The afternoon session of Rajya Sabha yesterday,21st Dec, saw the Congress party plumbing the depths of narrow and petty party politics in defiance of national interest and feeling about the Nirbhaya case.
It so happened that in the two hours set apart for government business yesterday Congress condescended, after shameless bargaining, to pass two Bills without discussion. This meant that there was still much time left which could be used for pending legislative work, mainly Juvenile Justice Act amendment over which Nirbhaya’s family and supporters were on a dharna outside Parliament.
This matter was raised by government but the Congress opposition led by a light-hearted Ghulam Nabi Azad and a smirking Anand Sharma asked that they be rewarded for agreeing to pass the earlier Bills in just a few minutes. They preferred to take up general discussion on Intolerance, Chennai floods etc. rather than the JJ Act which could wait until the next day. No amount of pleading from the government side succeeded and the government had to defer.
What was incredible was the levity with which the Congress leaders dealt with the whole session, almost gloating over their obstructive power to have their way. Their interest seemed to be to protect their ego and win political points rather than make up for time they had cost for parliament in the preceding weeks.
Having known no other party other than Congress in my growing years and venerated the leaders of those days I am appalled at the present state of that party and its leadership. I begin to wonder whether INC still stands for INDIAN National Congress !
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