Mamata upset on being clueless about Women's Bill voting; Congress refutes charge
New Delhi: Ahead of its turn to vote on the significant Women's Reservation Bill, the United Progressive Alliance partner Trinamool Congress abstained from voting on the Women's Reservation Bill.
Party chief Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that she was angry that her party
was not informed about Women's Reservation Bill being put to vote. Banerjee,
however, charged the Left parties with taking undue credit for the successful passage
of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
Countering Trinamool's allegation, the Congress party said the TMC was consulted
and its chief Ms. Mamata Banerjee had been informed about the strategy for
Tuesday in Rajya Sabha. Criticising the Government's action of using marshals in the
Parliament to evict protesting members of parliament, Trinamool Congress leader
Dinesh Trivedi said the use of marshals has set a wrong precedent and it shows force
can be used in local Assemblies. TMC said that Government couldn't bulldoze the
Bill through Parliament like this.
Saying Mamata was well aware of the Govt.'s plans, Congress spokesperson Rajiv
Shukla today said that any differences with the TMC could be sorted out. If Ms.
Mamata has a problem, the Government will consult it with her.
