Derek O’Brien had accused the federal authorities of using the pandemic as an excuse to “murder democracy”
Kolkata:
There shall be no Question Hour inside the two-day monsoon session in Bengal subsequent week and the state’s ruling social gathering has been accused of “double necessities” as a result of it had fiercely protested an an identical willpower for parliament.
“There shall be no Question Hour in the midst of the upcoming monsoon session because of shortage of time and the persevering with COVID-19 situation,” talked about Speaker Biman Banerjee, consistent with info firm ANI.
MPs of Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress, along with Derek O’Brien and Mahua Moitra, had hit out on the BJP-led central authorities over the selection to cancel Question Hour inside the 18-day parliament session beginning September 14.
High of doublespeak! You don’t allow #QuestionHour the place ministers should face up and reply Qs from MLAs and be held accountable.
Stop throwing crumbs. That’s West Bengal legislative assembly, not your Nabanna! https://t.co/0L8FxFjxFKpic.twitter.com/XeHSPiY6sl
— Md Salim (@salimdotcomrade) September 4, 2020
Responding to allegations of hypocrisy, Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien talked about: “No parliament session beneath 5 days has had a question hour. Only one exception is the 1962 china wrestle. The Bengal session is 2 days prolonged. Don’t look at apples and oranges.”
He moreover tweeted.
North Korean godi TV evaluating a 20day “widespread” #ParliamentMonsoonSession to a two-day session of a State Assembly! Lessons of some days in #Parliament NEVER have #QuestionHour (moreover China wrestle 1962). Don’t look at apples & oranges. Evaluation. Or come to us for a tutorial.????
— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) September 4, 2020
After an infinite outcry earlier this week from quite a few opposition occasions along with the Congress, the federal authorities talked about it may allow “unstarred questions” — which implies written questions that may receive written responses. Derek O’Brien had accused the federal authorities of using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to “murder democracy” and stay away from answering questions on Covid and the monetary system.
His social gathering’s Mahua Moitra, a Lok Sabha MP, had tweeted: “Asking questions in Court docket docket is Contempt Asking questions exterior Parliament is Sedition And now Asking questions inside Parliament is Forbidden.”
