Opposition behaviour shameful, say Rajnath, 5 other senior mantris
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Opposition behaviour shameful, say Rajnath, 5 other senior mantris
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NEW DELHI: Coming out strongly in support of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh, six senior ministers, including defence minister Rajnath Singh, held a press conference on Sunday evening and condemned the unruly behaviour of some opposition MPs during the debate on farm bills and termed the incident “unfortunate and shameful”. “I am also a farmer and was the agriculture minister and I can never believe the government... will take any step against the interest of farmers. What happened is against the decorum of the House,” Singh said. He was accompanied by Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Piyush Goyal, Prakash Javadekar, Pralhad Joshi and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. The defence minister said attempts were being made to mislead farmers s and assured that the government would not end the system of minimum support price and the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (AMPC) Act. “I know it is the responsibility of the ruling side to run the House smoothly. The support of the opposition is also expected. Confusion was created among farmers for their vested interests. It is not good for healthy democratic values,” he said. “I have never seen such misconduct in Parliament. It is condemnable,” he added. Responding to a question on the notice against Harivansh by opposition parties, Singh said, “Notice has been given to the chairman. A decision will be taken by himThis is the prerogative of the chairman”.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-09-21
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India