New Delhi: Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal, while chiding around 23 BJP MPs who were absent from the House on different occasions, has instructed them to be always present in the Upper House during the proceedings.
According to sources, Piyush Goyal called these MPs to his office in the Parliament House and gave strict instructions that no excuses will be entertained for their absence from the House. If sources are to be believed, Piyush Goyal while instructing them to be always present in the House during the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha, even told these MPs of the party to go for lunch only during lunchtime.
During the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the government has to pass many important bills related to the rights of the Delhi government from the Rajya Sabha where the government does not have a majority. The government always wants to be present in the Rajya Sabha in full numbers as opposition parties have been attacking the Centre over several issues in the ongoing Parliament Session.
Meanwhile, Opposition parties are contemplating a no-confidence motion against the current BJP-led government. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of floor leaders from Opposition parties at the chamber of Rajya Sabha LoP (Leader of Opposition) Mallikarjun Kharge in the Parliament. The Opposition bloc, consisting of 26 parties, has also expressed its intention to persist in demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. This demand has led to a continuous protest by MPs during the monsoon session of Parliament. (IANS)
