New Delhi: Twenty five Congress MPs, who were suspended by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan last week, will rejoin Parliament after their five-day ban comes to an end on Monday. With no work being done in the first three weeks of the Monsoon session, it remains to be seen whether the Opposition will let the House function in the last week.
Adding to the government's misery, the Janata Dal United has given a notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the appointment of the new Bihar Governor. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that he was not consulted over the appointment of the Governor.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu reached out to Congress and said the Opposition has to understand its responsibility. "It is the duty of the government and the Opposition to run Parliament smoothly. We want the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to function in the coming four days. Four days are left and eight important bills have to passed. The Congress has to understand its responsibility."
Congress's remaining Lok Sabha members, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, boycotted the House in protest against the suspension. Party MPs had staged a dharna in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament House.
The Congress is, however, adamant on its demand for resignations of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Lalit Modi row and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the Vyapam scam.
Nine parties including Trinamool Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Left, Nationalist Congress Party and Aam Aadmi Party had backed the Congress.
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