New Delhi: Apparently stung by a Congress
member's remarks in the Rajya Sabha that some ministers were "not obeying" discipline of the government, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today left the House briefly when discussion on the Railway Budget was on.
"...there are ministers who are not obeying the discipline
of the government in spite of being in the Cabinet...Once you
join a government, you are supposed to obey the Prime Minister
and the decision taken in the Union Cabinet," Praveen
Rashtrapal said.
Senior BJP leader S S Ahluwalia said Banerjee is peeved
over the remarks made by the Congress member.
"She has left the House, angry over remarks by the
Treasury benches...she is sitting in the Central Hall,"
Ahluwalia said adding her presence during the discussion on
Railway Budget was required.
Deputy Chairman Rahman Khan informed the House that a
message would be been sent to her.
Banerjee, however, returned to the House after remaining
away for about 20 minutes.
Both the Rajya Sabha members belonging to Banerjee's
Trinamool Congress had abstained from voting on the Women's
Bill yesterday.
Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi had said yesterday
that his party chief wanted the views of the Dalits, OBCs and
Muslims to be taken on board. "But unfortunately that did not
happen. Trinamool Congress is for debate and discussion," he
had said.
-PTI
First Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 23:17