New Delhi:
For the 12th day, Parliament was adjourned today within minutes. The Opposition wants a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the 2G scam; the government says that's not going to happen. So like every other day of this Winter Session of Parliament, there was no question of getting to work - Opposition MPs staged their usual protests, and the unruliness of it all led to both Houses calling it a day.
Every day of Parliament costs more than a crore of taxpayers' money.
In an attempt to take the high road, Congress MPs have said they will not collect their daily allowance of Rs 2000 for this Winter Session - no work, no pay, they say.
"Though this is an individual decision, Congress MPs have decided that they will not take their daily allowance from November 10 till the end of this Session. The loss to the exchequer due to disruptions in Parliament is very painful," said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Each MP gets Rs 2,000 per day when Parliament is in session. The Congress has 207 MPs in Lok Sabha and 71 in Rajya Sabha.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that the Congress is "trivialising the issue" by making this about money.
The government doesn't want to agree to a JPC because it will have the power to summon ministers and the PM to explain the 2G swindle, described as India's largest ever scam and valued at 1.76 lakh crores by the government's auditor. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) drew a straight line between A Raja and the scam, costing the DMK leader his job as Telecom Minister.
Every day of Parliament costs more than a crore of taxpayers' money.
In an attempt to take the high road, Congress MPs have said they will not collect their daily allowance of Rs 2000 for this Winter Session - no work, no pay, they say.
"Though this is an individual decision, Congress MPs have decided that they will not take their daily allowance from November 10 till the end of this Session. The loss to the exchequer due to disruptions in Parliament is very painful," said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Each MP gets Rs 2,000 per day when Parliament is in session. The Congress has 207 MPs in Lok Sabha and 71 in Rajya Sabha.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that the Congress is "trivialising the issue" by making this about money.
The government doesn't want to agree to a JPC because it will have the power to summon ministers and the PM to explain the 2G swindle, described as India's largest ever scam and valued at 1.76 lakh crores by the government's auditor. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) drew a straight line between A Raja and the scam, costing the DMK leader his job as Telecom Minister.
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