Government trying to break Parliament logjam: Minister

Kurien said he had yesterday clarified that the subject concerned the Finance Ministry and he can make sure that the concerned minister is present, but to call Prime Minister was beyond him.

An infographic on Modi’s website said the survey on the Narendra Modi app received more than 400 responses every minute.

About 98 per cent people felt that the black money existed in India and 99 per cent said that they think the evil of corruption of black money needed to be fought and eliminated.

“The opposition is changing its goal; they are now speaking in one language”.

Naresh Agarwal (SP) pressed for admission of his notice under Rule 267 suspension of business to discuss the demonetisation issue, during which Prime Minister should be present and also reply to it.

The government is reaching out to the opposition to ensure Parliament’s functioning to hold a debate on demonetisation, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said on Wednesday. “But the fact is that ruling party is supporting black money and not allowing the discussion to take place in the House”. He came as per his responsibilities. “Do you realise how you have robbed their livelihood and driven the common people to the brink”, asked Banerjee.

“You must have heard of revolution; people will show you what revolution means”. In the by-polls, Congress did not get enough votes in some seats to save its deposit, he said.

Opposition parties are united in opposing the government’s move with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal even alleging the decision as a “big scam”. We have been saying it from the beginning and same is the case now.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the Rajya Sabha on Thursday following a ruckus over his absence from the Parliament by opposition leaders, reports said.

For instance, it would be hard for the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress to organise combined demonstrations in election-bound Uttar Pradesh, where they are all rivals. “The results are in our favour, the poor are in our favour and the country is in favour of the decision taken by the honourable Prime Minister”, he added.

We have Firstpost correspondent Bindisha Sarang visiting Gujarat’s Himmatnagar to assess the impact of demonetisation on rural lives and a huge data-driven effort by IndiaSpend (public-interest journalism non-profit) in rural Maharashtra throwing up findings that despite misery, people are appreciating the Prime Minister’s decision.

When Rajya Sabha started debating demonetization, the Opposition had begun insisting on the presence of the Prime Minister, the man who made the announcement on Rs 500/1000 notes being banned on November 8.

“We have submitted an adjournment motion on the issue”.

Rahul said all Opposition parties, including the Congress, were fighting corruption and black money.