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PM Modi doesn’t want Gujarat voters to see reality, says Congress

Attacking the Centre for convening the winter session of Parliament after polling is held in Gujarat, the Congress accused the Prime Minister of running away from scrutiny by lawmakers

Updated on: Nov 25, 2017, 16:59:23 IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By
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Attacking the Centre for convening the winter session of Parliament after polling is held in Gujarat, the Congress on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of running away from scrutiny by lawmakers on several issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah in Ahmedabad. (PTI file)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah in Ahmedabad. (PTI file)

“We charge the Parliament and the government from running away from Parliamentary scrutiny before the elections in Gujarat,” Congress leader Anand Sharma said.

Sharma said the opposition would take up issues such as the “imposition of a wrong GST” on people and the Rafale deal among others in the Parliament.

“The prime minister did not want Gujarat voters to see the reality. Gujarat voters would realise that the prime minister who talks big, turned out to be so weak and coward that he chose not to face the Parliament,” he said.

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) headed by home minister Rajnath Singh met in New Delhi on Friday to decide the dates of the Winter Session. The CCPA recommended that the session be held from December 15 to January 5.

Gujarat will vote in two phases: December 9 and December 14.

The result of the election will be out on December 18.