New Delhi: In an unrelenting war of words between the government and the opposition, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has hit out at Congress chief whip Jairam Ramesh in Rajya Sabha, saying it is human to make a mistake but it is foolish to “justify” the wrong again and again. .
Mr Joshi’s latest remarks come after his Friday statement, where he accused Mr Ramesh of blaming the working of the Rajya Sabha Chairman, calling it not only hostile to truth but also to democracy.
In a tweet on Sunday, Mr Joshi said that it is the duty of the public representatives to respect the chair and behave according to their position. “However Mr @jairam_ramesh, your colleagues chose to interrupt the debate. It was unfortunate as the entire country witnessed his blatant felony.” He also once again posted a CCTV footage of the events of August 11, when the Upper House cleared the controversial General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Bill amid fierce opposition from the opposition. Gave.
Mr Joshi added, “It is human to make a mistake but it is foolish to justify it again and again.” He said the government was ready to withdraw the suspension if the opposition apologised.
“You must not lose your way while pleasing the raga (Rahul Gandhi). Tell him about respect and don’t ask for it,” Mr Joshi said.
The minister’s remarks were in response to Mr Ramesh’s remarks on Friday that respect should be commanded and not demanded.
In response to Mr Joshi’s latest remarks, Mr Ramesh reposted a letter written by Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu complaining about illegal transmission of CCTV footage of the proceedings of the House Went. The letter also said that no officer, other than the Rajya Sabha security personnel, should be allowed inside the chambers and lobbies of Parliament. “By posting illegal footage, you are repeating our point of view as to what the unknown Delhi Police personnel were doing in the lobby that day?”
Shri Ramesh said that it is always the responsibility of the Government to ensure the functioning of Parliament. He re-emphasized his comments made inside the House that “if the government is liberal then the opposition is accountable.”
“Also, you must not lose your way of spreading lies to please NaMo (Narendra Modi), who is himself a Jagadguru (world leader) of Jhooth (lie)!” Ramesh tweeted.
