Discussions between the government and Opposition again did not result in any breakthrough to conduct a discussion in Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The stalemate persisted even after a meeting was held between the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju and leaders of Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Samajwadi Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Aam Aadmi Party.
According to Rijiju, the government is ready to engage in a discussion on SIR, yet it was clear that the Opposition cannot determine a certain time frame. This was the main issue of contention. The opposition parties were insisting that the government declare a clear timetable – ideally, the discussion should commence in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and then in the Rajya Sabha. But as the TMC leader, Derek O’Brien explains, the government would not be making any such commitment.
The anger was shared by the Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who said that the government had never given any assurance regarding the time in which the discussion would be discussed. He has cited a colossal lack of trust suggesting that it has now become even more challenging to trust the government because of its actions in Parliament.
The insistence of the Opposition who demanded an urgent debate in the Rajya Sabha was on the increase as the members of TMC, Congress and DMK stormed the Well of the House shouting slogans and wanted to know the timeline. They put emphasis on the seriousness of the situation and made the House remember that 28 Block Level Officers that were used in the SIR process died and it was urgent and sensitive.
Another dispute also arose when the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha CP Radhakrishnan failed to read out the names of the members whose Rule 267 notices were declined. Conventionally the chair announces these names and the concerns that the members want to bring up.
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