Some issue during BJP era

 There is no evidence that the Prime Minister has come to terms with the electoral outcome or has reflected on the message sent to him by voters

इस बात का कोई सबूत नहीं है कि प्रधानमंत्री चुनावी नतीजों से सहमत हो गए हैं या उन्होंने मतदाताओं द्वारा उन्हें भेजे गए संदेश पर विचार किया है

How was the election for BJP ?

The verdict negated not only such pretensions, but it was also an unequivocal rejection of the politics of divisiveness, discord and hatred, a repudiation of both the substance and style of governance of Mr. Narendra Modi.

some old and new issue 

The first few days of the 18th Lok Sabha have, sadly, been far from encouraging. Any hope that we might see a changed attitude has been dashed. Any hope that a new spirit of mutual respect and accommodation, let alone camaraderie would be fostered, has been belied.

 post of Speaker issue 

I would like to remind readers what the INDIA bloc parties told the Prime Minister when his emissaries sought unanimity for the post of Speaker. 

The response was simple and straightforward: we said that we would support the government — but in keeping with convention and tradition, it was only fair and to be expected that the post of Deputy Speaker would be given to a member from the ranks of the Opposition.

 This perfectly reasonable request was found unacceptable by a BJP that, it bears recall, had not filled the Constitutional position of Deputy Speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha.

 Emergency was dredged up 

by the Prime Minister and his party — astonishingly, even by the Speaker whose position is incompatible with any public political stance other than one of strict impartiality. 

It is a fact of history that in March 1977 the people of our country gave a categorical verdict on the Emergency, which was accepted unhesitatingly and unequivocally. 

That less than three years later the party that was humbled in March 1977 was returned to power, with a majority never achieved by Mr. Modi and his party, is also very much part of that history.

Issues that need extensive debate

 suspension of 146 Members of Parliament

 who were demanding a discussion on a  breach of Parliament’s security

 Demand of disscussion on  some controvercial issue 

1 Several legal experts and many others have expressed grave concerns about these laws.

 2 Should these laws not be kept in abeyance till they have undergone fuller Parliamentary scrutiny in keeping with accepted parliamentary practice and especially since the electoral verdict of 2024?

3 amendments to forest conservation and biological diversity protection forest laws 

were pushed through last year when there was uproar and chaos in Parliament. 

4  Great Nicobar project 

An ecological and humanitarian disaster is awaiting us as the Great Nicobar project is pushed through. 

5 full debate and discussion? 

Should they also not be revisited to give meaning to the Prime Minister’s stated desire for consensus and for passage of laws after full debate and discussion?

6 On the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) scandal 

that has wreaked havoc on the lives of lakhs of our youth, the immediate response of the Education Minister was to deny the magnitude of what has happened. 

The Prime Minister who does his ‘Pariksha pe Charcha’ has been conspicuously silent on the leaks that have devastated so many families across the country. 

instute that were damaged in the last 10 years 

The inevitable ‘high power committees’ have been constituted, but the real issue is how the professionalism of educational institutions such as the National Council of Educational Research and Training, the University Grants Commission and universities themselves have been so deeply damaged in the last 10 years.

intimidation against India’s minorities 

Meanwhile, the campaign of violence and intimidation against India’s minorities has once again intensified.

In Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled States, bulldozers are again demolishing the homes of minorities based on mere allegations, violating due process, and inflicting collective punishment. 

Manipur began to burn 

In February 2022, the BJP and its allies got a convincing majority in the Assembly elections in Manipur. Yet, within 15 months, Manipur began to burn — or should it be said was allowed to begin to burn. 

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands dislocated.. Yet, the Prime Minister has not found either the time or the inclination to visit the State nor to meet with its political leaders.

The Opposition will reflect India’s voice

Rahul Gandhi, has offered cooperation 

The INDIA bloc parties have made it clear that they do not seek a confrontationist attitude. The Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has offered cooperation. 

The leaders of the constituents of the alliance have made clear that they are looking to being productive in Parliament and to impartiality in the conduct of its proceedings. 

It is our hope that the Prime Minister and his government will respond positively.

 Opposition are committed to restoring balance and productivity in Parliament, to ensure that the voice of the millions who have sent us there as their representatives is heard and their concerns are raised and addressed. We live in hope that the Treasury benches will step forward so that we can fulfil our democratic duties.

source the hindu