Not allowed to debate Agnipath, 3 Opposition MPs stage walkout of defence panel meet
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NEW DELHI: Opposition members on Friday staged a walkout from a gathering of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence alleging they weren’t allowed to debate the Agnipath scheme, sources stated.
They stated members of Congress and BSP urged committee chairman Jual Oram to permit a dialogue on the Agnipath scheme, arguing it has enormous implications and required parliamentary scrutiny however had been denied from doing so.
They added that Congress MPs Ok C Venugopal and Uttam Kumar Reddy, in addition to BSP’s Danish Ali, who’re members of the panel, argued with the chairman that the Agnipath scheme has already been mentioned within the Consultative Committee on Defence and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs have made a presentation earlier than it.
The members additionally realized to have argued with the chairman that not permitting a dialogue on Agnipath amounted to an insult to Parliament and never informing the committee concerning the scheme is breach of privilege. They urged him to checklist the difficulty for dialogue within the subsequent assembly, however the chairman denied permission, the sources stated.
The sources added that Oram is learnt to have stated that the problems to be mentioned on the Parliamentary Standing Committee conferences are determined prematurely initially of the 12 months and therefore this request can’t be entertained now.
After nearly half an hour of dialogue within the panel assembly, the three opposition members staged a walkout in protest.
Issues regarding ordnance manufacturing facility boards and DRDO had been listed for dialogue on the assembly.
NEW DELHI: Opposition members on Friday staged a walkout from a gathering of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence alleging they weren’t allowed to debate the Agnipath scheme, sources stated.
They stated members of Congress and BSP urged committee chairman Jual Oram to permit a dialogue on the Agnipath scheme, arguing it has enormous implications and required parliamentary scrutiny however had been denied from doing so.
They added that Congress MPs Ok C Venugopal and Uttam Kumar Reddy, in addition to BSP’s Danish Ali, who’re members of the panel, argued with the chairman that the Agnipath scheme has already been mentioned within the Consultative Committee on Defence and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs have made a presentation earlier than it.
The members additionally realized to have argued with the chairman that not permitting a dialogue on Agnipath amounted to an insult to Parliament and never informing the committee concerning the scheme is breach of privilege. They urged him to checklist the difficulty for dialogue within the subsequent assembly, however the chairman denied permission, the sources stated.
The sources added that Oram is learnt to have stated that the problems to be mentioned on the Parliamentary Standing Committee conferences are determined prematurely initially of the 12 months and therefore this request can’t be entertained now.
After nearly half an hour of dialogue within the panel assembly, the three opposition members staged a walkout in protest.
Issues regarding ordnance manufacturing facility boards and DRDO had been listed for dialogue on the assembly.
