Pranab to Meet Opposition Leaders Monday to Break House Impasse


New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has invited leaders of all political parties for a meeting Monday morning in a bid to resolve the stalemate in parliament over the nature of a discussion on spiralling prices.

Congress sources said efforts were being made to end the week-long stalemate in parliament, with the opposition demanding a discussion of the price rise as an adjournment motion that entails voting.

They said that among the possibilities being talked about was that of Lok Sabha speaker moving an agreed resolution or the government agreeing to discuss the issue under Rule 184 (which entails voting) but drafting the motion in a way that there is no need of voting.

Congress sources said that a climbdown both by the the ruling alliance and the opposition will help break the impasse.

Leaders of the Left parties Sunday indicated that they wanted the stalemate to end.

Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Basudeb Achaira said that his party wanted to raise several other issues in parliament and did not want the logjam to continue.

"There are several issues to be discussed," Acharia told IANS.

He said that his party will give its suggestions on the proposed resolution being contemplated by the government.

Both houses of parliament saw repeated adjournments last week over the opposition's insistence on a debate on price rise under a rule that entails voting.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a notice for discussion on price rise in the Lok Sabha Monday under Rule 184 and in the Rajya Sabha under Rule 168.

The opposition has so far stayed united on the issue of price rise. The Left parties have also been demanding a discussion under rules that entail voting.

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday rejected the opposition's notice for an adjournment motion the price rise issue.

The Samajwadi Party, an outside supporter of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, has also backed the opposition in its demands.

Party leaders said that a way out can be found through a dialogue between the government and senior leaders of various parties.

  

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  • aboobaker uppala, uppala/Holy Makkah

    Mon, Aug 02 2010

    DEAR PRANABJI,WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT LOOSING HUNDREDS OF CRORES RUPEES BY NOT FUNCTIONING THE PARLIAMENT BY THE DISRUPTION OF THE OPPOSITION.BUT,WE THE OPPOSITION DONT CARE.HARDLY WE GOT A CHANCE TO DISRUPT YOU EVEN THOUGH THE REASON IS NOT GENUINE.BECAUSE THE PRICE RISING IS A GENARAL EFFECT OF THE WORLD.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Mon, Aug 02 2010

    THREE MORE ABBREVIATION ADDED IN UPA'S NEW DICTIONARY :

    Chor Bachav Investigation: CBI

    Corruption Wealth Games : CWG

    Mehangai Badhavo Andolan : MBA

    UPA GOT BIG ZERO IN RECENT ANDHRA BY ELECTION.

    FOR UPA COMMON WEALTH GAMES MEANS TO SHARE WEALTH (CORRUPTION MONEY) THRU A COMMON PLATFORM.

    JAI HO.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Sun, Aug 01 2010

    WE ARE LOOSING HUNDREDS OF CRORES DAILY FOR NOT RUNNING HOUSE BUSSINESS IN STATE AND CENTRES EVERY YEAR.PARLIEMENT & ASSEMBLIES ARE USED TO SCORE PERSONAL APATHIES RATHER THAN DEBATING SOCIETY'S PROBLEM.LEAVE BEHIND PERSONAL EGOS AND PARTY POLITICS AND COME TO THE PARLIMENT TO DEBATE THE ISSUES.IN THIS REGARD P.MUKARGEE'S MOVE IS A RIGHT STEP.DID KARNATAKA RULING PARTY CALL OPPOSTION PARTY FOR A MEETING IN THE LAST HELD ASSEMBLY SESSION WHEN THERE WAS A STALEMATE ?????THE ISSUE IN THE PARLIAMENT IS GRAVE (PRICE RICE)SO CONG HAVE TO YIELD OPPOSITION'S JUST DEMAND.

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