11-16-2007, 03:10 AM
<b>BJP to stall Parliament if Red violence not discussed</b>
Pioneer.com
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NDA leaders, who met at the residence of Leader of the Opposition LK Advani on Thursday evening, believed that there was a need to discuss at the earliest the "dreaded" Nandigram violence in Parliament.
Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha Sushma Swaraj told mediapersons,<b> "The NDA will raise the issue vigorously in both the Houses of Parliament on Monday."</b> NDA sources indicated that members of the alliance would not mind disrupting the House if a debate was not allowed.
<b>"Nandigram is a State issue and State subjects are not discussed in Parliament," CPI(M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury told mediapersons on Thursday.</b>
Interestingly, he demanded Tehelka expose on Gujarat riots to be discussed in Parliament, as it was an issue related with the minorities.
CPI parliamentary party leader Gurudas Dasgupta, who had on Wednesday condemned CPI(M) and the State Government for violence in Nandigram, took a U-turn and defended Yechury's point of view.<b> "Parliament functions according to rules. Whatever the rules permit, can be discussed. Nandigram can be discussed in the West Bengal Assembly but not in Parliament," </b>he said.
The BJP replied back saying Nandigram was not a State issue exclusively as it pertains to acquisition of land for Special Economic Zone (SEZ), which is a Central subject.<b> "Nandigram has witnessed severe crime against women and children and the Lok Sabha has a mandate to discuss issues like this, which amounts to a civil war,"</b> Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha VK Malhotra said.
<b>He also justified party's demand asking why cannot Nandigram be discussed when the issue of Gujarat riots has been discussed several times.</b>
The party ridiculed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for saying that the <span style='color:red'>CPM cadre had "won over" a territory in the country. "</span>Â
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Pioneer.com
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NDA leaders, who met at the residence of Leader of the Opposition LK Advani on Thursday evening, believed that there was a need to discuss at the earliest the "dreaded" Nandigram violence in Parliament.
Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha Sushma Swaraj told mediapersons,<b> "The NDA will raise the issue vigorously in both the Houses of Parliament on Monday."</b> NDA sources indicated that members of the alliance would not mind disrupting the House if a debate was not allowed.
<b>"Nandigram is a State issue and State subjects are not discussed in Parliament," CPI(M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury told mediapersons on Thursday.</b>
Interestingly, he demanded Tehelka expose on Gujarat riots to be discussed in Parliament, as it was an issue related with the minorities.
CPI parliamentary party leader Gurudas Dasgupta, who had on Wednesday condemned CPI(M) and the State Government for violence in Nandigram, took a U-turn and defended Yechury's point of view.<b> "Parliament functions according to rules. Whatever the rules permit, can be discussed. Nandigram can be discussed in the West Bengal Assembly but not in Parliament," </b>he said.
The BJP replied back saying Nandigram was not a State issue exclusively as it pertains to acquisition of land for Special Economic Zone (SEZ), which is a Central subject.<b> "Nandigram has witnessed severe crime against women and children and the Lok Sabha has a mandate to discuss issues like this, which amounts to a civil war,"</b> Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha VK Malhotra said.
<b>He also justified party's demand asking why cannot Nandigram be discussed when the issue of Gujarat riots has been discussed several times.</b>
The party ridiculed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for saying that the <span style='color:red'>CPM cadre had "won over" a territory in the country. "</span>Â
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