Govt has made Parliament a 'rubber stamp': Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge

Citing expunction of remarks and suspension of an MP Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged that the government has made Parliament a rubber stamp with members not allowed to raise voice of the people and demand a JPC probe into the AdaniHindeburg issueHe said everyone will work jointly and definitely the Congress together with friendly parties will form the government in 2024Addressing the Indian National Trade Union Congress plenary session Kharge also urged people to save democracy and Constitution saying if this was not done then dictatorship will come and finish everyoneThe Congress chief raised the Adani issue accusing the government of working for the welafare of crony capitalistsGovernment has made Parliament a rubber stamp When we want to put forward our views we are not allowed to do so Our people got notices one woman MP was suspended why They were raising the voice of the people and against Adani he saidAlso readSupreme Court refuses to stay EC order on Shiv Sena name and symbolHe claimed that Adanis wealth grew from Rs 3000 crore from 2004 to eventually Rs 12 lakh croreWhat magic is there we will also tell workers that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a pill after having it you can make Rs 12 lakh crore This is what we raised Rahul Gandhi raised Digvijaya Singh ji raised in Parliament but our remarks were expunged Kharge saidThe first part of the Budget session was marked by frequent disruptions over the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee JPC on USbased short seller Hindenburg Researchs allegations of irregularities against the Adani group which has denied the chargesThe issue dominated the proceedings in Parliament as the Opposition unitedly demanded that a JPC be set up to probe the crash of stock prices of Adani group companies leading to huge loss of capital including to some PSUs like SBI and LICThe treasury benches and the Opposition traded barbs inside and outside Parliament after Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar suspended Congress Rajani Patil for the remaining part of the budget session for circulating an unauthorised video of House proceedings and expunction of remarks of Opposition leadersDhankhar has also asked a parliamentary committee to investigate the alleged breach of privilege by 12 MPs from the Congress and the AAP for repeatedly entering the well of the House shouting slogans and obstructing its proceedingsKharge said the Opposition leaders remarks raising questions about Adani were expunged as he urged the INTUC to create a movement as the parties continue to demand JPCIn his remarks Kharge alleged that the agenda of the BJP and the RSS was always dominated by big industrialists and workers were never part of itWhen workers movement gained strength then to protect the interests of owners they created a counter organisation to INTUC to oppose the workers and protect the interests of owners he saidHailing Indias first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehrus contribution the Congress chief asked who build key assets such as HMT BHEL steel plants IITs IIM AIIMs and ISROWe were not fakes we have build the country lakhs of people work in these organisations he saidHe pointed out that important legislations Industrial Disputes Act Minimum Wages Act Employees Provident Funds Act and Bonded Labour Abolition Act were brought during Congress ruleHow many acts were brought in by ModiAmit Shah Instead of getting welfare measures they converted it into a code of four laws he saidAfter 2014 the Modi government harmed workers rights Labour laws were weakened to benefit crony capitalists and left workers open to exploitation he allegedDespite strong objections from the Opposition the labour codes were passed he saidWhy is no voice being raised against this When we during our rule made small mistakes there used to be demonstrations by RSSlinked trade unions Where are they now he saidKharge also slammed the Modi government for mocking MGNREGA asserting that the UPAera legislation saved the people during the Covid pandemicThis is our contribution to save people There the BJPs contribution is to finish of people Why are you stopping the public sector In this country 247 PSUs are there and 188 under profit and only a few in losses he said alleging that the government was shutting them down to benefit its crony capitalist friendsKharge also slammed the government over unemployment and asked why 30 lakh vacancies were not being filled upIt is your governments job to give everyone employment and provide welfare to people Where are the 2 crore jobs per year There are 30 lakh vacancies and instead of filling them up PM Modi is giving appointment orders which an under secretary can also do Kharge saidWhatever Modi ji and Shah ji say are jumlas Dont believe in people who throw jumlas believe in people who work the Congress president saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability 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