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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Parliament grinds to a halt over firing on farmers

Parliament grinds to a halt over firing on farmers

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published Published on Aug 17, 2010   modified Modified on Aug 17, 2010


Parliament on Monday came to a standstill over the firing on protesting Aligarh farmers when anti-BSP outfits joined hands to corner the Mayawati regime over land acquisition for Yamuna Expressway.

The Sunday firing saw Congress, SP, BJP and RLD block proceedings in the two Houses of Parliament as they demanded a discussion on the issue. BSP opposed the demand saying it was a state subject.

While the provocation for blockade was the firing, it bared the contours themega battle of 2012 assembly polls will take -- BSP vs the rest. The Opposition, which came together to stall Parliament, is likely to stay fragmented in the fight against Mayawati except for the possible partnership between Congress and RLD.

The parties think post-Nandigram, land acquisition can prove the catalyst against UP regime which they have failed to dent in the last three years except for Congress performance in 2009 LS polls. Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rajnath Singh led the Opposition protests while Jayant Chaudhary of RLD joined in as his father Ajit Singh visited the firing site.

Sonia Gandhi personally intervened in a rare appearance in the second half. It was possibly on her goading that party MPs from across the states raised the issue while Jagdambika Pal, P L Punia and Kamal Kishore stopped just short of entering the well.

Even Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda joined the protest to probably get back at Mayawati who waded into the Mirchpur anti-dalit carnage to compound the woes of Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned as soon as they met, with MPs not heeding to pleas from the chair to let question hour function. While the Opposition sought discussion, as demanded by Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha, BSP leader S C Mishra warned that if state subjects like law and order were allowed to be raised in Parliament, it would be a routine demand. The two Houses were adjourned for the day.

Later, BSP leader S C Mishra told reporters that politics and not concern for poor farmers was behind the ruckus. He said, "We agreed for a discussion but they withdrew despite demanding it. They would have been exposed badly."

He said not one bullet was fired by police and rivals had instigated the farmers. "The state has already ordered a judicial inquiry, compensation and transferred district officers," he said. He accused SP of shedding crocodile tears after having dispossessed farmers in Dadri.


The Times of India, 17 August, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Parliament-grinds-to-a-halt-over-firing-on-farmers/articleshow/6321354.cms


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