The BJP is putting together its arsenal to counter the Opposition on Uttarakhand and is prepping its attack on the Congress on a number of other issues.
New Delhi:
The BJP has issued a whip this morning asking all its lawmakers in both Houses to be present in Parliament all of this week.
While leaders said this was to ensure full attendance during elections to various parliamentary committees, there is more to the ruling party's push to ensure all hands on deck. The BJP is putting together its arsenal to counter the Opposition on Uttarakhand and is prepping its attack on the Congress on a number of other issues.
At a meeting of party MPs, held every Tuesday when Parliament is in session, two senior BJP leaders briefed junior ministers from both houses on issues that the opposition might raise and demand answers to in the next few days. And pointers on the issues the BJP will raise.
While Finance Minister Arun Jaitley briefed MPs on the legal and political elements of the Uttarakhand row and the Ishrat Jehan encounter case, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu briefed MPs about the Augusta Wetland helicopter deal case.
The opposition held up proceedings in both Houses on Monday demanding a discussion on the imposition of President's Rule and dismissal of its Harish Rawat government in Uttarakhand.
The BJP will bring up in Parliament the role of former Home Minister P Chidambaram of the Congress in the preparation of documents submitted in court on the killing of Ishrat Jehan, a college student shot dead by the Gujarat Police in 2004.
The ruling party has already gone on the offensive on Agusta Westland, attacking the Congress which was in power when the deal to purchase 12 helicopters for VVIPs was signed.
As the case of alleged corruption takes a decisive turn in an Italian court, BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi has given notice for a discussion on the issue in the Lok Sabha.
While leaders said this was to ensure full attendance during elections to various parliamentary committees, there is more to the ruling party's push to ensure all hands on deck. The BJP is putting together its arsenal to counter the Opposition on Uttarakhand and is prepping its attack on the Congress on a number of other issues.
At a meeting of party MPs, held every Tuesday when Parliament is in session, two senior BJP leaders briefed junior ministers from both houses on issues that the opposition might raise and demand answers to in the next few days. And pointers on the issues the BJP will raise.
While Finance Minister Arun Jaitley briefed MPs on the legal and political elements of the Uttarakhand row and the Ishrat Jehan encounter case, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu briefed MPs about the Augusta Wetland helicopter deal case.
The opposition held up proceedings in both Houses on Monday demanding a discussion on the imposition of President's Rule and dismissal of its Harish Rawat government in Uttarakhand.
The BJP will bring up in Parliament the role of former Home Minister P Chidambaram of the Congress in the preparation of documents submitted in court on the killing of Ishrat Jehan, a college student shot dead by the Gujarat Police in 2004.
The ruling party has already gone on the offensive on Agusta Westland, attacking the Congress which was in power when the deal to purchase 12 helicopters for VVIPs was signed.
As the case of alleged corruption takes a decisive turn in an Italian court, BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi has given notice for a discussion on the issue in the Lok Sabha.
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