Union minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju rejected the opposition's demands for discussions on the VB-G RAM G Act as well as on the SIR in the Budget session of Parliament beginning Wednesday, saying the two issues had already been debated by both Houses and ‘we cannot reverse the gear’.
Rijiju made these remarks after an all-party meeting held ahead of the Budget Session. During the meeting, opposition members, including the Congress’ Jairam Ramesh and John Brittas of the CPI(M), also objected to the non-circulation of government business for the session, which the minister said would be done in due course.
On the opposition’s contentions on the VB-G RAM G Act, which was passed by Parliament during the Winter Session Union minister said, ‘Once a law is before the nation, we have to follow it. We cannot reverse the gear and go back.’ He said opposition MPs put forth several issues, and these can be raised during debate on the President’s address and the Budget.
Replying to a query on the demand for a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Rijiju said, ‘Both Houses of Parliament had extensive discussions on electoral reforms in the last session, where this issue was also raised by the opposition. This is uncalled for if another debate is demanded.’
Opposition members demanded a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, VB-G RAM G law on employment guarantee that replaced the MGNREGA scheme, the tariffs imposed by the US on India, foreign policy matters, the issue of air pollution, state of the economy, ban on social media for early teens, among other issues.
Rijiju further said the government’s main priority during the session would be budget-related work. He appealed that members should raise their issues but there should not be any ruckus.
The meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by leaders from across political parties.
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