Opposition wants unity but no one’s rubber stamp will be there, says TMC amid tussle with Congress

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New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Tuesday said his party stands for opposition unity, but it is not anyone’s “rubber stamp”. He also said that his party does not want to boycott the session, as it is. Allegedly Discussions are being held by some opposition parties.

O’Brien’s remarks come amid an ongoing tussle between the TMC and the Congress over several defections to the post-Bengal-based party.

When asked why the Trinamool on Monday decided not to sign the joint statement of the opposition parties on the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs, O’Brien said: “It was 2.30-3 pm. I was in the working committee meeting. We had a press conference on this issue. We are not like some other parties which are in alliance with any political party or running the government with them. We fought alone in Bengal and we won. We are not duty bound to anyone. We want opposition unity but will not become anyone’s rubber stamp.

Twelve members of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha were on Monday Suspended For his alleged unruly behavior during the monsoon season for the remainder of the winter season. Opposition parties, including the Congress, DMK, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party and Aam Aadmi Party, later issued one. joint statement Called the suspension “unfair and undemocratic”. However, the Trinamool Congress decided not to sign it.

TMC also on Monday left a meeting of the opposition parties called by the Congress

O’Brien, without naming Congress, made it clear that his party wanted to keep a safe distance from members of the opposition faction as much as possible from lawmakers, with O’Brien saying it was not about whether a party wanted to make itself heard. Which method to choose. But the issues he wants to hear about.

“The issue is to strengthen parliamentary democracy, the point is that you cannot suppress the voice of the opposition and suspend members just because you feel like doing so,” he said. You cannot pass or repeal bills without discussion. All the opposition are on the same page that we want a detailed discussion on unemployment, on national security Pegasus, on BSF and how the federal structure is being trampled on, and on covid. There is no issue (between the opposition parties). Issues are common, parties may have different tactics,” he said.

Earlier during the day, both Congress and Trinamool raised the issue of suspension of Rajya Sabha MPs, but parted ways for some time.

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‘Don’t want to boycott Parliament’

While some opposition parties have spoken of boycotting the winter session to protest the suspension of lawmakers, O’Brien clarified that his party will participate in parliament, while it opposes suspensions in other ways.

However, there was a “broad consensus” about the opposition’s protest on Tuesday morning over the suspension – two Trinamool leaders, Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri, who are among the suspended MLAs, would sit at the Gandhi statue every day for the duration of the session. as a mark of protest.

We do not want to boycott Parliament. We will fight using the strategy that suits us. We won’t apologize because we didn’t do anything wrong. But being the B-team of the BJP, this rhetoric of anyone taking a different stand should stop. “The bottom line here is that we have to stop the fascist BJP from trying to run Delhi and Parliament the way they ran Gujarat. But one cannot be one-off. ,

(Edited by Neha Mahajan)

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