11-21-2005, 08:00 AM
<b>Cong opposed discussing Mitrokhin papers issue</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->They said Congress' objections to a discussion on the Mitrokhin issue was that since Mitrokhin papers were published in the form of a "fiction" and the House cannot discuss a "fiction."
The NDA had already indicated that it would be aggressive on the Mitrokhin issue and was determined to rake up the issue of Volcker Committee report seeking to put the government on the mat.
Congress leaders, said the sources, also said Home Minister Shivraj Patil would make a statement in Parliament on Diwali-eve Delhi serial blasts, naxal attacks on Jehanabad jail and police barracks and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to address the concerns of the opposition over law and order in the country.
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Please don't discuss our corrupt behavior/ legacy.
The NDA had already indicated that it would be aggressive on the Mitrokhin issue and was determined to rake up the issue of Volcker Committee report seeking to put the government on the mat.
Congress leaders, said the sources, also said Home Minister Shivraj Patil would make a statement in Parliament on Diwali-eve Delhi serial blasts, naxal attacks on Jehanabad jail and police barracks and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to address the concerns of the opposition over law and order in the country.
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Please don't discuss our corrupt behavior/ legacy.