[Marxistindia] Reject this Throttling of Parliament

[news from the cpi(m)]

July 27, 2022

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

Reject this Throttling of Parliament

The suspension of 4 opposition MPs of the Lok Sabha and 20 MPs of the
opposition in the Rajya Sabha including two MPs of the CPI(M) on successive
days is a serious blow to the democratic functioning of Parliament. It is
also an assault on the basic rights of freedom of expression of members of
Parliament.

It is the Modi government that has been stubbornly refusing to accept any
motion moved by the opposition under the Rules for a structured discussion
on the burning problems being faced by the people, destroying their lives,
like price rise, unemployment etc.  While publicly claiming that they wish
to discuss all issues in the Parliament, they have been deliberately
obstructing any such discussion. The Modi government is singularly
responsible for destroying the Parliament as the supreme forum to discuss
the issues of people's concern and public interest.

The Modi government has been systematically devaluing Parliament and
muzzling the voice of the opposition. This has to be resisted by mobilizing
public opinion and launching a united struggle to defend democracy.

 

 

Muralidharan

[For CPI(M) Central Committee Office]

 

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