What transpired in both the houses of parliament, during the last
week, can very easily be turned into a blockbuster script. Here I take
account of a few games that were played in the corridors of power.
1) Why did Mamta's TMC oppose the bill in Rajya Sabha, but provided a safe passage in Lok Sabha?
Pranab Mukherjee, Congress' all time damage control man; was in Kolkata one week prior to the scheduled tabling of the bill in the parliament. Mamta had there itself expressed her reservations regarding that part of the bill which talked about the appointment of Lokayuktas in states. This she believed would be violation of the federal structure of the constitution. Mukherjee assured that her grievances would be addressed. On the basis of this assurance Mamta asked her MPs to vote for the Lokpal bill, and also instructed them to react according to the situation in case they felt that her concerns had not been addressed.
A BJD MP spoke in the LS just before it went for the vote. Mamta was watching these proceedings live from her office in Kolkata. On hearing this MP, she realized that her concerns had not actually been addressed. The MP was infact appealing to regional parties like TMC and DMK to oppose the bill. Mamta now knew she had been cheated. She passed a note to the officer present in her office, and asked him to fax the same to the officials at Railway ministry in New Delhi. The note apparently asked TMC MPs to vote against the bill. Railway officials left for the parliament as soon as they received the fax. But since voting had begun, the lobbies of the parliament had been locked for security reasons. Thus Mamta's note could not reach her MPs. Right after voting ended Kalyan Banerjee the party's leader in LS was summoned to explain the failure of MPs to react according to the situation. Kalyan Banerjee explained that he was in the loo when the BJD MP was addressing the parliament. Furious at such trivialization Mamta asked him to resign and so he did.
TMC was extra cautious when the bill was tabled in the Rajya Sabha. Every MP was provided with a cell phone specifically to be in direct contact with Mamta. This led to TMC MPs ferociously opposing the bill in RS.
2) Who is Rajneeti Prasad?
Rajniti Prasad who came across as the lead role in the badly orchestrated drama in the parliament was the legal counsel for Lalu in the Fodder Scam. Some believe that it was infact Lalu who signaled Rajneeti to go ahead with his performance. Lalu was watching the proceedings throughout from the visitor's gallery.
1) Why did Mamta's TMC oppose the bill in Rajya Sabha, but provided a safe passage in Lok Sabha?
Pranab Mukherjee, Congress' all time damage control man; was in Kolkata one week prior to the scheduled tabling of the bill in the parliament. Mamta had there itself expressed her reservations regarding that part of the bill which talked about the appointment of Lokayuktas in states. This she believed would be violation of the federal structure of the constitution. Mukherjee assured that her grievances would be addressed. On the basis of this assurance Mamta asked her MPs to vote for the Lokpal bill, and also instructed them to react according to the situation in case they felt that her concerns had not been addressed.
A BJD MP spoke in the LS just before it went for the vote. Mamta was watching these proceedings live from her office in Kolkata. On hearing this MP, she realized that her concerns had not actually been addressed. The MP was infact appealing to regional parties like TMC and DMK to oppose the bill. Mamta now knew she had been cheated. She passed a note to the officer present in her office, and asked him to fax the same to the officials at Railway ministry in New Delhi. The note apparently asked TMC MPs to vote against the bill. Railway officials left for the parliament as soon as they received the fax. But since voting had begun, the lobbies of the parliament had been locked for security reasons. Thus Mamta's note could not reach her MPs. Right after voting ended Kalyan Banerjee the party's leader in LS was summoned to explain the failure of MPs to react according to the situation. Kalyan Banerjee explained that he was in the loo when the BJD MP was addressing the parliament. Furious at such trivialization Mamta asked him to resign and so he did.
TMC was extra cautious when the bill was tabled in the Rajya Sabha. Every MP was provided with a cell phone specifically to be in direct contact with Mamta. This led to TMC MPs ferociously opposing the bill in RS.
2) Who is Rajneeti Prasad?
Rajniti Prasad who came across as the lead role in the badly orchestrated drama in the parliament was the legal counsel for Lalu in the Fodder Scam. Some believe that it was infact Lalu who signaled Rajneeti to go ahead with his performance. Lalu was watching the proceedings throughout from the visitor's gallery.
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