Cong adamant on day 2 of dharna, govt 'willing to go the extra mile'

August 05, 2015 12:00

Congress president Sonia Gandhi along with leaders of six other parties stage a dharna at the Parliament complex for the second day in protest against the suspension of Congress MPs. Sonia says she was not aware of any proposal from the government to end the logjam and the dharna will continue tomorrow as well.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi says the party has not liked the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision on suspension of Congress MPs "but we respect her position."

Twenty five of Congress party's 44 members in Lok Sabha were suspended on Monday for five days for causing disruptions, setting the stage for escalation in confrontation, as nine opposition parties decided to boycott the House for these days to express solidarity with the suspended members.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took the decision, the first such major action in the present Lok Sabha, against the members for "persistently, wilfully obstructing" the House by displaying placards and shouting slogans.

The government, however, has expressed its desire to resolve the impasse as key legislation including the Land Bill and GST Bill and a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Naga peace deal are pending. The government is willing to go the extra mile but we cant give in to unreasonable demands, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said.

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