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New Delhi:
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice during the Question Hour after
opposition parties led by BSP disrupted proceedings over alleged
diversion of SC/ST funds by the Delhi government for Commonwealth
Games. BSP also disrupted proceedings in the Lok Sabha.
Immediately after obituary reference, BSP members were up on their
feet to raise the issue of alleged diversion of funds as was
revealed in reply to an RTI query.
BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra said he has given a notice for
suspension of Question Hour to discuss the issue.
He was supported by Left parties and members of BJP who too wanted a
discussion.
A recent query by a Right to Information activist showed that the
Delhi government diverted Rs 744 crore from Special Component Plan
for SC/ST to Games projects, thereby flouting Planning Commission
guidelines.
'VP's
requests turned down'
Chairman Hamid Ansari asked members not to disrupt the Question Hour
and take up the issue through a call attention notice.
"This is incorrect," Ansari said before adjourning the House for 10
minutes.
When the House reassembled, similar scenes were witnessed.
"Please give a call attention notice... please don't disrupt
proceedings," Ansari said even as members continued to raise the
issue.
"The Chair appreciates the concern you want to raise," he said
asking opposition members to give notice for a structured debate to
which the government can reply. "Please give a call attention notice
and it will be admitted."
The unrelenting opposition members wanted the Chairman to fix a time
for the debate.
Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley said, it was a very important
issue and the government should take instructions from the Chair on
replying to the concerns. "Please fix discussion on the issue
immediately," he demanded.
Ansari, however, said he can fix time only after discussion with the
business advisory committee of the House.
"This is Question Hour. I am bound by it. I cannot waive it," he
said, even as repeated pleas were made for suspension of Question
Hour.
Sitaram Yechuri (CPI-M) said the Left parties want discussion on the
issue this week itself.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan said,
the opposition parties should give a calling attention notice and
the government will reply.
This however did not pacify the agitated members who continued
raising the issue, forcing Ansari to adjourn the House till 1200
noon.
'BSP allegations'
BSP disrupted proceedings in the Lok Sabha over alleged diversion of
about Rs 750 crore, earmarked as special component for the
development of SC/ST, for Commonwealth Games.
BSP wanted a debate on the matter and had given a notice to Speaker
Meira Kumar for the same.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal refuted the charges saying
no diversion of funds has taken place and assured the BSP members
that he would look into it.
Even as the Speaker gave an assurance that she would decide on the
notice today, the BSP members led by Dara Singh Chauhan staged a
walkout.
Chauhan alleged that as much as Rs 72,000 crore have been diverted
in the name of Commonwealth Games over the last five years and
termed it as gross irregularities in the name of games.
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