The Congress's track record has been "tainted" when it comes to Parliamentary democracy and it should not preach the Centre on the issue, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today.
Minority affairs minister Naqvi's remark comes in the wake of the Congress accusing the government of delaying the winter session of Parliament to avoid facing questions on issues such as alleged scams, Rafale deal and the GST ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election.
Naqvi, who had been the minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs earlier, said "it has always happened in the past" that the schedule of Parliament sessions were worked out keeping in mind crucial election periods. He alleged the governments led by the Congress themselves have done so.
"The Congress's track record has been quite tainted when it comes to Parliamentary democracy. It is a party which had locked the Parliament during Emergency," Naqvi said.
"It had trampled democratic values and demolished democratic institutions. So, it will be better if it does not preach us on Parliamentary democracy," he said.
The minister said that Members of Parliament or political parties also suggest holding sessions after elections are over, contending they will be busy in polls.
Taking an apparent swipe at the Congress, he said, "If some people feel they have nothing to do there (in Gujarat). If the Congress feels nobody is bothered about it there...then it is Congress's problem.
Congress today also alleged that the Modi government is working under its model of "bypass, bulldoze and betray", which is an "attack on democracy".
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