<p> The Opposition and the government continued to engage in verbal duels on the penultimate day of the Winter Session of Parliament, which is all set to be the least productive session of the 16th Lok Sabha.<br /><br /></p>.<p>There was no meeting point between the two warring sides as the Opposition insisted on a discussion on demonetisation, while the BJP members raised reports of the alleged involvement of Congress leaders in the AgustaWestland scam.<br /><br />The Rajya Sabha witnessed similar scenes as rival leaders protested over different issues, throwing the House into pandemonium. Both the Houses were adjourned without transacting any substantive business.<br /><br />Leaders of 15 Opposition parties are meeting President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday afternoon to protest against the government for not allowing them to speak in Parliament. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is leading the delegation. Rahul, who had dramatically claimed on Wednesday of having evidence of personal corruption by the prime minister, told his party MPs that he was not talking in thin air. <br /><br />The Congress vice president is learnt to have told them that he had “solid” evidence against Modi and he would reveal it only in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />The informal back channel the NDA floor managers have with the Opposition, too, appeared to have dried up. “Leave out the details,” a key NDA floor manager said to a question about the last informal meeting he had with Congress leaders.<br /><br />A study by PRS Legislative said 95% of the planned legislative business could not be transacted during the Winter Session.<br /><br />Among the non-legislative business, the Rajya Sabha discussed demonetisation for six and a half hours, while the Lok Sabha managed a discussion on the issue for 90 minutes.<br /><br /></p>
<p> The Opposition and the government continued to engage in verbal duels on the penultimate day of the Winter Session of Parliament, which is all set to be the least productive session of the 16th Lok Sabha.<br /><br /></p>.<p>There was no meeting point between the two warring sides as the Opposition insisted on a discussion on demonetisation, while the BJP members raised reports of the alleged involvement of Congress leaders in the AgustaWestland scam.<br /><br />The Rajya Sabha witnessed similar scenes as rival leaders protested over different issues, throwing the House into pandemonium. Both the Houses were adjourned without transacting any substantive business.<br /><br />Leaders of 15 Opposition parties are meeting President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday afternoon to protest against the government for not allowing them to speak in Parliament. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is leading the delegation. Rahul, who had dramatically claimed on Wednesday of having evidence of personal corruption by the prime minister, told his party MPs that he was not talking in thin air. <br /><br />The Congress vice president is learnt to have told them that he had “solid” evidence against Modi and he would reveal it only in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />The informal back channel the NDA floor managers have with the Opposition, too, appeared to have dried up. “Leave out the details,” a key NDA floor manager said to a question about the last informal meeting he had with Congress leaders.<br /><br />A study by PRS Legislative said 95% of the planned legislative business could not be transacted during the Winter Session.<br /><br />Among the non-legislative business, the Rajya Sabha discussed demonetisation for six and a half hours, while the Lok Sabha managed a discussion on the issue for 90 minutes.<br /><br /></p>
