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Centre-Opposition relations on the boil; won't apologise, say errant MPs

While government-Opposition relations are unlikely to see a patch-up, a working solution might be thrashed out.

With the central bank halting monetary easing since mid-2020, citing high inflation, the onus is on Sitharaman to loosen the budget despite having meager resources to work with.
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Aditi Phadnis New Delhi
Relations between the government and Opposition came to a boiling point on Tuesday. The entire Opposition walked out of the Rajya Sabha (RS) on the issue of suspension of 12 Members of Parliament (MPs) for their actions in the last session of Parliament.

House Chairman R Venkaiah Naidu held his ground that he was the final authority to take action against the errant MPs, while Opposition parties said this was a violation of Article 256 (2) of the rules of business, which mandates that actions of MPs in one session cannot attract punishment in the following session. 

Moreover, three MPs

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