By IANS,
New Delhi : As Rajya Sabha Monday resumed the debate on the motion of thanks on the president’s address to both houses of parliament, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dubbed it the “farewell speech” of the government.
“It (president’s address) sounds more like the summary of what government has done so far, like a farewell speech,” BJP leader Chandan Mitra said participating in the debate in Rajya Sabha.
He also expressed hope that like Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan SIngh will also address the upper house and clear the air over NCTC.
Initiating the debate earlier, BJP leader Prakash Javadekar blamed the government for “allowing a loot in the country”, saying that many more scams would be uncovered in course of time.
“The government has been looting the country for last nine years,” Javadekar said.
He also said that the government had lost control as the command was with “10 Janpath” (official residence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi) while the prime minister’s post was with Manmohan Singh.
Participating in the debate, Saman Pathak of the Communist Party of India-Marxist said that no “concrete policy” was mentioned in the president’s address for reaching out to the poorest sections of the society.