Congress general secretary Ajay Maken on Tuesday appealed to opposition parties to cooperate in Parliament so that key reform Bills can be passed in the Monsoon Session.
"Today, the Congress Party wants to ask the opposition to allow that these pivotal and far-sighted Bills are passed after parliamentary discussion. If this (citing today's behaviour) will be the role of the opposition, then in the time ahead it is a matter of worry, because there will be a big question mark over the functioning of our nation as a democracy," Maken said.
"We want to ask the opposition to pass those Bills based on reform, those Bills through which the common man will be benefited after discussions. To not pass these Bills would be a threat to the democratic functioning of our country. ...The opposition should not dismantle our temple of democracy. We should all work together in Parliament to ensure that the sessions go on smoothly," Maken added.
Maken also said that the behaviour of the Bharatiya Janata Party in particular, was unfortunate on an important day when the Monsoon Session was to discuss the Food Security Bill, Land Acquisition Bill and the Street Vendors Bill.
Today the both Houses of Parliament were adjourned prematurely after uproar till August 22.
