In the Rajya Sabha this coming week, the Congress is determined to push for Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s resignation over the CAG report finding irregularities in the company owned by his kin.
The party issued a three-line whip asking its members to be present in the House till conclusion of the budget session next week, as it firms up its strategy against Mr. Gadkari.
“Please be present positively in Rajya Sabha from 11 a.m. onwards on Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th May without fail as some important business will be taken up in the House.
“Three-line whip in this regard has already been issued,” said a communication from Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, to members of the Upper House.
The government however, is hoping for a breakthrough in getting its Goods and Services Tax and black money Bills passed in the House. Sources said some Ministers have been asked to reach out to non-Congress parties to enlist their support.
The NDA government is grappling with finding a strategy to get the controversial land acquisition Bill passed in Parliament. Last time the government moved the amended Bill in the Lok Sabha, it had faced opposition not only from its opponents but also from major allies including the Shiv Sena and the Shiromani Akali Dal.
The Bill, which amends the 2013 Act, will replace an Ordinance promulgated during the break in the Budget session after the Rajya Sabha was prorogued.
