The Rajya Sabha witnessed heated debate on the Liberhan Commission report which probed the demolition of disputed structure at Ayodhya. Leading the charge the main opposition BJP dismissed the report, saying it is full of contradictions and is far from truth. The members of the BJP and its allies were up on their feet demanding apology by the Congress member, Beni Prasad Verma for his remark about the former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee yesterday, during the debate in the Lok Sabha on Liberhans commission report, on the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said he was not present in the House but he is apologizing on behalf of his government for the comment made by a member of the ruling party.Initiating the debate in the Upper House, the Samajwadi Party leader Mr. Amar Singh held both the congress and the BJP responsible for the demolition at Ayodhya. He demanded the setting up of fast track courts to settle the dispute. Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress charged the BJP and the Sangh Parivar of demolition of the structure through a pre-planned conspiracy.Meanwhile, the Congress today described BJP's behavior during the debate on Liberhan Commission's in the Rajya Sabha as unparliamentarily and undemocratic. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, party spokesperson Mr. Jayanti Natrajan blamed the Opposition of disturbing the proceeding in an unruly manner. Stating that the opposition could have taken up any objections it had under the provisions of the rules, Mrs. Natrajan alleged that BJP created only noisy scenes in the two houses of Parliament. Meanwhile, the Congress today described BJP's behavior during the debate on Liberhan Commission's in the Rajya Sabha as unparliamentarily and undemocratic. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, party spokesperson Mr. Jayanti Natrajan blamed the Opposition of disturbing the proceeding in an unruly manner. Stating that the opposition could have taken up any objections it had under the provisions of the rules, Mrs. Natrajan alleged that BJP created only noisy scenes in the two houses of Parliament.
News On AIR | December 9, 2009 9:42 PM
RS witnessed heated debate on Liberhan Commission report