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Parliament adjourned till 2 pm
Parliament was adjourned till 2 pm amid unruly scenes and high decibel sounds demanding dismissal of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi. With major opposition parties remaining firm on their demand for the ouster of the CM, the second phase of the budget session is expected to be stormy.
Parliament was adjourned till 2 pm amid unruly scenes and high decibel sounds demanding dismissal of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi. With major opposition parties remaining firm on their demand for the ouster of the CM, the second phase of the budget session is expected to be stormy.
The Congress, the Left and some other opposition parties have made it clear that a discussion on Gujarat communal violence must be given precedence over other issues and it will be raised by them again as soon as both Houses of Parliament meet after a three-week recess.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sonia Gandhi, the CPI(M) politburo. Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and other opposition parties have rejected the decision taken by the national executive of the BJP to allow Modi continue in office.
The crisis in West Asia is another issue the opposition is concerned. The Congress and the Left are of the view that the government’s stand on Palestine should be more effective.
This and some economic issues, including disinvestment and privatisation of public sector units are also on the agenda of the main opposition parties. The government, however, has decided to go ahead with legislative business and complete the second and the last phases of the procedures relating to the passage of the railway and the union budgets for 2002-003.
Before it seeks approval of Parliament for the budgets, finance minister Yashwant Sinha will move the finance bill for 2002-003, giving effect to the taxation proposals listed in the union budget.
Besides the opposition, some allies of the NDA are critical of the proposals and demand their withdrawal. Sinha, who is under pressure from his party`s colleagues in and outside Parliament to give some concessions to salaried and retired people, has reportedly agreed at the Goa Conclave of the party`s national executive to reconsider some proposals relating to taxation.
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is expected to make a statement on his recent visit to Cambodia and Singapore.
In the Rajya Sabha, forty-seven members will be administered the oath of affirmation. They are among the 60 members elected in the recent biennial poll to the house of elders.
Thirteen of them were administered the oath of affirmation by chairman of the Rajya Sabha Krishna Kant in his chamber on April three. They have been elected from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and West Bengal.
Bureau Report
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sonia Gandhi, the CPI(M) politburo. Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and other opposition parties have rejected the decision taken by the national executive of the BJP to allow Modi continue in office.
The crisis in West Asia is another issue the opposition is concerned. The Congress and the Left are of the view that the government’s stand on Palestine should be more effective.
This and some economic issues, including disinvestment and privatisation of public sector units are also on the agenda of the main opposition parties. The government, however, has decided to go ahead with legislative business and complete the second and the last phases of the procedures relating to the passage of the railway and the union budgets for 2002-003.
Before it seeks approval of Parliament for the budgets, finance minister Yashwant Sinha will move the finance bill for 2002-003, giving effect to the taxation proposals listed in the union budget.
Besides the opposition, some allies of the NDA are critical of the proposals and demand their withdrawal. Sinha, who is under pressure from his party`s colleagues in and outside Parliament to give some concessions to salaried and retired people, has reportedly agreed at the Goa Conclave of the party`s national executive to reconsider some proposals relating to taxation.
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is expected to make a statement on his recent visit to Cambodia and Singapore.
In the Rajya Sabha, forty-seven members will be administered the oath of affirmation. They are among the 60 members elected in the recent biennial poll to the house of elders.
Thirteen of them were administered the oath of affirmation by chairman of the Rajya Sabha Krishna Kant in his chamber on April three. They have been elected from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and West Bengal.
Bureau Report