Capt wants full house in House
Friday, 02/09/2016
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Chandigarh : Putting up a united front, the Punjab Congress is out to corner the SAD-BJP government during the monsoon session of the Punjab Vidhan that begins on September 8.
Being the last session before the 2017 Assembly elections, the party legislators during a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) were today told to ensure their presence and corner the treasury benches on core issues such as farmers’ suicides, drug scourge, denial of blue cards to BPL families affiliated to the Congress and the law and order situation.
“It is a crucial session. If the government does not listen or fails to debate on the issues, our MLAs will go to the well of the House to mark their protest,” said PPCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh after presiding over the CLP meeting attended by 34 MLAs.
The former CM said he had suggested to the CLP leader to issue a whip for ensuring presence of all MLAs. He said the party would not allow the alliance government to use its numbers to browbeat the opposition. Besides Punjab affairs incharge Asha Kumari, AICC secretary incharge Harish Choudhary will attend the session, it is learnt.
Choudhary told the legislators to sink the differences and put up a united effort on the floor of the House. The suggestion came after one of the MLAs spoke in an agitated tone over the Leader of Opposition not visiting all constituencies. Certain MLAs questioned the functioning style of the team members of the Prashant Kishor-run IPAC.
Leader of Opposition Charanjit Singh Channi said he would hold another meeting of the legislators before the session to finalise the party strategy.
Discussions were also held to stage state-level dharnas during the session to highlight the shortcomings of the ruling party.
