Opposition demands clarification from PM over declining rupee

29 Aug 2013 Evaluate

The Lok Sabha was repeatedly disrupted on Thursday following protests by members demanding a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the depreciation of rupee against the dollar. As soon as the house met at 11 a.m., the members noisily demanded that the prime minister appraise the house about the measures taken by the government to check the rupee's steady fall.

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said that the prime minister had earlier said that the economy was suffering due to divisions in the polity but the fact of the matter is that there were differences within the government and added that, they needed a statement from the prime minister, who has himself been a great economist, on the depreciation of the rupee. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav blamed the government policies for the economic problems and questioned why was the value of the rupee declining and why was the status quo not maintained.

Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav said India was facing a grave economic crisis due to the depreciation of the rupee. Similar scenes were witnessed when the house reassembled at 12 noon. Kamal Nath argued that the prime minister should have prepared and studied before making the statement. Later as the Left and AIADMK members trooped towards the speaker raising slogans, the house was again adjourned first till 12.30 p.m. and then till 2 p.m.

 

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