Oppn acting in autocratic manner, says Jaiswal

December 02, 2012 17:02

Accusing the Opposition parties of acting in an "autocratic" manner by forcing states not to implement FDI in retail, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said stalling Parliament on the matter for four days showed their "bankruptcy" of issues.

"This is the Opposition's autocratic behaviour that they are preventing states which want to implement FDI from doing so," Jaiswal said in Kanpur.

The Opposition wasted Parliament's last session by creating a "drama" over the alleged coal block allocation scam, even though there was no substance in the matter, he said, adding this is being repeated in the current session by opposing FDI in retail.

"Where is the problem when the Centre has given the freedom to the states on implementation of FDI? Those who want can do so and those who don't may not," he said.

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