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Party passes resolution against ‘negative and anti-development’ policies of Congress: BJP

No question of resignation of Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan’

New Delhi: As Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other party leaders protested against suspension of their MPs, BJP Parliamentary Party today accused it of being a "destructive" opposition and passed a resolution against its "obstructionist and anti-development" policies.

On a day Congress MPs led by Gandhi sat on a dharna to protest the Speaker's decision to suspend 25 of their MPs from Lok Sabha, the ruling party lashed out at Gandhi for calling it a "black day for democracy" and raked up the imposition of Emergency to criticise it.

With the main opposition party unrelenting on its demand for the resignation of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh chief ministers Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP said there was "no basis" for such a demand and the parliamentary party stands with them.

"Congress has abdicated the responsibilities of a constructive opposition and is using its numerical strength in Parliament, especially in Rajya Sabha, to adopt a negative strategy.

"BJP Parliamentary party condemns the obstructionist, narrow and anti-development mindset of Congress as it will have a serious and adverse influence in long term on the country which is emerging as an important economic power in the world," said the resolution passed in the meeting, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and most of his ministerial colleagues.

Congress has become a "destructive" opposition party, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters after the meeting.

The parliamentary party passed another resolution hailing the "historic" Naga peace accord, and said it was long-awaited and would usher in an era of peace and security in the north-east region.

It also took note of the efforts of successive governments, which "crystalised" under the present dispensation.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke about the accord, signed yesterday, and his ministerial colleague Nirmala Sitharaman proposed it, Naqvi said.

He said Jaitley spoke about the key reform bills like GST while Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu highlighted the "negative" Congress politics, which has resulted in a washout of the Monsoon Session so far.

"Congress is insulting the people's mandate. The Modi government will be unaffected by it and continue to walk on its development path," Naqvi said.

( Source : PTI )
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