New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee has defended the Government's decision to avoid voting on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha where the Opposition and the Trinamool Congress joined hands to stall the Bill.
"Those who did not allow Parliament to function for days in and days out have suddenly become very conscious about Parliament's image. It is politics," said Chatterjee.
Upset over the allegation that the proceedings were orchestrated by the Government, Chatterjee said, "I find it ridiculous that allegations are made. Everyone knows that the UPA is in minority (in Rajya Sabha). Allegations and insinuations are being made that honorable presiding officer was somehow party to it. This is most objectionable, most insulting and most destructive of our parliamentary set-up. How can you say that it is pre-scripted?"
Criticising the Opposition for blaming the Government over the Lokpal debacle, he said, "Amazing that those who didn't want the Bill to pass are shedding tears that the useless Government couldn't pass the Bill."
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