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| Congress Hits Back at Union Ministe |
| Congress Hits Back at Union Minister Mahesh Sharma's 'No Work, No Pay' Remark
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| INDIA
, 2-August-2015
9:25:19 AM |
| Congress today hit back at Union Minister Mahesh Sharma for his suggestion of 'no work, no pay' policy over logjam in Parliament, saying such views were "wrong" as Congress MPs were "working hard".
"We are working. We have standing committee meetings, I have a select committee meeting on land tomorrow and also a standing committee meeting on health. Therefore, it is wrong to say MPs are not working. MPs are working hard," Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh told reporters, when asked about it.
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Mr Sharma had yesterday said in Varanasi that there is a suggestion for applying 'no work, no pay' policy on MPs like it is being done with regard to bureaucrats, triggering a debate after which he went into a denial mode.
In its reaction, BJP today said there was no such proposal before the government but the government would not mind discussing the issue.
"Government would not mind discussion on 'no work no pay' issue. But as of now there is no such matter before the government," Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters in New Delhi.
Blaming the BJP-led government for ongoing logjam in Parliament, Ramesh said there has been no change in their stand of "no resignation, no discussion".
The party, which is cornering the government on the Lalit Modi and Vyapam controversies, is demanding the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
"We are not alone in Parliament. We are being supported by the Left parties, JD-U and several others," Mr Ramesh said.
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