Obstructionist politics hurting his and his partymen's vested
interests...not the country's. They don't like obstruction in their
ways while vigorously pursuing looting of our country's resources.
Washington Post article about this PM is exactly right.
He is a scape goat in INC. Clearly shows state of affairs in India. If INC is not power hungry, and plays by ethical political rule, then dissolve the government and go for election. Lets people decide what they want. Mr.PM should understand people are loosing faith in system.
Yes! the monsoon session has been a washout because of the "Coalgate" scandal.
But, there is no contriteness in this administration led by intellectual giants like Dr.
Manmohan Singh, Mr. P. Chidambaram, Mr. Kapil Sibal and our former Finance
Minister and our current President Mr. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee. They are busy
spewing coal dust in the public's face. Mr. Prime Minister! what you are presiding
over is not a democracy, but a Kleptocracy! While the BJP may be wrong in
disrupting the Parliament, your administration has committed a greater wrong by
standing idle while your cronies are looting the country! Stop blaming the CAG for
your scandals! Conduct impartial inquiries as to how and why poor policies have
been allowed to persist! At the present moment you are reaping what you have
sown and deserve no sympathy!
Parliament could go back to normal functioning had the government conceded the demand for judicial probe by Supreme Court Judges.Since it was mutual incrimination it was not to be.Non functioning helped Congress and BJP as both the parties did not have to answer unsavory Questions that would have exposed failings of both the parties.
But why is the PM speaking so much? Doesn't he prefer silence over 1000
words?
National issues should be debated in open forum by highly educated and
not related to any party persons to make national policies and to be
happen in national interest as leaders are interested to their parties
for vote and self benefit only definitely not for the country.
Mr Prime Minister, I am not really sure if disruption of the
Parliament by the Opposition is the correct approach and a negation of
democracy. But you, of all supervising the loot of this country is for
me the worst I have ever expected to happen to India. Together with
all the scams, the total loot has come to be close to 4 lakhs crores.
We probably could have used to build world class infrastructure better
than what China has with this money. We probably could have wiped out
a major portion of our external debt. I fail to comprehend what is
making you sit in that chair still. Had you resigned right in the beginning of 2G scam, probably India would have remembered you as a
honest man who tired to do something good for he country. Now, we
probably have to remember you as a PM who supervised total loot of
India.
Even if Parliament functions, what bills or laws will be passed ? Your
fellow members will only discuss about what cartoons to be allowed and
what not; whom to be granted reservation in jobs etc. You and your folks
will hardly pass any bill to bring good economic change or even some
kind of lokpal bill or bills to reform arm forces facilities. HOPLESS!!
UNDER ACHIEVER!!
I feel Pity for this Country. It is in a Great dismay.Hope the People Understand this & let the people be educated about the happenings in Dr.Singh's So called "Negated Democracy".
================ A WakeUp Call for all Indians==========
Let this Political Class be washed Away. We have to save ourselves, there is no point blaming congress or BJP or the coailtion.
For God's Sake i appeal to all the People of India, don't get carried away with muscle, money, alcohol. Please think for our Future Generations and let us give them a Good Future.
Elect the Correct Netha!!!
May God give us a more dedicated, dynamic, proactive, bold, honest,
courageous person as Prime Minister. If MMSingh resigns now, he may
still take back with him some of his leftover credibility and respect
that he indeed commands.
MMSingh, as if your politics isn't doing that all by itself !!
No work, no pay. This principle should be made applicable to the
Parliamentarians also. The behaviour of these people in the Parliament
was akin to a Strike in industries. They should face the same outcome.
After all, the only qualification for these guys is that they have been
elected as Parliamentarians, to attend Parliament and attend to
legislative work. Why don't they go to the Courts if they have any
grievances?
Prime Minister of the Nation turns out to be the supervisor of corruption. He speaks about democracy. It is actually democrazy
They cribbed about his silence and now can't take it when he open up?
i believe in silence is gold. when our PM speaks no one can deny it cause... the world listens...
its because of him and his governance...India is still standing strong no matter how hard it is out there... that big nations are crumbling with recession... yet we disrupt the functioning of parliament...who will be accounted for the lost???who is counting how much is going down the drain??? is this the way to solve a problem? destroy everything else to make a point heard??? do we care about India? maybe we dont care? as its easy to point fingers!!!
A PM who is cntrolled by a high command is negation of democracy. A Prime Minister who allows everyone in the cabinet to abuse power is negation of democracy. A PM who does not have the honour and interest of the nation to resign when it destroys the chances of the nation to succeed is negation of democracy. Mr. PM your actions are the worst form of negation of any democracy 'since day one" when you let yourself be controlled by Sonia G. and gave her cabinet status. You are a shameless man and have been a curse to India at a crucial juncture of our economic development. Please resign!
Mr Singh, if Disruption of Parliament is negation of democracy, then how about the scams which is becoming a trade mark of the current UPA government? Is that a sign of prosperity and upliftment of the country's economy?? Please re-check your words before addressing to the media.
Accepted Mr. Prime Minister. But what is with the scams. I guess its called "Killing Democracy"
Disruption of Parliament is negation of democracy:
is curruption by the ruling parlimentarians democracy!!
MMS says
'People of India, stand up against disruption, but not against corruption'.
Mr. PM. Seriously. Your govt. is getting more and more exposed every day and people like you and Chidambaram make statements that what BJP is doing is not democratic. Earlier, your party said what Anna was doing was not democratic. And then you present a reservation bill to distract people. I'm pretty damn sure that congress is not getting elected in next term.
