Opposition has complete lack of trust in Indian Army: Piyush Goyal

India

oi-Deepika S

Opposition
parties
in
the
Rajya
Sabha
walked
out
of
the
House
today
after
the
Chair
rejected
demands
for
a
debate
on
Chinese
incursion
on
the
borders.

New
Delhi,
Dec
19:
Union
Minister
Piyush
Goyal
on
Monday
hit
out
at
Opposition
for
blocking
the
ongoing
winter
session
of
parliament.

Opposition
parties
in
the
Rajya
Sabha
walked
out
of
the
House
today
after
the
Chair
rejected
demands
for
a
debate
on
Chinese
incursion
on
the
borders.

Addressing
the
media,
Goyal
said
“In
Rajya
Sabha
today
we
witnessed
the
frustration
and
complete
lack
of
decorum
from
Opposition
parties.
Their
frustration
reached
a
level
where
they
don’t
believe
in
any
rules/regulations
in
the
functioning
of
Parliament.”

“Defence
minister
already
made
a
detailed
statement
in
Rajya
Sabha,
after
which,
we
would’ve
expected
Opposition,
particularly
Cong
to
respect
our
Army,
jawans
at
the
border&their
commitment
towards
the
nation.
Rahul
Gandhi
continues
to
cast
aspersions
on
Army,”
he
said.

“It
shows
their
complete
lack
of
in
Army
which
is
demoralising
the
armed
force.
It’s
in
the
best
interest
of
the
country
that
sensitive
matters
of
security
and
to
uphold
democratic
values
and
functioning
of
Parliament,
Opposition
should
allow
smooth
functioning
of
Parliament,”
he
added.

During
the
parliament
session
today,
Congress
and
other
parties
kept
insisting
on
their
demand
for
suspension
of
business
so
the
China
issue
could
be
taken
up.

But
the
chair
did
not
relent,
leading
to
MPs
of
the
Congress,
Left,
DMK
and
other
parties
staging
a
walkout.

Rajya
Sabha
Chairman
and
Vice
President
of
India
Jagdeep
Dhankhar
said
disruptions
of
House
proceedings
were
not
sending
good
signals
and
that
he
has
asked
certain
MPs
to
see
him
in
his
chamber
over
last
week’s
disruptions.