New Delhi: Though they managed to “abort” a discussion on Monday on demonetisation in the Lok Sabha under a rule which entails voting, the Trinamul Congress is likely to participate in the discussion from Wednesday as the party feels that it “must register its voice” before the end of the Parliament session on December 16. The Congress is also thinking on similar lines.
In the Lok Sabha, which saw repeated adjournments since the morning, a discussion under Rule 193 was taken up in the post-lunch session. There is no provision for voting under this rule.
The Opposition, led by Trinamul and Congress, has been demanding a discussion under Rule 56 (adjournment motion) or at least Rule 184, both of which have a provision for voting.
The government said it was “its final effort to start a discussion” on demonetisation. The Opposition, led by Trinamul and Congress, however, did not allow Telangana Rashtra Samithi MP A. P. Jeethendra Reddy to speak by almost gheraoing him and shouting slogans into his microphone. Amid the pandemonium, the speaker adjourned the House for the day.
“The sense of the party is that while a vote on the discussion on demonetisation was important, it was also important that the opposition voices are registered before December 16 when the session ends”, a senior Trinamul leader said.