Only he knows about what negation that he is talking about.This P.M. wants gigantic loots to take place and bring things under Parliament as if it is a house occupied by people of honesty and good morals apart from competency, in every seat. Don't we remember his minister , Shukla , asking Speaker to adjourn it for the day? Don't we remember the PM attacking constitutional body like CAG? Dont we remember Congress behaviour in PAC and JPC in 2G scam matter? Dont we see his Orissa MLAS behaving in the manner that they did yesterday?
A person who has looted this country to the tune of billions has no
business to give sermons to us.The sooner the Prime Minister quits the
better for us.Sharks have today taken over our country.
I do not see any difference between Talibans ruling and Indian Parliamentary institutions. Do we need to waste 10cr for 7 days of Parliamentary sessions just NOT to function? When no one takes responsibility and punished then why do common man punished if he/she voilates LAW on streets? Thanks, Kumar New York.
I hope and wish that the congress lawmakers remember what the Prime Minister has said of the Parliament democracy here and do not resort to disrupting the parliament functioning themselves, if they happen to sit in the opposition in the future.
Mr.PM, you are not a elected PM,You are defending all scams, You are criticizing constitutional body CAG- What you call this? Is it not negation of democracy? If you don't know, better you ask RAW what people feel about you. You have lost touch with common people! You are a curse for our country.
Why is the PM making a statement now and not when we had the session?
Is corruption not a negation of democracy?
.. Not responding to TN's appeals in various matters like fishermen's
plight ,plight of lankan Tamils ,release of cauvery water etc. also is against federal concepts and negation of democracy ,Mr.PM .
Mr Prime Minister, I am not really sure if disruption of the
Parliament by the Opposition is the correct approach and a negation of
democracy. But you, of all supervising the loot of this country is for
me the worst I have ever expected to happen to India. Together with
all the scams, the total loot has come to be close to 4 lakhs crores.
We probably could have used to build world class infrastructure better
than what China has with this money. We probably could have wiped out
a major portion of our external debt. I fail to comprehend what is
making you sit in that chair still. Had you resigned right in the beginning of 2G scam, probably India would have remembered you as a
honest man who tired to do something good for he country. Now, we
probably have to remember you as a PM who supervised total loot of
India.
What they achieved in running paraliament, in the past 5 years? did they bring down food prices or corruption? Come what may parliament should run but all other problems does not matter?
Dear PM you said it easily. Cheating people, looting country,doing fraud and involvement in corruption of ministers including you is not negation of democracy. CAG is a parliamentary team, and has presented its investigation report then why only congress has problem with this report. Why don't you resign from PM post and allow CBI inquiry against you and all alleged ministers. Since you know Mr. PM no one can do anything till you are in power. This is not that Congress is not accepting COALGATE report in past you had denied of involvement of A RAJA in 2G case and KALMADI in CWG. But what happened both of them are the main culprit similarly this time you Mr. PM along with all other ministers are culprit. Till how long you would have power. Your name will be written in most corrupted PM of India in Indian history.
Conduct, Values, Standards are very big words for any government and its cohorts who have colluded and duped its citizens. What would be appropriate is to come clean on all scams with culprits punished and losses to the exchequer made good. Before that we are just going to keep silent on all your comments Mr. PM, just as you did during all those scams.
Terrorists tried to destroy our Parliament from out side in vain. Now it is the turn of the opposition parties to wreck it from within!
dispersing parliamant is negation of democracy,proclaims our PM.Who
disrupted the orissa assembly?who thrashed the police including women
police in Bubhaneshwar?who disrupted the karnataka assembly when BSY was
the chief minister? who continuously disrupted the parliament during NDA
regime,when the supposed to be impartial newspaper THE HINDU said
running the session smoothly is the responsibility of ruling party,but
now blames BJP.double standards not only by politicians but also media.
how about looting of public funds?Is that democracy? thats worse than
negation of democracy particularly tax funds meant for the upliftment of
the poor and needy.
This can be expected from the party that gets its inspiration from India's past. India never had any decent form of democracy in the past.
There are several important bills in the pipeline. Disrupting parliament on a single issue for entire monsoon session, is against parliamentary form of democracy. It is time BJP should shift its focus away from vote bank politics.
Corruption and scandals are much bigger threats since they destry the very livelihood of people. Will Mr. 'Mauna' mohan singh stand up against that instead of rhetorics
Which Parliament PM is showing so much concern? The one, where criminals find safe and secure hide out next to jail? Where Hon. members fight like uncivilized humans? Where PM prefer to keep mum on charges rebelled against him? Where most of the time elected members prefer to abstain?
is it democratic to hide the corrupt and protect them? U did it when CWG happened, u repeated it when 2G happened, and u r doing it again. Enough is enough now. Accept that u r faiure. Don't make whole country suffer because you "think" you r doing a great job.
When the Head of the state speaks,it behoves dignity of the state, it is encyclopaedic!The issues in the environment donot make such a dignified statement powerful though. 'Yuga Dharma' does not look to synchronise!
Correct. So is Member of Parliament is not a criteria to loot the country resources
earlier the elections, better the future of india.Congress set the trend and trying its best to make corruption acceptable and common.
But stealing is not.
Ji,
What happened to zero loss theory ?
Is it still alive .
This is a grave concern that our PM is warry about democracy so he should tell the people of India that when Cogress disturbed Parliament where was he.
making India suffer is a democracy??? petrol price rises every month,
every day one or another scam comes out. We don't know what face Mr. MMS
shows to people.
The respect that you have earned during Narshima Rao Goverment is now washed out. It is high time you to come out clean, You are Prime Minister India but you are speaking Sonia's Language. We are sorry for you.
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