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BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of changing goalposts over Monsoon Session
In India, a big group of elected leaders meets in a huge building called Parliament to make new rules for the country.
This round of meetings was called the Monsoon Session.
But two big teams of leaders argued a lot and could not agree.
One team, called the BJP, blamed a leader from the other team, Rahul Gandhi, for blocking the work.
They said he kept changing what he wanted to talk about, like a soccer player moving the goal.
The other team wanted to talk about problems like a big exam mess called NEET and the police being tough with students.
The BJP said the government was ready to talk about everything, even for a whole day, but the other side still refused.
The leaders could not agree, so they ended the meetings on Thursday.
Some new rules were passed without much talking.
The leaders will probably try again another time.
The BJP accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly changing goalposts on Parliament discussions, saying the Monsoon Session fell victim to 'one leader's ego, indiscipline and insolence.'
Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday, ending a stormy Monsoon Session marked by Opposition protests and the passage of several key bills without debate.
Senior BJP leader and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Opposition first demanded a NEET discussion, then Gandhi protested outside the Prime Minister's residence and demanded the education minister's resignation.
Prasad said Home Minister Amit Shah offered to listen to the entire debate for 24 hours and answer every point, but the Opposition still did not allow the discussion.
The government cited NEET steps including a stringent law, fast-track courts, time-bound trials and a high-powered committee on the paper-leak 'syndicate,' and reiterated that no shots were fired during the Bihar protest.
- Who
- Senior BJP leader and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi; Home Minister Amit Shah offered to answer point-by-point in a debate, and officials including the home secretary, cabinet secretary and PMO Minister of State Jitendra Singh met the protesters.
- What
- The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly changing goalposts on Parliament discussions, saying the Monsoon Session fell victim to 'one leader's ego, indiscipline and insolence,' and Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die with several key bills passed without debate.
- Where
- Parliament in New Delhi; Gandhi and other Congress leaders also protested outside the Prime Minister's residence.
- When
- Thursday, August 13, the last day of the Monsoon Session.
- Why
- Opposition protests over the alleged police action against agitating students, the alleged theft of Ram temple donations and NEET paper-leak issues repeatedly blocked Parliament; the BJP says Gandhi kept changing his demands, preventing the House from functioning.
The Opposition (Congress-led)
The Government (BJP-led)
Parliamentary deadlock
The Opposition (Congress-led)
The Opposition wanted discussions on NEET, the alleged police action against agitating students and the alleged theft of Ram temple donations, and blocked proceedings to press its demands.
The Government (BJP-led)
The government says it was ready for debate, with Amit Shah offering to listen and answer point-by-point for up to 24 hours, but the Opposition kept changing its demands and refused to let the House function.
Protest outside the Prime Minister's residence
The Opposition (Congress-led)
Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders protested outside the Prime Minister's residence, demanding the education minister's resignation and answers from the government.
The Government (BJP-led)
Prasad questioned whether Gandhi was aware of the sanctity of the Prime Minister's residence and its security implications, calling the conduct 'ego, indiscipline and insolence.'
Police action and the Bihar protest
The Opposition (Congress-led)
The Opposition repeatedly demanded that the home minister respond to the alleged police action in Delhi and to the protest in Bihar.
The Government (BJP-led)
The government maintains that no shots were fired during the Bihar protest and says the Opposition would have got its answers in Parliament had it allowed the debate.
Key facts
- Institution
- Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament)
- Event
- Monsoon Session
- Outcome
- Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
- Date
- Thursday, August 13
- Location
- New Delhi
- Key accuser
- Ravi Shankar Prasad, senior BJP leader and MP
- Main target
- Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader
- Government's stated NEET steps
- Stringent law, fast-track courts, time-bound trials, high-powered committee on paper-leak 'syndicate'
Quotes
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament
“I would like to repeat that Rahul Gandhi is irresponsible. Rahul Gandhi is yet to mature as a leader in the politics of the country. Rahul Gandhi is delinquent. And Rahul Gandhi has a great sense of arrogance and entitlement.”
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“Yesterday you saw that the Home Minister (Amit Shah) himself came before the media and said, I am ready to listen to the entire debate for 24 hours, and I am ready to answer all these issues. I will answer point by point.”
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Sources
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