New Delhi: The Opposition has formally launched its attack on the government over the issue of price rise.
A debate - that will be followed by a vote- was initiated in the Lok Sabha by the BJP's Yashwant Sinha. He said his party "urges the government to overcome its inertia" to introduce a comprehensive food pricing and management policy. "This will not only bring relief to the common man but will also serve as an antidote for the growing economic imbalances in the country," said Mr Sinha.
Mr Sinha, who has served as Finance Minister, said "Corruption is the biggest cause of price rise." "Food grain is rotting in warehouses instead of being distributed to the poor," he said.
The Opposition will unite against the government over failing the "aam aadmi" or common man. "The worst form of taxation on the poor is prices," said Mr Sinha. "When I was Foreign Minister," he added, "I would move around the world, my photos would get published. But when I went to a remote village in my constituency, asking for votes, an old lady asked me 'What's the price of kerosene?' I had no answers. And we lost the elections. You will meet the same fate," he warned.
Mr Sinha also delivered on the BJP's promise to target the Prime Minister in its different campaigns against the government. "Those who contest elections, they should be worried. Those who don't can relax," he said. Dr Manmohan Singh is a Raya Sabha MP from Assam.
Defending the government, Law Minister Salman Khursheed said that all developing countries find themselves combatting inflation. He also said that India's response to global inflation has been far more effective than that of several other countries.
Yesterday, the BJP and the government arrived at a compromise on the wording of the motion. The draft states, "Despite repeated discussions on price rise in the House, the burden of price rise on the common man is continuing. Expressing deep concern over price rise, this House calls upon the Government to take immediate effective steps to check inflation that will give relief to the common man."
In exchange for the BJP toning down the language of the motion to a point where it was acceptable to the Congress, the government has agreed that the price rise debate will be followed by a vote. Because the motion has been agreed on, both sides are likely to vote for the resolution marking concern over prices.
In a vote on price rise it would be interesting to watch UPA allies like the Trinamool Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, which have all taken a tough stand on the issue outside Parliament. These parties also add crucial numbers to the government's tally in both Houses.
A debate - that will be followed by a vote- was initiated in the Lok Sabha by the BJP's Yashwant Sinha. He said his party "urges the government to overcome its inertia" to introduce a comprehensive food pricing and management policy. "This will not only bring relief to the common man but will also serve as an antidote for the growing economic imbalances in the country," said Mr Sinha.
Mr Sinha, who has served as Finance Minister, said "Corruption is the biggest cause of price rise." "Food grain is rotting in warehouses instead of being distributed to the poor," he said.
The Opposition will unite against the government over failing the "aam aadmi" or common man. "The worst form of taxation on the poor is prices," said Mr Sinha. "When I was Foreign Minister," he added, "I would move around the world, my photos would get published. But when I went to a remote village in my constituency, asking for votes, an old lady asked me 'What's the price of kerosene?' I had no answers. And we lost the elections. You will meet the same fate," he warned.
Mr Sinha also delivered on the BJP's promise to target the Prime Minister in its different campaigns against the government. "Those who contest elections, they should be worried. Those who don't can relax," he said. Dr Manmohan Singh is a Raya Sabha MP from Assam.
Defending the government, Law Minister Salman Khursheed said that all developing countries find themselves combatting inflation. He also said that India's response to global inflation has been far more effective than that of several other countries.
Yesterday, the BJP and the government arrived at a compromise on the wording of the motion. The draft states, "Despite repeated discussions on price rise in the House, the burden of price rise on the common man is continuing. Expressing deep concern over price rise, this House calls upon the Government to take immediate effective steps to check inflation that will give relief to the common man."
In exchange for the BJP toning down the language of the motion to a point where it was acceptable to the Congress, the government has agreed that the price rise debate will be followed by a vote. Because the motion has been agreed on, both sides are likely to vote for the resolution marking concern over prices.
In a vote on price rise it would be interesting to watch UPA allies like the Trinamool Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, which have all taken a tough stand on the issue outside Parliament. These parties also add crucial numbers to the government's tally in both Houses.
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