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There is no justification for the cancellation of the winter session of parliament. The reason given by the government is not even a good excuse, and the message is not that it is concerned over the Covid-19 pandemic or that it wants to secure the health of MPs. The decision only shows that it does not want to face parliament, and that it does not consider parliament important. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that there is a chance of the pandemic surging in the winter months and the assemblage of MPs for many days is not advisable. But the monsoon session, though truncated, was held when the pandemic was at its peak with over 80,000 cases every day, far higher than the 25,000 or so cases being reported today. So, the pandemic is not a convincing reason for doing away with the session.
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December 20, 2020 22:27 IST
The party also questioned the need for the Central Vista project at a time when the country is battling a raging pandemic and demanded it be scrapped.
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The party also questioned the need for the Central Vista project at a time when the country is battling a raging pandemic and demanded it be scrapped.
The CPI(M) Polit Bureau has denounced the unprecedented
“The pandemic is not a problem for the BJP to organise its election campaign and rallies but it has chosen to avoid being answerable to Parliament. It is thus abandoning its constitutional responsibility of being accountable in Parliament,” the Polit Bureau said in a statement here after a day-long meeting.
New Delhi: The CPI(M) Sunday hit out at the government for scrapping the winter session of Parliament over the COVID-19 situation, and said the pandemic is being used as an excuse by the Centre to avoid being held accountable on its “all round failures”.
In a statement issued here after a meeting of its Politburo, the Left party also demanded the cancellation of the Central Vista project and said the money allocated for this purpose be used to provide “free food and cash transfers to our beleaguered people”.
“The Politburo strongly denounced the unprecedented cancellation of the Winter Session of Parliament using the pretext of the Covid pandemic,” it said.
It is thus abandoning its constitutional responsibility of being accountable in the parliament.
The Centre has said there will be no Winter Session of Parliament this time because of the coronavirus crisis.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi conveyed the government s decision to Congress MP and its Leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury through a letter. Chowdhury had demanded a short winter session to discuss the three new farm laws, which have triggered protests across the country.
The CPI(M) statement added, Clearly, the Modi government is escaping answering questions over its all-round failure in tackling the pandemic effectively and the economic recession while mercilessly attacking the livelihood of the people and destroying the rights of the working people and the peasantry. The people shall make the government answer.
Govt Cancelled Winter Session of Parliament to Avoid Questions on Its Failures: CPI-M
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New Delhi: The CPI(M) Sunday hit out at the government for scrapping the winter session of Parliament over the COVID-19 situation, and said the pandemic is being used as an excuse by the Centre to avoid being held accountable on its all round failures .
In a statement issued here after a meeting of its Politburo, the Left party also demanded the cancellation of the Central Vista project and said the money allocated for this purpose be used to provide free food and cash transfers to our beleaguered people . The Politburo strongly denounced the unprecedented cancellation of the Winter Session of Parliament using the pretext of the Covid pandemic, it said. The pandemic is not any problem for the BJP to organise its election campaign and rallies but it has chosen to avoid being answerable to the parliament , it added. It is thus abandoning its constitutional responsibility of be